Professional Experience
Communicating complex information well is what I do best. I specialize in covering employee benefits, human resources, health care, long-term care, and personal finances. I have written extensively about trends, legislation and regulations on those topics. I take pride in reliably meeting deadlines and consistently crafting quality pieces. I'm also a RYT200 yoga instructor, trained in vinyasa, ashtanga and yin yoga. Personal experience gives me far-reaching knowledge of gymnastics, yoga, meditation, adoption, ballroom dancing, and dogs. A versatile player, I can successfully deliver for daily newspapers, monthly magazines, electronic newsletters, frequently updated Web sites, white papers and corporate communications projects.
Expertise
- Editor 10 Years
- Reporter 19 Years
- Writer 19 Years
Specialty
- Finance 14 Years
- Business (general) 14 Years
- Health 14 Years
Industries
- Magazine - Large Consumer/National magazines 11 Years
- Newspaper - Local/Regional 5 Years
- Newsletter - Trade 11 Years
Media Client List (# Assignments Last 2 Yrs)
- AGD Impact magazine(3-5)
- USA Today Best Years(1-2)
- Employee Benefit Adviser(10+)
- Employee Benefit News(10+)
- InsuranceQuotes.com(6-10)
- Howard County Times(1-2)
- SHRM Online(3-5)
- Modern Distribution Management(6-10)
Corporate Client List (# Assignments Last 2 Yrs)
- Wrike(10+)
- AARP(6-10)
- Ledermark(3-5)
Other work history
I co-authored a book called "The Three Rs of Employee Benefits: Recruiting, Retention and Rewards." I have worked for Employee Benefit News, the Gazette (Montgomery County, Md.), Capital News Service, the Patriot-News (Harrisburg, Pa.) and the Sentinel (Carlisle, Pa.) In addition, I have experience in editing and proofreading nonfiction books and corporate communications.
Technical skills
editing, note-taking and transcription, proofreading, voice recordings, page layout on InDesign and Quark
Unions
none
Computer skills
Quark, InDesign, WavePad, Pagemaker, HTML coding, Word, Outlook
Equipment
laptop, digital camera, digital voice recorder, scanner, high-speed Internet, photo printer
Work permits & visas
U.S. citizen
References
available upon request
Awards
My coverage of a train wreck was part of a package that won the Gazette a first place award for breaking news from the Suburban Newspapers of America in 2002. It also was part of a package that won the Gazette a second-place award for spot news from the Maryland, Delaware, D.C. Press Association.
Associations
MediaBistro and Editorial Freelancers Association.
General
Support for universal health care gains traction
(Employee Benefit News 4/1/2007)
Cheers and jeers for Massachusetts insurance mandate
(Employee Benefit News 6/1/2006)
Obesity's cost, health toll prompt employer action
(Employee Benefit News 10/1/2004)
Families open their homes to children in need of love
(The Gazette 4/13/2003)
Consumer-driven health plans may lead to less preventive care
(Employee Benefit Adviser 9/24/2014)
Adoptions have become more common and accessible
(Howard County Times 8/1/2018)
A news article about the increase in adoptions and changes in the adoption landscape in recent years, including some first-person narrative