Professional Experience
The hardest part about being a writer is that your head and your heart will never leave you alone.
Wake up and an idea comes that's so irresistable your plans for the day get screwed. Research "for just a little while" and the next thing you know hours have flown by - but an awesome article results.
Watch the evening news and a deeper story beckons about the little girl whose lemonade stand was robbed by a couple of serious creeps.
Hear a politician and disagreement bubbles into a letter to the editor.
Writers need a switch to turn ourselves off so we can go on vacation or get a little rest from ourselves. But then again, today I heard a report about a new study proving we humans have specific gut bacteria - just like we have a specific blood type - that when considered in medical treatment can make the difference between life and death.
Now, what more can I learn and share about this incredible revelation? The grocery list can wait.
Expertise
Copywriter
20 Years
Producer (television)
10 Years
Promotions
5 Years
Specialty
Arts & Humanities
10 Years
Entertainment
20 Years
Family, Children & Teenagers
10 Years
Industries
Broadcasting - Ent - TV (Local)
5 Years
Magazine - Local/Regional magazines
2 Years
Nonprofit
10 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
25 Years
Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Create Magazine (6-10), LAT TV (1-2), Locke Bryan Productions (1-2)
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
CultureMap.com (10+), Women in Film & Television (10+), Bartlett Communications (3-5)
Other Work History
President, Women in Film & Television/Houston, nine years (non-profit);
Writer/Producer for "Good Morning Houston," a daytime talk show (now off the air) on ABC TV affiliate in Houston. It was the number one local talk show in the country of its time; Writer/Producer KTRK TV's early morning "6 AM Edition" (now off the air)
Computer Skills
Word, Excel, Windows XP, Social Networking: Facebook, Twitter, etc.
Equipment
Laptop, digital cameras (Rebel 35 & Cannon), audio recorder
Work Permits & Visas
U.S. passport
References
Camille Bryan, partner/owner of Locke Bryan Productions; Patricia Torres-Burd, director of programming, Houston PBS Television; Neal Hamil, former EVP Ford Models in New York
Awards
First place screenplay awards from Gulf Coast Film Festival, and (two) Rice University screenplay competitions; multiple 2nd and 3rd place awards from other national competitions; first place awards for Broadcast Promotions from BPA, presented in Washington; service award for nine years as president of a Houston non-profit for women who work in the media, Women in Film & Television.
Associations
Women in Film & Television, American Advertising Federation/Houston, Greater Houston Women's Chamber of Commerce, Southwest Alternate Media Project, Only in Houston (creative professionals; founding committee member), Cinema Arts Society (founding member of mayor's task force), Cinema Arts Film Festival Houston (advisory board member), Houston Community College Video/Filmmaking & Audio School (chair, advisory board and former adjunct instructor,writing courses), Indie Film Club (independent filmmakers). Former affiliations: CREATE Magazine (advisory board member and national contributor; the magazine was bought out); Women in Communications Inc (president, Charlotte, NC chapter); American Red Cross (disaster reporter and newsletter editor, Charlotte, NC); American Women in Radio & Television (board member, Charlotte, NC); Broadcast Promotions Association (Charlotte, NC), Charlotte Society of Communicating Arts (president, Charlotte, NC)