Professional Experience
I am a writer, editor, and copyeditor. I research and write books, magazine articles, and for the web. My background, in addition to writing and editing is in cultural anthropology. I was the editor-in-chief of the archaeology and anthropology magazine, Expedition. I also have worked as an ethnographic consultant, further enhancing my skills a strong writer and a solid researcher. I would love to work creatively and collaboratively on a freelance per project basis as a writer, editor adn researcher. I ahve particular geographic expertise in writing on France, Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Germany, England, and the USA. Topical specialities are travel, food and wine, outdoors and adventure, spiritual, and cross-cultural writing and editing.
Expertise
Editor
9 Years
Researcher
27 Years
Writer
10 Years
Specialty
Food
9 Years
International
27 Years
Travel
13 Years
Industries
Academia Teaching
10 Years
Book Publishing Consumer
13 Years
Magazine - Large Consumer/National magazines
10 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
13 Years
Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Pennsylvania Gazette (10+)
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Design Science Consulting (10+), Ethnographic Insight (6-10)
Other Work History
Editor, Expedition magazine; Book author with National Geographic, Paulist Press, DestinWorld Publishing, Michelin; Research Associate with the Penn Museum's European section; Locations scout for indie film company, Bardas Films
Foreign Language Skills
Spanish, French, Farsi, some basic skills in Arabic, Occitan, and Portuguese
Unions
None
Computer Skills
Word, Excel, Photoshop, PowerPoint, some Illustrator, Quark, and InDesign, and Final Draft.
Equipment
MACBook, digital camera
Work Permits & Visas
USA Citizen
References
Samuel Hughes, Senior Editor, The Pennsylvania Gazette: hughes@upenn.edu
Matthew Falcus, Director, DestinWorld Publishing, matt@destinworld.com
Karen English, Executive Editor, The Pohly Company, kenglish@pohlyco.com
James Mathieu, Chief of Staff to the Williams Director at the Penn Museum: jmathieu@upenn.edu
Gregory Hubbs, Web Editor, Transitions Abroad, webeditor@transitionsabroad.com
Awards
Bronze in 2013 for Funny Travel and Silver and Gold in 2012 for Travel & Transformation and Women's Travel in Travelers Tales/Solas Press Best Travel Writing Contest; Essay, Grinding Saffron, in The Best Women's Travel Writing 2010 (Travelers Tales/Solas Press); Runner-Up Winner, 2008 Travel Narrative Writing Contest (Feasting in Fez) Transitions Abroad; Second Place, Memoir Writing, Philadelphia Writers Conference, 2006; Second Place, Magazine Writing, Philadelphia Writers Conference, 2006; Fulbright Grant to Morocco, 1992-1993
Associations
American Society of Journalists and Authors
