Professional Experience
Award-winning communications/branding expert: author; newspaper columnist; Huffington Post blogger; feature writer; copy editor. Experienced in all aspects of magazine publishing (from content to design). Stories include "Confessions of a Hopeless Night Owl"; "Popcorn Can Make You Insane"; "Squirrel Appreciation Day: Don't Miss Celebrating!” "Town Swimming Pools: A Suburban Paradise". Exceptional visual skills; excels in creative collaboration. Currently writing YA novel. Works hard. Has fun. Unfazed by deadlines.
Expertise
Editor
10 Years
Writer
25 Years
Other, Specify
10 Years
Specialty
Family, Children & Teenagers
25 Years
Humor
20 Years
Other, Specify
15 Years
Industries
Magazine - Local/Regional magazines
10 Years
PR (firm) - Small to mid-sized corp. clients
20 Years
Other
15 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
25 Years
Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
BEDFORD/POUND RIDGE Record-Review (10+), GREENWICH MAGAZINE (3-5), BEDFORD MAGAZINE (3-5)
Other Work History
Huffington Post blogger; weekly newspaper columnist; Brunswick School (Greenwich, Conn.) - Director of Communications, Editor-in-Chief of Times of Brunswick; communications and public relations specialist; director of media relations for national PBS-TV series; branding specialist; all aspects of magazine development (story development, copy writing and design); currently writing YA novel
Technical Skills
Blogging and website management, AP Style, The Chicago Manual of Style
Foreign Language Skills
Proficient in French (studied in Aix-en-Provence, worked in Paris)
Computer Skills
Mac, Word, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Photoshop
Equipment
Complete home office and mobility; digital camera and video
References
Available Upon Request
Awards
Co-recipient of Silver Award from CASE District I Communications for design and writing of campaign portfolio and collateral materials;
Honorable Mention from CASE District I Communications for Annual Report calendar; Fiction Writers' Workshop Award for essay, "Cool to be Cold"
Associations
Former member, Writers Guild of America, East