Ronni Gordon

South Hadley, MA USA
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Professional Experience

A well-published freelancer with skills learned as an arts, features and health reporter at a regional daily newspaper, I write clearly and concisely and turn stories around quickly. I also write about cancer survivorship, based on personal experience and knowledge about healthcare. Blogger and contributor to national cancer magazines. Published in college alumni magazines and on their websites, where I have covered topics in education and written about interesting professors, students and alumni. Knowledgeable about fitness; up-to-date on healthy living information and trends. Comfortable interviewing all types, from well-known actors to ordinary people. More at Ronnigordon.com.

Expertise

Editor
15 Years
Writer
35 Years

Specialty

Arts & Humanities
35 Years
Fitness
35 Years
Health
35 Years

Industries


Newspaper - National
12 Years
Newspaper - Local/Regional
35 Years
Online/new media
15 Years

Total Media Industry Experience

35 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Mount Holyoke College (10+), Springfield Republican/Masslive.com (10+), Take Magazine (3-5)

Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (3-5), Cancer Today magazine (1-2), University of Massachusetts/Amherst (1-2)

Other Work History

Staff reporter at Springfield (Mass.) Republican and Masslive.com and Holyoke Transcript-Telegram

Computer Skills

Word

Equipment

Macbook Air, iPhone

References

Mimi Rigali Supervisor at The Republican mamamimi30@hotmail.com 413-536-9280 Mark G. Auerbach Colleague and Principal at Mark G. Auerbach Public Relations Mgauerbach@gmail.com 413-427-7352 Emily Medine Friend and Principal at Energy Ventures Inc. Emilymedine@aol.com 412-412-1231

Awards

Top Leukemia Blog/Healthline; Sword of Hope award, American Cancer Society

Showcase

General

Bullied in elementary school, graduate uses bad experience for good by becoming first anti-bullying official in Obama administration.
Two African filmmakers' paths unite as a professor makes documentary about ground-breaking African director Ousmane Sembene and takes it to major film festivals around the world.