Professional Experience
I am a meticulous, creative, and versatile writer and communications professional whose specialties include travel writing, arts reporting, web content, and social media management. I've done everything from blogging about sustainable living, to editing newsletters for one of the US's premier venture philanthropy organizations.
Expertise
Content Editor (online) 3 YearsReporter 3 YearsWriter 4 Years
Specialty
Arts & Humanities 3 YearsEnvironment & Nature 2 YearsHome & Garden 2 Years
Industries
Newspaper - Local/Regional 3 YearsMarketing (in-house) - Small to mid-sized corp. cl 2 YearsNonprofit 1 Year
Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
- Charleston City Paper (10+)
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
- engage strategies (3-5)
- The Somaly Mam Foundation (3-5)
Awards
Charles E. Lloyd Award for Excellence in Nonfiction Prose, Davidson College - 2005
Associations
N/A
Other Work History
Venture Philanthropy Partners, Washington, DC - Communications Associate
I'On Group, Charleston, SC - Marketing and PR Coordinator
Technical Skills
Content management; Adobe; ready and willing to learn any other skills required
Foreign Language Skills
Some French
Unions
None
Computer Skills
All Microsoft Office; Mac/Windows; some HTML; Drupal
Equipment
Laptop; digital camera (Casio Exilim)
Work Permits & Visas
USA
References
Alys Campaigne, engage strategies
Victoria Vrana, Venture Philanthropy Partners
Chris Wright, Liberated Studios
Journalism
(Charleston City Paper 4/18/2007)
An arts feature on sea turtle conservation as related in Mary Alice Monroe's book "Swimming Lessons."
(Charleston City Paper 5/23/2009)
A theater review of the one-woman show "Moments of Joy," which was part of Charleston's 2009 Piccolo Spoleto festival.
Communications/Marketing Work
(The Somaly Mam Foundation 7/1/2010)
Acted as online content manager for this anti-human trafficking organization's website during a CMS switch to Drupal; created new copy for section "Slavery Exists" and edited all other copy.
(Venture Philanthropy Partners 1/1/2010)
Sample of a monthly newsletter for a venture philanthropy nonprofit which I edited from 12/2009 through 07/2010. I also contributed at least one article per month.
The intended audience was potential and current donors, other nonprofit professionals, and grantees.
(I'On Group 6/22/2009)
The blog of the I'On Group, a new urban development company in Mt. Pleasant, SC. I wrote and maintained all posts, which cover topics from urban sustainability and eco-friendly furniture to local real estate.
(The Somaly Mam Foundation 8/10/2010)
Commercial copy for the retail arm of The Somaly Mam Foundation; homepage content only.
Creative Work
(anderbo.com 11/13/2010)
A creative nonfiction travel essay about Munnar, India, published in the online literary journal anderbo.
