Professional Experience
From the American Southwest to the Middle East, versatile writer-editor (former publisher, producer), quick study, writes about arts, culture, travel with clarity, wit, insight. Exceptional ability to translate the complex into accessible public language for diverse audiences. Recent assignments include reviews/interviews with museum directors/curators for Washington Post; reviews and think pieces for art and museum trades. Expertise/current interests: Middle East travel, culture, art, fiction (Egypt, Turkey, Israel, Palestine); public memory and memorials; museum issues (governance, history, meaning); post-9/11 anxiety expressed in art and fiction; high end residential architecture/ design/interiors; book reviewing (visual arts and fiction); New Mexico and Southwest; Hawaii.
Expertise
Editor
20 Years
Promotions
15 Years
Writer
20 Years
Specialty
Arts & Humanities
20 Years
Books & Literature
20 Years
Travel
20 Years
Industries
Academia Other
5 Years
Magazine - Local/Regional magazines
5 Years
Other
10 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
25 Years
Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Smithsonian magazine (and Smithsonian.com) (3-5), Washington Post Style/Arts (3-5), Sculpture magazine (1-2)
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
National Gallery of Art (3-5), Architecture, design, preservation, real estate (10+), Smithsonian Institution (3-5)
Other Work History
Award-winning corporate communicator; current consulting practice specializing in executive and development communications; expertise in cultural tourism marketing and developing public-private partnerships, sponsorships, and collaborative marketing initiatives.
Technical Skills
Excellent photographer; "visually literate" publications manager/editor; former independent film/video editing, directing, production management and line producing
Foreign Language Skills
adequate conversation/reading in Spanish, French;
usually pick up conversation basics quickly when traveling
Computer Skills
Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Mac and PC systems, online research and editing, media databases
Equipment
laptop computer; digital camera; digital voice recorder for interviews; Ipod
Work Permits & Visas
U. S. citizen
References
Available on request
Awards
Recent recognition related to arts and culture writing:
Critics' Residency, Maryland Art Place 2004 (one of two writers selected to write catalogue essay and serve on public panel); story collection short-listed for Mary McCarthy Prize in Short Fiction (Sarabande Press, 2001); American Association of Museums publications awards for museum publications (annual reports) I edited and published
Associations
ArtTable
