Alexis Grant

Albany, NY USA
Website: http://alexisgrant.com
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Professional Experience

After working for a large daily newspaper, I'm now freelancing while I write my first book, a travel memoir. I've specialized in health reporting, covered politics out of the nation's capital and freelanced from Africa. I also enjoy writing for college alumni publications and taking on assignments that include multimedia components like blogging. My Web site: http://alexisgrant.com.

Expertise

Book Author
1 Year
Reporter
3 Years
Writer
4 Years

Specialty

Health
1 Year
Government
2 Years
Travel
1 Year

Industries


Magazine - Trade magazines/publications (B2B)
2 Years
Newspaper - Local/Regional
3 Years

Total Media Industry Experience

4 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Colby magazine (3-5), Albany Times Union (1-2), Christian Science Monitor (1-2)

Other Work History

Houston Chronicle, reporter: May 2005 - May 2008

Foreign Language Skills

conversational French

Computer Skills

Word, Excel

Equipment

Laptop, digital recorder for audio, basic digital camera for photos/video.

References

Upon request

Awards

Awarded a scholarship by The Hambidge Center to write my book at the artist's residency during Sept. 2009.

Showcase

General

Expecting twins, not risks
(Houston Chronicle 5/4/2008)
HOUSTON -- Kim Stroh and her husband, Nate, listened intently as the physician outlined their unborn twins' grim chances for survival. If the couple did nothing, he said, both fetuses likely would die. Even with the laser surgery he suggested, the couple had only a 50 percent chance of taking home two infants.
In modern Cameroon, polygamy doesn't pay
(Christian Science Monitor 11/13/2008)
FONGO-NDENG, CAMEROON -- Benoit Ndi Wamba didn't know exactly how many children were in his family. Like most Cameroonians born into large polygamous families, he never had a reason to count.
Out of Death, a New Life
(Houston Chronicle 2/3/2008)
HOUSTON -- At last, it was time. Shawn McDonald lay in his hospital bed, ready for surgery -- ready to accept the donor kidney for which he had waited nearly three years.