Professional Experience
Award-winning writer and editor who contributes regularly to The Wall Street Journal and The Guardian UK, among other publications. I cover the environment, psychology & health, technology, and business and often report stories that touch on all four topics.
Expertise
Copy Editor
12 Years
Editor
13 Years
Writer
15 Years
Specialty
Environment & Nature
12 Years
Health
12 Years
Travel
12 Years
Industries
Magazine - Large Consumer/National magazines
15 Years
Newspaper - Local/Regional
7 Years
Book Publishing Consumer
9 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
15 Years
Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Core77 (1-2), Countryman Press (1-2), Design Indaba (1-2), Details (1-2), California Sunday Magazine (1-2), Hungry? San Francisco (1-2), DK (1-2), Afar (1-2), Heeb (10+), AOL City Guide (10+), Soma Magazine (10+), SolveClimate (6-10), Metropolis (1-2), Wire (1-2), Zagat (1-2), Spa magazine (10+), Sunset (10+), Sustainable Industries (10+), Smarter Travel (10+), Zagat Surveys (10+), The Guardian UK (10+), The Wall Street Journal (10+), VenusZine (10+), Wallpaper* (10+), Travel + Leisure (6-10), Plum Magazine (6-10), Mobil Travel Guides (6-10), Ambassador (6-10), Angeleno (6-10), Executive Travel (6-10), California Realtor (6-10), Fempire (6-10), Heeb (6-10), City Search (3-5), BusinessWeek (3-5), Fast Company (3-5), Bridal Guide (3-5), Budget Travel (3-5), Conde Nast Traveler (3-5), Consumers' Digest (3-5), Palace Press (3-5), Karma Magazine (3-5), Plenty (3-5), Sensor Magazine (3-5), Slate (1-2), Playboy (1-2), Men's Journal (1-2), Fodor's (10+), Earth Island Journal (10+), The Global Journalist (1-2), Earth2Tech (10+), BBC Online (10+), Big Magazine (10+), Allure (10+), Clear (10+), Modern Bride (10+), JetSetter (10+), San Francisco Chronicle (10+), Planet Magazine (10+), The Faster Times (10+)
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
3VR Security, Inc. (10+), Arup (10+), Social Bluprint (6-10), World Wildlife Foundation (6-10), Duke University (6-10), SolutionSet (3-5), Prairie Tree Project (3-5), Living Cities (1-2), New York Institute of Technology (1-2), Business for Social Responsibility (1-2), Global Reporting Initiative (1-2), ShipGreen (10+), TBWA/ChiatDay (10+)
Other Work History
Co-founder/Editor, Climate Confidential
Managing Editor - Earth Island Journal
Associate Editor - The Faster Times
Senior Editor - Spa Magazine
West Coast Reporter - Sustainable Industries
Contributing Editor - Heeb
Contributing Editor - VenusZine
Editor - Big Magazine, Las Vegas Issue (and accompanying book)
Senior Editor - Planet Magazine
Managing Editor - Soma Magazine
Associate Editor - Meredith Corporation
Technical Skills
Photo development, printing, editing (Adobe)
Foreign Language Skills
Italian (fluent), French (read, write, speak, but out of practice), minimal Spanish
Unions
National Writers Union
Computer Skills
Quark, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, InCopy, Powerpoint, Excel, Access, Filemaker
Equipment
PC Laptop, Mac Desktop, scanner, audio recorder, digital camera (5MP)
Work Permits & Visas
UK, EU
References
Brian Back (Sustainable Industries): brian@sustainableindustries.com; Ucef Hanjani (Soma, Big): ucef@ceftandcompany.com
Derek Peck (Planet Magazine):
derek@planet-mag.com
Tim Ross (3VR Security, Inc.):
tross@3VR.com
Awards
2015 - Rachel Carson Women in Conservation Award for work on Climate Confidential
2007 - Folio Gold Medal Eddie Award, for "Algae Arms Race" in Sustainable Industries.
Associations
Society of Environmental Journalists
Society of Professional Journalists