Professional Experience
From cancer and infertility treatments to government-funded clinical trials conducted on HIV-positive foster kids, I've written extensively on women's and children's health issues for national publications. My portfolio is a rich mix of health, pop culture, and human-interest feature and spot news stories for such magazines as People, USA Weekend, and The Crisis. I contribute to Money Magazine and have been on assignment for Glamour. Other noteworthy mentions? I've chatted up "Sex and the City" author Candace Bushnell and spent a "girls" afternoon with Patti LaBelle discussing food, friends, and career.
I am also a woman- and minority-owned small business registered with the U.S. Federal Government's Central Contractor Registration database. I have a DUNS number.
Expertise
Writer
16 Years
Reporter
16 Years
Editor
16 Years
Specialty
Entertainment
16 Years
Health
22 Years
Women's Issues
16 Years
Industries
Magazine - Large Consumer/National magazines
16 Years
Magazine - Trade magazines/publications (B2B)
13 Years
Other
15 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
16 Years
Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Money Magazine (10+), People Magazine (10+), The Baltimore Sun\\\'s UniSun Magazine (6-10), The Crisis Magazine (6-10), Uptown Magazine (3-5), USAWeekend Magazine (3-5), Heart & Soul Magazine (3-5), Business 2.0 (1-2), Glamour Magazine (1-2), POZ Magazine (1-2), Real Health Magazine (1-2), Redcross.org (1-2), The Wall Street Journal Online (1-2), National Journal (1-2), USA Today (1-2), Grist (1-2), YMCA of Metropolitan Washington (1-2)
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Miller & Long Concrete Construction (10+), Howard University (6-10), Walls Communications Inc. (6-10), America's Health Insurance Plans (6-10)
Other Work History
The Bureau of National Affairs Inc., Reporter/Writer
Knight-Ridder Newspapers, Reporter
The White House, Intern
U.S. News and World Report, Intern
Technical Skills
LinkedIn Certification: WordPress.com Essential Training
Computer Skills
Microsoft Word
OS X
Equipment
Laptop Computer
Recorder
Cell Phone
Fax
Scanner
Awards
2017 Winner, SPJDC Dateline Awards, Online Editorial/Opinion USAToday.com (freelance), “Voices: Showing respect for domestic workers”
2016 Finalist, Society of Professional Journalists – DC Dateline Awards, Online Features
2009 Silver Davey Award Winner for Newsletter Excellence
William Randolph Hearst Foundation Award of Special Merit
American Society of Magazine Editors Internship Recipient
Associations
Society of Professional Journalists
Journalism and Women Symposium (JAWS), Board of Directors/Member
