Professional Experience
In almost 20 ten years as a full-time journalist, I've interviewed a wide array of people in the arts, food and travel worlds, whether it's Laurie Anderson, Nigella Lawson, Moby, the Bad Plus, Richard Blais or Michael Ruhlman. I'm primarily a food and travel writer with 10 years of working with Frommers as a writer, editor and author. I also write about women's health issues, wellness, yoga and spirituality. I am versatile, accurate, thorough and reliable. In 2000, I received an M.A. in journalism from New York University, in its cultural reporting and criticism program. I taught writing part time at Lafayette College for five years, focusing mostly on food. I have written Women Icons of Popular Music: The Rebels, the Rockers and Renegades (Greenwood, 2008) and am the co-author of Frommer's Philadelphia and the Amish Country (Frommer's, 2011). More information can be found at my web site, www.carriehavranek.com
Expertise
Fact-Checker
6 Years
Editor
10 Years
Writer
20 Years
Specialty
Entertainment
10 Years
Food
7 Years
Travel
10 Years
Industries
Magazine - Large Consumer/National magazines
15 Years
Magazine - Local/Regional magazines
10 Years
Online/new media
15 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
19 Years
Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Frommer's (10+), Google (10+), Lehigh Valley Style (10+), Edible Philly (3-5), The Kitchn (3-5), Serious Eats (1-2), Good Food Stories (1-2)
Other Work History
I've written for Salon, Spin.com and Sonicnet.com, and Spin.com and was an intern under Chuck Eddy at the Village Voice music department. I also worked briefly as a researcher at US Weekly; I've done book reporting and research at Rodale Press. I am an advocate of sustainable eating and living and volunteer with Easton Farmers' Market, the nation's oldest, continuously operating open-air market, dating to 1752. I lead tours, write recipes and collaborate with chefs.
Foreign Language Skills
Five and a half years of Spanish; somewhat rusty but definitely serviceable.
Computer Skills
Microsoft Word, OSX, Windows, WordPress, Google Docs, QuarkXpress and Quark CopyDesk
Equipment
iMac using OSX 10.3, digital camera, microcassette recorder, iPod, laptop. I also have access to a fantastic, versatile photographer for any local/regional assignments.
Work Permits & Visas
I am a United States citizen.
References
Available upon request.
Awards
KTA Academic achievement award in Graduate School at NYU.
Associations
International Association of Culinary Professionals
