Professional Experience
I'm the former editor-in-chief of Grandparents.com and a past assigning editor at Teen People, Parade Publications and Scholastic with more than 20 years in the business. As a freelance writer/editor (and blogger), I have expertise in health, diet, parenting, aging, education and caregiving issues and experience with sports, humor, quiz, arts and consumer product pieces.
I've contributed to outlets including Parents, The Week, AOL, HuffPost, Sports Illustrated for Kids, Nick Jr., Jewish Living and Time Out New York/Kids.
I'm also a veteran producer of educational and custom-publishing projects for clients including Parade Publications, McGraw-Hill, Scholastic Inc., and Time Inc., and I've written several full-length children's non-fiction books for clients including HarperCollins/Smithsonian.
Expertise
Book Author
9 Years
Editor
23 Years
Writer
23 Years
Specialty
Education
18 Years
Family, Children & Teenagers
18 Years
Humor
18 Years
Industries
Magazine - Large Consumer/National magazines
18 Years
Online/new media
18 Years
Other
18 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
18 Years
Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Time Out New York/Kids (6-10), Scholastic Parent & Child (3-5), Men's Health/Best Life (1-2), Grandparents.com (10+), Parents Magazine (10+), Instructor (6-10)
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Scholastic, Inc. (10+), HarperCollins/Smithsonian (3-5), Macmillan/McGraw-Hill (10+), Parade Publications (10+)
Other Work History
Senior Web Editor, Health, PBS Next Avenue, 2012-present
Editor-in-Chief/VP, Content, Grandparents.com, 2010-2012
Executive Editor, Grandparents.com, 2008-2010
Contributing Editor, Parade Magazine, 2006-2008
Textbook Editor, McGraw-Hill Education, 2004-2007
Contributing Writer, The Week, 2003
Group News Editor, Scholastic Inc., 2001-2002
Articles Editor, Teen People, 1999-2000
Senior Editor, Parade Publications, 1997-1999
Senior Editor/Editor-at-large, Scholastic, Inc., 1994-97
Associate Editor, Scholastic, Inc., 1991-1993
Associated Press Stringer, 1990
MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour Intern, 1989
References
Available upon request; include senior managers at Grandparents.com, AOL, Parade magazine, Scholastic Inc., Parents Magazine, and others.
Awards