Professional Experience
Award-winning writer and content producer for Poptimistic.com, covering travel, food, lifestyle, and technology. Contributor to Bon Appetit and Conde Nast Traveler, and author of the hilarious memoir "Alphabet City: My So-Called Sitcom Life" about life as a gay Mary Tyler Moore in NYC. As a freelancer, I've pulled secrets out of Whole Foods Market CEO John Mackey, crept through Mexico City cemeteries for Dia de los Muertos, driven a Mercedes around the Florida panhandle, harvested organic sweet potatoes with Jamaican farmers, and reviewed nearly a hundred hotels, restaurants, spas and nightclubs around the globe.
Expertise
Book Author
3 Years
Content Editor (online)
3 Years
Writer
10 Years
Specialty
Food
10 Years
Lifestyle
10 Years
Travel
10 Years
Industries
Independent Feature Film
3 Years
Magazine - Large Consumer/National magazines
10 Years
PR (firm) - Fortune 1000 corp. clients
15 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
10 Years
Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Conde Nast Traveler (6-10), Bon Appetit (3-5), DK Guides (1-2)
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Conde Nast Traveler (3-5), The Economist (3-5), MICHELIN guides (1-2), Scientific American (1-2)
Other Work History
Author, "Alphabet City: My So-Called Sitcom Life;" acquired book tour sponsors Kimpton Hotels and Tanqueray.
Foreign Language Skills
Speak basic Spanish; understand fluent Spanish; some French
Computer Skills
Word, Excel, PowerPoint, WordPress, Tumblr, some HTML
Equipment
Laptop, Digital print camera, Flip cam
Work Permits & Visas
authorized to work in US
References
Dorinda Elliott, Deputy Editor, Cond Nast Traveler, dorinda_elliott@condenast.com
Dana Dickey, Senior Editor, Bon Apptit, dana_dickey@bonappetit.com
Awards
Next Gen. Indie Book Awards, 2010Alphabet City
ODwyers Award, 2006Hyatt campaign
CIPRA Award, 1999Dockers campaign
GLAAD Media Award, 1999Dockers campaign
GLAAD Media Award, 2000GLSEN PSA