Professional Experience
As a former newspaper staffer, I have the reporting, writing and editing skills to track down and humanize any story. I’ve gone from covering city politics to writing about lifestyle/fashion trends, reviewing the arts, and interviewing entertainers for regional and national publications. Recently, I’ve uncovered the best shopping in Detroit for America Online's City Guide; penned human-interest features for The Detroit News; and profiled an "Alias" crew member for NY-based Zink Magazine. I’ve also published personal essays.
I’ve spent several years as a features editor, so I know the other side. My copy comes in clean and on time. I go the extra mile to make my editor’s life easier.
Expertise
Editor
3 Years
Reporter
11 Years
Specialty
Entertainment
6 Years
Fashion
6 Years
Lifestyle
10 Years
Industries
Magazine - Large Consumer/National magazines
3 Years
Magazine - Local/Regional magazines
7 Years
Newspaper - Local/Regional
11 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
11 Years
Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
The Daily Oakland Press (10+), The Detroit News (10+), America Online (10+), Strut Magazine (6-10), Metro Parent (6-10), Detroit Jewish News (3-5), Big Idea Magazine (3-5), Signature Magazine (3-5), Style Magazine (3-5), Real Detroit Weekly (1-2), Zink Magazine (1-2), Cat Fancy (1-2)
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
William Beaumont Hospital (1-2)
Other Work History
Contributing Writer - America Online City Guides (formerly Digital City.com)
Lifestyle Editor - The Daily Tribune (suburban Detroit)
Staff Writer- The Daily Herald (suburban Chicago)
Associate Editor - Screen Magazine (film/TV/ad production zine in Chicago)
Foreign Language Skills
Some French
Unions
National Writers Union
Computer Skills
Word, Windows XP, Quark, Photoshop, News Edit
Equipment
PC with high-speed Internet, laptop, printer/scanner/fax, digital voice recorder, digital camera
References
Available upon request
Awards
First-Place, Theatre Reviews, Michigan Press Women, 2005
Excellence in Arts Criticism, Society of Professional Journalists' Detroit chapter, 2004
Best Investigative Story, National Newspaper Association, 1999
Associations
Society of Professional Journalists, Detroit Working Writers