Professional Experience
I am a travel writer and photographer with a passion for using photos and words to share tales of cultural and geographic adventures around the word in a way that promotes global benefit and sustainable tourism. My stories and photos have appeared in magazines, newspapers and web sites across the globe. I am a regular travel contributor to Long Beach Magazine and the former travel columnist for the Gazette Newspapers in Long Beach. I edit and write for the online travel magazines RainyDayTraveler.com and the Los Angeles Travel site on About.com, a New York Times Company. I have freelance articles and photo credits in such publications as Latitudes, Destination Hyatt, AAA Traveler, Time Magazine, Architectural Digest, Le Monde, Vanity Fair, USA Today, Christian Science Monitor, Santa Fean Magazine, The China Morning Post, Phnom Penh Post and others.
Total Media Industry Experience
16 Years
Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Gazette Newspapers (10+), Long Beach Magazine (10+), RainyDayTraveler.com (10+), Destination Hyatt (3-5), AAA Traveler (1-2), Latitudes (1-2), About.com (10+)
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
International Documentary Association (10+), Feast of San Gennaro (6-10), City of Los Angeles (3-5), LA Tourism (1-2), City of Long Beach (10+)
Other Work History
Eight years writing grants, and developing and running programs for Cambodian refugees in the US.
Technical Skills
Photoshop,
Foreign Language Skills
Fluent German and Spanish, conversational French and Italian
Computer Skills
Word, Excell, Dreamweaver, WordPress, basic html
Equipment
Multiple Canon professional digital and film cameras, laptop computer, digital audio recorder
Work Permits & Visas
US Passport
References
Tamara Komuniecki, Editor, Long Beach Magazine;
Harry Salzgaver, Executive Editor, Gazette Newspapers
Awards
Honorable Mention for Bylined Column, 2007 North American Travel Journalists Association Awards
Associations
NATJA (North American Travel Journalists Association), International Travel Writers Association