Professional Experience
Experienced print/online journalist specializing in health care. I have more than 30 years of experience writing and editing in major markets with feature and news clips ranging from an essay on my frugal father to how the Affordable Care Act affects your taxes.
Expertise
Copy Editor
28 Years
Editor
28 Years
Writer
28 Years
Specialty
Finance
4 Years
Personal Finance
4 Years
Health
6 Years
Industries
Newspaper - Local/Regional
28 Years
Magazine - Trade magazines/publications (B2B)
5 Years
Online/new media
5 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
28 Years
Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
American Medical News (10+), Chicago Tribune (10+), CreditCardGuide.com (10+), CreditCards.com (10+), Medscape Medical News (10+), Nurse.com (10+), Illinois Issues (6-10), Hospitals and Health Networks (6-10), Chicago Sun-Times (3-5), Visual.ly (3-5), Northwestern magazine (1-2), Academy of General Dentistry (1-2), Arthritis Today (1-2), Huffington Post (1-2)
Other Work History
Chicago Sun-Times, 8.5 years as Sunday news editor
Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 years, deputy news editor
Computer Skills
Word, Power Point, QuarkXPress, Quark Copydesk, Adobe Photoshop
Equipment
Laptop, digital camera
References
Upon request
Associations
Association of Women Journalists, SPJ/Chicago Headline Club, Association of Health Care Journalists
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