Pamela Appea

New York, NY USA
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Professional Experience

I am a New York-City based freelance writer who now specializes in non-profit and health communications. With 13 years of feature writing experience, I have written extensively in children, health and nutrition, development and behavor, business and more.

Expertise

Content Editor (online)
8 Years
Copywriter
6 Years
Writer
13 Years

Specialty

Family, Children & Teenagers
13 Years
Women's Issues
13 Years
Medicine
8 Years

Industries


Magazine - Local/Regional magazines
13 Years
Online/new media
8 Years
Nonprofit
11 Years

Total Media Industry Experience

13 Years

Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Brighton Ballet Theater (10+), Independent Consultant (3-5)

Other Work History

B.I. Media, 2002 Institutional Investor, 2000 Community Development Publications, 1999-2002 (Freelance) The Ann Arbor News, 1999-2000 The Chicago Tribune 1999 (Intern)

Foreign Language Skills

Proficient in Spanish.

Computer Skills

Macs/PCs; MS Office; Basic Web Design and HTML.

Work Permits & Visas

U.S. citizen, born in Canada

Showcase

Feature Writing

Having a child led me to a religious awakening
(Babble 10/15/2009)
Feature article on religion and parenting.
Are Black Girls Growing Up Too Fast?
(Africana.com 5/2/2000)
Expecting times two or three or four
(The Ann Arbor News 2/2/2000)
Barbara Luke is a firm advocate of bed rest. At least that’s what she prescribes for women expecting twins, triplets or quadruplets. Luke, a nutritionists and professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Michigan, founded her 4-year-old clinic to provide personal care and specialized treatment for women expecting multiple babies. The clinic helps to meet a growing need.

Crain's New York Business

NY companies pass on Super Bowl ads
(Crain's New York Business 1/29/2008)
Nonprofit CEO wants to expand talent showcase, Crain's New York Business
(Crain's New York Business 4/1/2006)
Ian Gerard, the chief executive of Gen Art, throws parties for a living.
OSI, Eli Lilly to develop new diabetes drugs
(Crain's New York Business 1/5/2007)
OSI Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Friday that it signed a licensing deal with Eli Lilly and Co. to develop a new class of diabetes treatments.
Broadway attendance buoyed by tourism rise
(Crain's New York Business 10/24/2006)
International visitors flocked to Broadway in record numbers during the 2005-06 season, as attendance levels rebounded to pre-Sept. 11 levels.
NYS could lose $50M in voting machine delay
(Crain's New York Business 11/15/2006)

Dirt is Good For You: True Stories of Surviving Parenthood

Dirt is Good for You: True Stories of Surviving Parenthood
(Babble 10/1/2009)
My piece was one of the essays included in this anthology.

News Stories

Sweatshop Debate Students Seek Changes in Clothing-Licensing Deals
(Chicago Tribune 3/27/1999)
In a burst of campus activism, college students around the country are staging sit-ins and other protests in hopes of ending "poor and inhumane" working conditions at factories licensed to produce clothing bearing their school names.

Interviews

Full Service-Interview with Michelle Obama
(Chicago Maroon 12/2/1997)
Interview with Michelle Obama, then the director of Director of UCSC at the University of Chicago.

Non Profit Content

An Evening at the Waldorf
(The Balm in Gilead 3/1/2004)
The Balm In Gilead, Inc. celebrates the success of its black tie benefit gala performance at The Waldorf=Astoria. The event featured legendary song stylist Miss Nancy Wilson, a true living legend, who performed in the hotel's exclusive Starlight Roof. Miss Wilson, resplendent in a sparkling white B. Michael gown, sang her signature classic Guess Who I Saw Today among other numbers.

General

Pamela Appea Showcase Blog
(12/7/2024)
http://pjappea.blogspot.com Please take a look at my showcase blog.