Professional Experience
I can write. As a former literary agent and entertainment executive, a comedian, award-winning author, and creator O' viral content, I write, develop and edit compelling, entertaining and original content for a wide variety of platforms. I am innovative, meticulous and fearless, and have been referred to as the love child of Tina Fey and Sarah Silverman.
Expertise
Content Editor (online)
9 Years
Book Author
15 Years
Writer
10 Years
Specialty
Entertainment
15 Years
Family, Children & Teenagers
15 Years
Humor
15 Years
Industries
Broadcasting - Ent - TV (National)
6 Years
Book Publishing Consumer
15 Years
Magazine - Large Consumer/National magazines
5 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
20 Years
Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
CBS (10+), E! Television (10+), MSNBC (10+), Penguin Publishing/Berkley Books (6-10), Walker Books / Bloomsbury (3-5), NPR (3-5), Los Angeles Magazine (3-5)
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Mattel (10+), Huggalo (1-2)
Other Work History
Former literary agent (William Morris Agency - NYC); TV development executive (animation and live action); stand-up comedian (appeared at The Comedy Store, Hollywood Improv, and Stand-Up NY); MC; sketch comedy writer; speech writer, and blogger for E! TV's "Fashion Police."
Technical Skills
video editing, photo editing, basic web design, photographer and cello tuning.
Foreign Language Skills
Pig latin with a forte in gibberish. Additionally, I can say "Where?" in Spanish and hello, goodbye and peace in Hebrew.
Unions
None.
Computer Skills
Word, Excel, Mac OS, Powerpoint, Keynote, Adobe, Photoshop.
Equipment
laptop, desktop, HD portable camera (Zi8), digital camera, and a circa 1990 cuisinart.
References
Robert Gottlieb - CEO, Trident Media Group
Lisa Cutone Bacon - EP "Fashion Police," E! TV
Rebecca Dube - Editorial Dir. TODAY.com
Adrienne Avilla - Editor/Berkley Publishing Group
Awards
"Best Children's Book of 2013" Bank Street College / Children's Book Council; New York Times, "Bookshelf Pick"; Children's Book of the Month, Main Selection; Tennessee Volunteer Book Nominee.
Associations
PEN, Author's Guild, SCBWI,
National Women's Publishing Association
Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators
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