Professional Experience
An extensively published freelancer, author, editor and sometime photographer, I adeptly dive into new areas of knowledge, as well as my old favorites, with professional ease. I love both a challenge and learning about new industries and trends.
Expertise
Editor
8 Years
Reporter
13 Years
Writer
13 Years
Specialty
Education
10 Years
Lifestyle
13 Years
Home & Garden
13 Years
Industries
Magazine - Large Consumer/National magazines
5 Years
Newspaper - Local/Regional
13 Years
Book Publishing Consumer
5 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
13 Years
Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Central Coast Farm & Ranch (1-2), C&T Publishing (10+), Southern California Home & Garden (3-5), Ventura County Star newspaper (10+), American Quilter Magazine (3-5), Mark Lipinski's Quilter's Home Magazine (10+)
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Ventura County Office of Education (10+), Fillmore Unified School District (10+), Moorpark Unified School District (6-10), Ventura County Economic Development Association (1-2), Community Memorial Hospital (10+), Ventura Chamber of Commerce (3-5), Conejo Valley Unified School District (3-5), Santa Paula Union High School District (10+), Studio Art Quilt Associates (3-5)
Other Work History
Staffer at: Ventura County Star, Los Angeles Times, Mark Lipinski's Quilter's Home Magazine
Technical Skills
Adobe, Quark
Foreign Language Skills
Minimal French
Unions
None
Computer Skills
Word, Excel, Outlook, Photoshop, Quark, Windows, Mac
Equipment
PC laptop, Canon Digital SLR, fax, printer, photo printer (2), copy machine, iPhone, Macbook Pro, scanner,
Work Permits & Visas
None
References
Upon request, easily secured
Awards
Journalism awards from college work; quilting awards-relevant to craft industry
Associations
SPJ, Studio Art Quilt Associates, National Quilters Association, American Quilters Society
