Professional Experience
For most of my life, I’ve been a storyteller. As a journalist, as a communications content provider, as a blogger and as a marketing professional. It’s my passion. It’s my job. Now, I want to tell your story.
How? Through content creation, social media/blog posts, news articles, magazine features, press releases, corporate reports and white papers.
Through innovative marketing: brand management, e-mail marketing, sales strategic planning and campaign creation.
Over the past 15 years, I’ve dedicated myself to connection – communicating a compelling message, marketing solutions to change lives. In short…I’ve told stories. Stories that matter.
What’s your story? Let’s tell it together.
Let's connect for a complimentary marketing strategy session today.
Expertise
Editor
20 Years
Copywriter
20 Years
Content Editor (online)
20 Years
Specialty
Finance
20 Years
Lifestyle
20 Years
Technology
20 Years
Industries
Magazine - Local/Regional magazines
20 Years
Pr/marketing - all
10 Years
Online/new media
15 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
20 Years
Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Mountain Times, High Country Magazine, Associated Press, High Co (10+)
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Prose Media (10+)
Other Work History
Journalism Professor
Director of Communications
Director of Marketing
Technical Skills
Hardware/Software Troubleshooting
Associated Press Style
Educational Management Modules
Computer Skills
Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, PhotoShop, Acrobat, et. al.)
Wordpress
Office 365
Outlook
CRM
Various WYSWIG web content system
MailChimp
Constant Contact
Equipment
PC/Windows
Apple/iOS/Mac
References
Miriam McNabb Editor DroneLife.com Boston, MA
miriam@dronelife.com 617.429.5169
Don Vance
COO/General Manager (Retired) Hound Ears Club
Boone, NC don.vance@hotmail.com 828.773.8142
Dr. Janice Pope
Interim Dean
College of Fine and Applied Arts
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC
popejt@appstate.edu
828.262.7129
David Jackson President
Boone Area Chamber of Commerce Boone, NC david@boonechamber.com 828.264.2225
Frank Ruggiero
Director of Marketing & Communications Grandfather Mountain
Linville, NC frank@grandfather.com 828.733.2013 *811
Jamie Goodman Communications Coordinator Appalachian Voices
jamie@appvoices.org 828.262.1500
Ron Forster
Director of Marketing Appalachian Brian Estates Boone, NC forsterrg@appstate.edu 828.266.9200
Thomas Wilson
Former President (Retired) Mountain Times Publications Boone, NC tgwilson619@gmail.com
John Morris
Former Vice-President of Real Estate (Retired) Realtor/Broker (Current)
Hound Ears Club Boone, NC jmorris@houndears.com 336.62
Awards
Several state-level press awards
Associations
Society of Professional Journalists
Private Club Marketing Association
