Professional Experience
Seasoned writer, editor, strategist, and hired gun with the chops to manage projects from ideation to execution — and beyond
Expertise
Writer
20 Years
Content Editor (online)
20 Years
Producer (new media)
20 Years
Specialty
Food
16 Years
Health
13 Years
Lifestyle
18 Years
Industries
Online/new media
20 Years
Magazine - Local/Regional magazines
5 Years
Newspaper - Local/Regional
1 Year
Total Media Industry Experience
20 Years
Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
EverydayHealth.com (10+), SAVEUR Magazine (6-10), SNOW Magazine (10+), Fodor\\\'s Travel (10+), Nantucket Magazine (10+), In Search of Taste Magazine (1-2), MyWell-Being.com (10+), The Inquirer and Mirror Newspaper (10+), Nantucket Today Magazine (10+), JoyBauer.com (10+), Health Matters with Dr. Sanjay Gupta (3-5), Paging Dr. Gupta (3-5), Reader\\\'s Digest (10+), Cafe Mom (6-10), Lifescript.com (1-2), Food Republic (1-2), Elevation Outdoors Magazine (1-2), Playboy Magazine (6-10), WEtv.com (10+), DailyGlow.com (10+), Diamond.com (6-10), SouthBeachDiet.com (10+), DeniseAustin.com (10+), AOL.com (10+), Frugaltopia.com (10+), Oxygen.com (10+), DrLauraBerman.com (10+), NOTE: This is an extended work history (not just past 2 years) (10+)
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Everyday Health, Inc. (10+), AOL/Time Warner (10+), Oxygen Media, Inc. (10+), Fodor\\\'s Travel Publications (10+), Champy Sparkling Wines (6-10), Bondi Digital Publishing (1-2), M1 Digital DVD (1-2), Macmillan Publishing (10+), Ziff Davis Publishing (10+), FROG (3-5), NOTE: This is an extended work history (not just past 2 years) (10+)
Technical Skills
Seasoned writer, editor, strategist and hired gun with: Expertise in consumer and custom/branded content; Substantial experience with content strategy processes; Sixth sense for shaping content plans and taxonomies; The chops to manage projects from ideation to execution; Knowledge of SEO and social media best practices; Proficiency in analyzing metrics and boosting engagement; Experience with a variety of programs, apps, and platforms; Ability to quickly size up a project and run with it
Foreign Language Skills
Proficient in Italian, basic French
Unions
Freelancers Union
Computer Skills
PC/Mac, MS Office, CMS, Adobe Photoshop, JIRA, Mantis, WordPress, Omniture
Awards
eLit Book Award - Silver Medal Winner in the Cookbooks Category for Jen’s Candy Jar (2015)
Digital Health Award - Silver Medal for “What are You Craving for Dinner?” Diabetes Decision Tree Quiz (2015)
Malvirà Winemaking Apprenticeship, Fall Harvest, Piedmont, Italy (2010)
Ancient Traditions Research Fellowship, Dipartimento di Scienza della Terra and La Cumbagnie, Università Gabriele d’Annunzio, Ancient Traditions University Group, Chieti, Italy (2006-2007)
Research Arts Fellowship, School of the Arts, Columbia University (2003-2004)
Writing Division Fellowship for Fiction, School of the Arts, Columbia University (2002-2003)
Robby Gary Miller Scholarship for Field Work in Literature & Writing, Bennington College (1994, 1996)
Bread Loaf Young Writer Fellowship, Middlebury Bread Loaf Writers’ Conferences (1992)
Associations
New York Women's Culinary Alliance
