Professional Experience
I'm a versatile writer with a clear, concise writing style and a flair for crafting warm and engaging stories. My assignments have included profiling the president of an international service organization, describing the benefits of ballet, profiling the owner of a vintage clothing shop, interviewing a woman who survived a hurricane at sea, and reviewing an exhibit of presidential artifacts.
Six years of working as a reporter for a national newspaper for physicians has also given me in-depth expertise in health care and medical issues, particularly health insurance and practice management issues.
Please contact me if you're looking for a writer to do a human interest piece, feature story, or health care article for your publication or website. I look forward to hearing from you. Thank you.
Expertise
Other, Specify
12 Years
Reporter
12 Years
Writer
20 Years
Specialty
Lifestyle
20 Years
Other, Specify
6 Years
Medicine
12 Years
Industries
Magazine - Trade magazines/publications (B2B)
7 Years
Association publication
6 Years
PR (in-house) - Small to mid-sized corp. clients
12 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
20 Years
Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
She Magazine (6-10), Caledonia Patch (3-5), Chicago Tribune (3-5), HealthBiz Decoded (3-5), Milwaukee Magazine (1-2), Modern Healthcare (1-2), On Wisconsin (1-2), Real Business (1-2), BMJ (1-2), ACEP News (1-2), Racine Journal Times (6-10)
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Rotary International (3-5), Aurora Health Care (1-2)
Other Work History
Six years as a reporter for the American Medical News, covering health insurance and practice management issues; six years as a writer for the American Dental Association News; one year as a staff writer for the Journal of the American Medical Association; freelance articles published in BMJ, Chicago Tribune. Racine Journal Times, Rotarian, Wisconsin Trails and other publications.
Technical Skills
Website content management systems, Adobe Dreamweaver, Blackboard, Bright Cove
Foreign Language Skills
Some German
Computer Skills
Proficient in Word; experience using both Windows-based and Mac computers.
Equipment
Laptop computer, cell phone, point-and-shoot digital camera, tape recorder.
References
Available on request
Awards
Society of National Association Publications Newswriting Award of Excellence, Silver Trumpet Award from the Publicity Club of Chicago
Associations
Association of Health Care Journalists
Chicago Women in Publishing
Wisconsin Health Care Public Relations and Marketing
Society
Association of Writers and Writing Programs
