Professional Experience
Communicating complex information well is what I do best. I specialize in covering employee benefits, human resources, health care, long-term care, and personal finances.
I have written extensively about trends, legislation and regulations on those topics. I take pride in reliably meeting deadlines and consistently crafting quality pieces.
I'm also a RYT200 yoga instructor, trained in vinyasa, ashtanga and yin yoga.
Personal experience gives me far-reaching knowledge of gymnastics, yoga, meditation, adoption, ballroom dancing, and dogs.
A versatile player, I can successfully deliver for daily newspapers, monthly magazines, electronic newsletters, frequently updated Web sites, white papers and corporate communications projects.
Expertise
Editor
10 Years
Reporter
19 Years
Writer
19 Years
Specialty
Finance
14 Years
Business (general)
14 Years
Health
14 Years
Industries
Magazine - Large Consumer/National magazines
11 Years
Newspaper - Local/Regional
5 Years
Newsletter - Trade
11 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
19 Years
Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
AGD Impact magazine (3-5), USA Today Best Years (1-2), Employee Benefit Adviser (10+), Employee Benefit News (10+), InsuranceQuotes.com (6-10), Howard County Times (1-2), SHRM Online (3-5), Modern Distribution Management (6-10)
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Wrike (10+), AARP (6-10), Ledermark (3-5)
Other Work History
I co-authored a book called "The Three Rs of Employee Benefits: Recruiting, Retention and Rewards." I have worked for Employee Benefit News, the Gazette (Montgomery County, Md.), Capital News Service, the Patriot-News (Harrisburg, Pa.) and the Sentinel (Carlisle, Pa.)
In addition, I have experience in editing and proofreading nonfiction books and corporate communications.
Technical Skills
editing, note-taking and transcription, proofreading, voice recordings, page layout on InDesign and Quark
Unions
none
Computer Skills
Quark, InDesign, WavePad, Pagemaker, HTML coding, Word, Outlook
Equipment
laptop, digital camera, digital voice recorder, scanner, high-speed Internet, photo printer
Work Permits & Visas
U.S. citizen
References
available upon request
Awards
My coverage of a train wreck was part of a package that won the Gazette a first place award for breaking news from the Suburban Newspapers of America in 2002. It also was part of a package that won the Gazette a second-place award for spot news from the Maryland, Delaware, D.C. Press Association.
Associations
MediaBistro and Editorial Freelancers Association.
