Work experience (Samples
below)
Technical writing and editing:
Wrote procedures for PNC Mortgage, working on topics from credit bureau reporting to loss claims to property preservation
to customer contact. Edited the book Beaded Jewelry: The Complete Guide and copyedited multiple other instructional books for F+W Media, Cincinnati.
Magazine writing (business and general): Wrote articles published
in Cincy Business, Columbus Monthly, Columbus C.E.O., Business First (Columbus), Columbus Bride and Skirt!
magazines.
Book editing: Edited Beaded
Jewelry: A Complete Guide and copyedited multiple other books for F+W Media, Cincinnati.
Marketing copywriting and editing: Wrote and edited
catalogs, blogs and mailers for a horticultural company; completed web and print writing for a business-to-business advertising
agency. Wrote marketing material for a technical web audience.
Newspaper experience: Edited
and reported at daily newspapers, covering topics ranging from business to education to government to travel; also wrote a weekly column, entertainment reviews and editorials.
Design: Laid out newspaper pages
and sections using Quark XPress; updated skills by taking Adobe Photoshop and graphic design classes.
Web work: Previously served as
web editor for Waynesville United Methodist Church's site; updated and proofread web sites for newspapers.
Education
Bachelor’s degree in English at Ohio
State University; magna cum
laude.
Recognition
Associated Press Society of Ohio individual
award for column writing at The Delaware Gazette in 1999; submitted three humorous pieces and received
first place.
Two other APSO awards shared with The Marion Star staff.
A Columbus Monthly article on impact
fees levied for development became
required reading for a city planning class at Ohio State University.
