WEB WRITING

· New York Times Company Columnist/Site Editor: About.com site on Freelance Writing.  

                “About.com's exacting standards mean less than 15% of  those who enter the                 Guide training program successfully complete it.”

 

· Independent Contractor, Writers Research Group. WRG is contracted long-term with a national-level publisher. This project includes research-heavy topics and weekly interaction with the editorial team.

 

· Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. As a former full time employee with MSU’s Center for Water Sciences and Center for Advancing Microbial Risk Assessment, one of my responsibilities was regular upkeep and maintenance of the Centers’ websites, including copy and announcements, using Adobe Contribute software.

 

· Create Yourself, a UK-based personal and health coaching service. Articles related to nutrition, neutraceuticals, exercise, makeovers and beauty.

 

 

BLOGGING

· Regular blogging at the About.Com/Freelance Writing front page.

· Parenting Diva, a channel on All Diva Media.

· The Moderate Vegetarian, a part of Diet Detective.

· WritersUnbound, a blog hosted by 451 Press.

· Blog Start Up: Teen Money Making Ideas and Debit Card Guide. (Summer 2007)

· Blog Start Up: Ping Celebrity Blog. (Early Summer 2007)

· Renaissance Jack start up copy.

· Welcome Your Guests start up package.

· Languages 101/Spanish 101 blog/lessons. One of my personal favorites: Vosotros Means Ya’ll: Britney Spears Spanish.

 

 

MAGAZINES  

· Adelante Forward, Michigan’s premiere Latino-focused quarterly. Regular article contribution and editing duties since January, 2006. Sample article. Website coming soon!

 

· Delaware Health ‘Ask the Doctor Column’ (Coming February 2008)

 

· Published Article: “School’s Back, and So Are Those PTA Moms,” Mamas News, September 2007

 

· Completed internship: FAITH Magazine. FAITH has a readership/distribution of over 100,00 nationwide. I learned editing/proofreading and reporting/journalism basics under a managing editor. In the course of the internship I published 12 short Q & A columns and one sidebar. Email me for PDF copies of these! 

 

 

COPYWRITING/MARKETING

· Lansing Community College, CTE Publications Editor. Duties included newsletters, web content, annotations, and various marketing and copywriting documents, departmental PR, committees and event planning.

 

· Press release editing and fact checking for Michigan Department of Education (former full time employee, 2002-2003).

 

· Multiple press releases designed for web release, mainly through PRWeb. Here’s a sample for The Book Post. Here’s one I wrote for Football Corner (soccer website in the U.K).

 

· Sustained internet marketing/copywriting campaign for new products through Ida Creative.

 

· Copywriting for Targeted Management Services.

 

· Copywriting for Business in a Box.

 

· Brochure copywriting for Michigan Department of Agriculture (former full time employee, 2000-2002).

 

· Visit my rates page for special package pricing on press releases.

 

 

ESSAYS

· Who Owns Benny? Essay contest entry, Michigan NOCIRC, won Honorable Mention and published November 2004.

 

· I Believe in Strong Women. Submitted to NPR’s For This I Believe series.

 

· Follow My Lead. In consideration for “Professor, Can I Bring My Baby to Class?,” a forthcoming publication from Family Care Solutions, Inc.

 

· Benefit of the Study of English.

 

 

TRAVEL

· Hubpages regular columnist on MEXICO.

 

· Report on the non-profit group No More Deaths at the U.S.– Mexican border in Tucson. (Spring, 2008)

 

 

GRANTWRITING/NON-PROFIT

· Completed internship with the Michigan Association on Problem Gambling. (grant research, writing, PR, marketing)

 

· Researched, created and wrote 3 grants for start up funding on behalf of MAPG.

 

· Access to MSU’s Funding Center database (a subscription-based service).

 

· Community  sponsorship proposal submitted to Lansing Board of Water and Light on behalf of Adelante Forward magazine.

 

 

 

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