SUMMARY

                        Editing - light to heavy copyediting, substantive editing and rewriting, organization 
                   of authors’  ideas into easy-to-read formats.

Writing - newsletters, news and features articles, abstracts, books, magazines, Web. Areas of expertise: medicine/healthcare, business, education, technical, outdoors/travel, social services. Proficient in The Chicago Manual of Style, Associated Press (AP) Stylebook, and American Medical Association (AMA) Manual of Style
Design - brochures, newsletters, postcard mailings, PowerPoint presentations. MS Publisher, PhotoShop, Adobe InDesign, Excel proficiencies. Knowledge of all key aspects of print, production and design, including scanning documents and working with photos, PDFs, digital files, etc.


CLIENTS/EMPLOYERS
(selected)
                       

Institute of Internal Auditors - International professional association of 150,000-plus members.

Cliff Road Books - Book publishing company, North America and internationally.
Central Florida Women Magazine - Monthly magazine distributed in affluent areas.
Orlando Medical News - Monthly newspaper, physician/healthcare professional readership base.
Medscape - Clinician-focused Web site, part of the WebMD Health Professional Network.
Orlando Sentinel - Daily newspaper, circulation: 227,000 daily, 336,000 Sunday.
Atlantic Publishing Co. - Publisher of books, videos and training materials.
Center for Reproductive Medicine - Central Florida's largest infertility center. 
Florida School Law Quarterly - Published by the Florida Association of School Administrators for 10 years.
     
HIGHLIGHTS

Authored Florida Unsolved Mysteries (Cliff Road Books, September, 2007).
Medical writing honored by South Carolina Press Association.

                   Education writing honored by Illinois Press Association and Southern Illinois University
                       school of Journalism.
                   Article about colloidal silver resulted in on-air interview with Robert Siegel on 
                       National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered.” 
                   Investigative reporting: Reviewed 4,000 swimming pool and spa inspection reports in 
                       five counties, uncovering dozens that failed to meet the state’s minimum standards.

Co-designed first Web site, Herald & Review newspaper (Decatur, Illinois).

                        PERSONAL

                   Member: American Medical Writers Association, Council of Science Editors, Editorial 
                       Freelancers Association, Florida Public Relations Association.
                   Coach: Swim with Steph, EZ8 Running, TRI it now - DU it now! 
                       
                   EDUCATION

                   B.A. University of North Carolina at Charlotte. 
                   Several course completed: MS, Public Health, University of South Florida.
                   Medical editing/writing core, American Medical Writers Association, in progress.