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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Freelance Writer and Editor, 2007 – Present
Current Clients
Write articles for higher education and health care magazines, including Cayuga Health
(Cayuga Medical Center),Cornell Enterprise, Cornell Human Ecology Magazine, Hotelie,
IC (Ithaca College)ViewandUniversity BusinessMagazine.Write blog posts, website
content and features for websites at Cornell University. Write articles for Remedy Health
Media (publisher of Scientific American Consumer Health). Write websitecontent, blog
posts,brochures and annual reports for marketing firms and small businesses.
Previous Clients
Wrote e-book on higher education financing for Slingshot SEO. Wrote chapters for two
books published by Gale Group: Social Media Marketing and From GreenIndustries to
Green Jobs. Wrote white papers for Teaching Matters, a nonprofit educational organization.
Wrote curriculum development for FYI Online Learning. Wrotefundraising brochure for the
CornellUniversity College ofAgriculture and Life Sciences and press releases for Cornell
University Law School. Contributed articles toCollege Planning &Management Magazine,
Cornell Alumni Magazineand Rutgers Today website.
Editing Clients
Edited websites for Cornell University Fine Arts Library and Finger Lakes Community
College. Edited National Science Foundation grant proposal for the Cornell University High
Energy Synchroton Source. Edited and wrote newsletters for theThomas J. WatsonSchool
ofEngineering and AppliedScience atBinghamtonUniversity and for the Institute for
Community College Development at Cornell. Edited Movement Matters: A Movement Album
for Montessori Early Childhood Programs (2012).
Staff Writer, Office of Public Relations, 2005 – 2007
State University of New York College at Cortland, Cortland, NY
Wrote and edited press releases and articles for college newsletter, quarterly
alumni publication and website. Developed and managed database of faculty
experts to promote the college in regional and national media. Produced photographs
for campus publicity using Adobe Photoshop and InDesign.
Lecturer, Department of Writing, 2003 – 2005
Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY
Taught courses on academic writing and persuasive argument. Used computer
software to teach writing classes and lead discussion boards.
Adjunct Instructor, Department of English, 2001 – 2005
Tompkins Cortland Community College, Dryden, NY
Taught academic writing and introductory literature courses.
Reporter, 1987 – 1999
Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester, NY
Wrote articles on city government, politics, courts, urban development and social
issues for daily newspaper. Won several awards for in-depth reporting.
Reporter, 1983 – 1987
Daily Record, Morristown, NJ
Served as bureau chief in county bureau and supervised two staff members for daily
newspaper. Covered county courts, government, education, agriculture and police.
EDUCATION
State University of New York College at Brockport, Brockport, NY
Master of Arts in English
University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Bachelor of Arts with Honors in General Studies in the Humanities
AWARDS
Gannett Well-Done Award for Public Service, Second Place, for “Bank Withdrawal,”
1995
New York State Associated Press Writing Contest, Depth Reporting, Third Place, for
“Roots of Poverty,” 1994
Dean Gysel Writing Award for Young Writers, 1994
Gannett Well-Done Award for Enterprise Reporting, First Place, for “Roots of
Poverty,” 1993
SUNY Brockport English Club Writing Contest, First Place, Creative Nonfiction, for
“Family Secrets,” 2000
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Past president and board member, Finger Lakes Chapter of the Public Relations Society of
America, 2013 - Present.Help plan programs for communications professionals in the Ithaca
and Elmira area.
Member, Board of the Ithaca Area United Jewish Communities, Religious School Board of
Temple Beth-El, Ithaca, NY
Member, Board of Governors, University of Chicago Alumni Association, 1998 - 2002
Founder and President of University of Chicago Club of Rochester, 1992 - 1999