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For Midwest Energy News I cover clean energy issues involving wind, solar, hydro, biomass, combined heat and power, public policy, utilities , energy innovation and other subjects.

Contract WorkDepartment of Employment and Economic Development, State of Minnesota, 2009-2010Worked for four divisions of the large state agency. Highlights include rewriting a job search book, creating themes and collateral for the department's first Minnesota State Fair green jobs booth; writing scripts, reports and several sections of a new web site.Client WorkJournalism: Articles in Wired, Healthplan, Twin Cities Business Monthly, The Los Angeles Times, Minnesota's Journal of Law & Politics, Healthcare Informatics, Human Resource Executive, Human Resource Magazine, Training, The Star Tribune, QSR, The Rake, Minnesota Monthly, Finance and Commerce, St. Paul Legal Ledger/Capitol Note and 40 other publications.Marketing: Write blogs, white papers and other materials for Brandpoint; rewrote and added chapters to "Creative Job Search," a 50,000 word state publication used by job seekers; "An Activist's Guide To Metropolitics," a 20 page booklet for a large higher education system in Minnesota. White papers: Have a large portfolio of them for healthcare companies, associations, manufacturers and others.Press materials: Written press releases, timelines and other media materials.Speeches: Written for executives of Prodigy, Inc., Price WaterhouseCoopers, several new media groups and for the former dean of the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota. In addition, I have spoken publicly on a variety of issues.Formerly for three years as program director of the World Press Institute at Macalester College in St. Paul and for seven years as a reporter on publications. Worked for several publications in the 1980s.Twice awarded Fulbrights to teach abroad; have won several journalism awards. Specialties:Writing articles, white papers, case studies, executive speeches and marketing materials; editing documents and web sites. Consulting on media plans.

St. Paul, Minn.

* Developed themes and materials for DEED’s first green jobs web site and its first green jobs state fair booth. The state fair booth won an award from the Minnesota Association of Government Communicators. *Re-wrote, edited and added content to "Creative Job Search," a full-length book used by classes at state workforce centers and by job seekers. The book received Award of Merit in the book category in the 2011 Northern Lights Contest sponsored by the Minnesota Association of Government Communicators.* Developed brochures for wind, bioscience and clean tech audiences. Developed content and managed photo acquisition for several other reports and press releases.* Edited and wrote content for several sub-sections of the department’s 30,000 page web site.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Co-chaired committee which operated a bicycle tour that was among the Minnesota chapter's most popular outreach efforts. Several rides were featured in the local media. Created and facilitated several community meetings dealing with development and transportation issues. Received "Volunteer of the Year" with my co-chair.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Helped lead a six member group that attempted to created a piece of legislation creating a study to quantify jobs in the sustainability field. Testified at the Capitol in favor of the legislation. The Legislature later approved a similar study. Traveled to Washington and attended nearly all the meetings during the fellowship.

St. Paul

Designed a five month program for 10 international journalists that featured 350 visits and interviews in 15 to 20 cities and towns across the country. Visits ranged from PBS to juvenile detention facilities in Los Angeles to AIDS hospices in San Francisco to Harvard University.