I write and edit almost anything, including: * Environmental Writing, especially writing about conservation and climate change issues in Western and Eastern Europe *features and news articles * profiles of personalities and places * nonfiction books and reports. I have authored hundreds of articles in national publications -The Washington Post, Time Magazine, The Los Angeles Times, National Geographic Traveler, The Root.com, among others. I worked for almost three decades as a staff writer and manager at Time Magazine and the Washington Post, including Chief of the Post's Moscow Bureau and Deputy Chief of Time's Germany Bureau. I have particular expertise in profiling urban areas in the U.S. and foreign countries. I have written about dozens of US cities and more than 80 foreign countries. Another strong interest: environmental issues. I have produced stories across the gamut of media -- print newspapers, magazines, Web publications, social media. I speak fluent Russian and German and have a working knowledge of Spanish and conversational French.

I manage a for-profit enterprise dedicated to training and employing immigrants and other people of color in the U.S. and professionals in Latin America, and western Europe and eastern Europe. The centerpieces of Andes International is to Together the two businesses have served as an incubator for training dozens of people in the best practices the conservation and hospitalty industries and giving them full time employment. Highlights of my work include:*Developing and executing staff training programs*Managing staff, including hiring and retention * Educating staff on how to succeed in a diverse workplace