Entering a new chapter in my career, leaving newsprint behind to help kids discover the joy of writing as a form of self-expression. This feels important to do right now, as children return to school after more than a year of part-time or hybrid learning. I'm thrilled to join the staff at Westridge Elementary School!

Reviving my dormant sewing career with a foray into the wiggly world of baby wear. Emphasis on super-cute and comfy fabric and design. Etsy first, then … the world?

Selling top-notch baby products at a beautiful boutique on Bybee, using as many words as possible that start with the letter B.

Feature stories for Portland Tribune/Pamplin Media: Sustainable Life, Business, Home & Garden, American Home Week.Feature story for The Lund Report, a Portland-based health care publication.

Edited and coordinated copy and photography for the weekly Homes & Rentals and Autos sections; annual or periodical special sections including Brides, Summer Camps, Education, Auto Preview/Auto Show; Senior Living; event publications, countless others.... Feature writing, headline writing, fact-checking, research. Holiday gift guides (yes, plural) writing, assigning, proofreading, photo styling, hand modeling. Team award for 2010 Gift Guide: http://www.publicnotice-or.com/Contests/2012/baic/2012BAIC_winnersxcategory.pdfWriting for marketing department including Susan B. Komen Race for the Cure "Why do you Race" pages, house ads, promotional materials, speechwriting, joke-writing, photo styling. Event assistance including manning trade booth; greeting participants; distributing promotional materials; soliciting reader response and subscription applications; distributing newspapers and prize information at Edgefield concerts; designing and constructing costumes for Theo the giant Oregonian dog. Seriously.

Copy editor on all sections; researched Top 25 lists; reported on small business, corporate personalities, nonprofits, the arts, retail, marketing & media; served as columnist, editorial board member and editorial writer. Features editor for six years, producing Focus section magazine, which covered a different business topic each week. Worked with staff and freelancers on stories, photos, graphics and design. Topics included real estate, autos, technology, health care, insurance, fashion, marketing & media, travel, golf.Launched the first Forty Under 40 section, now an institution in the business community. Solicited nominations; established a voting body; created framed awards; coordinated hotel breakfast event, including photography; assigned stories about honorees; produced an eye-catching section that introduced the young standouts to the community.