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Aspen, Colorado

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Plattsburgh, Ny

Edit incoming stories and review final page proofs for monthly business magazine serving the Champlain Valley of northern New York.

Plattsburgh, Ny

• Researched local and regional business activity to develop editorial calendar for monthly business magazine.• Assigned stories to freelance writers and photographers, providing direction on article scope and visual needs; worked with designer on thematic presentation of content and images.• Copyedited incoming stories and oversaw fact checking, copy approval, and review of final page proofs.• Wrote features profiling area businesses and business leaders.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

I'm a versatile editor and writer, recently relocated to the Twin Cities metro. I'm skilled at understanding, synthesizing, and presenting information to a variety of audiences across multiple platforms, from print to web to social media. I'm also an effective project manager, adept at identifying essential elements and goals of an assignment, and facilitating on-time completion.

Plattsburgh, Ny

Provided editing, layout, and indexing support to the marketing team at Swarovski Lighting during production of Swarovski's October 2015 retail catalogs and price lists.• Edited and updated copy for the company's product stories.• Provided customer service and advertising support for Swarovski Lighting's retail partners.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Member of the senior University Relations team charged with promoting and extending the University of Minnesota’s brand, and supporting the communications, public policy, and advocacy agenda of its president. • Handled content development for the president’s website, including site planning, writing, editing, and deployment.• Served as special projects editor and “last eyes” for university-wide communications, including presidential speeches, the university’s annual report, communications to the Board of Regents and state legislature, the university-wide newsletter for faculty and staff, and numerous other projects from various colleges and divisions.• Managed print production of the university’s undergraduate, graduate, and coordinate campus catalogs; served on the university-wide team that led migration of all program and course information from print catalogs to online delivery.

Keene, New Hampshire

Shaped Keene State’s institutional image as the public information officer in charge of press releases, its campus newsletter, and website. • Wrote more than 250 news releases annually and handled media contact prompting coverage in The Chronicle of Higher Education, The Boston Globe, The New Yorker, and The Horn Book Magazine. • Editor of Keene State’s weekly newsletter for faculty and staff; editor of the college’s biannual continuing education recruitment publication; and assistant editor, feature writer, and editorial board member for Keene State Today, the college’s quarterly alumni magazine.• Produced and managed KSC’s website; co-wrote web policy. • Wrote and edited departmental brochures, course catalogs, gallery promotional materials, academic lecture programs, print ads, and directories; as well as remarks and citations for the college president.

Washington, D.C.

Wrote press releases and press kit materials for NPR’s national programs; pitched stories to national media; developed promotional strategies for member stations; served as liaison between NPR hosts and correspondents and nationally syndicated television programs and national print media.

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Literary Studies

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), English