Lacey Lyons Email & Phone Number

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

• Collects stories of people struggling with access to care and prepares them for publication• Conducts research for fact sheets, reports and other written materials produced by the organization• Writes fact sheets, reports and calls for submission• Proofreads and edits written materials, such as newsletters, academic papers and reports• Gives interviews on behalf of the agency to local media outlets• Attends public events to increase awareness about the organization and its health inequity work

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

• Collects stories of people struggling with access to care and prepares them for publication• Conducts research for fact sheets and other written materials produced by the organization• Writes fact sheets and calls for submission• Proofreads and edits written materials, such as newsletters• Gives interviews on behalf of the agency to local media outlets• Attends public events to increase awareness about the organization and its health inequity work

Richmond, Virginia

Edited approximately eight stories per month for the national publication

Chicago, Illinois, United States

● Wrote two articles for each of the four annual Quality Matters newsletters, focusing on home and community-based services ● Designed, conducted and published two interviews for each of the four newsletters

Belmont University course list included Third-Year Writing: Communication and Integration in Disability Studies, a service-learning oriented writing course that was comprised of volunteering and interviewing; Bridges to Belmont, an orientation program for first-generation college students; study-abroad courses taught online; and A Writer’s Notebook, a freshman writing course; In addition, Lyons tutored in the writing center of the university

Greater Nashville Area, Tn

● Demonstrated strong editing skills through editing Health Plan Data and Analysis (HPDA) news about managed health care for clarity and grammar● Further developed editing practice by honing other nationwide news about the managed-care business landscape● During open-enrollment periods, aided the data team in tracking information related to benefit plans for the upcoming year to assist industry leaders and reporters as they analyzed managed-care trends for consumers and stakeholders

Greater Nashville Area, Tn

● Acquired skills with databases by curating Metromix, a database of community resources and events that provided online news consumers with updated information on events and venues● Gave editorial assistance on special magazines and databases, like the summer camp guide and other seasonal resources, which allow readers to plan ahead as they prepare for special events● Gained reporting skills as a general-assignment reporter for the news desk, including writing obituaries and proofreading death notices; tracking crime; writing local news stories and monitoring the website

Mfa, Nonfiction

B.S., Journalism/English

Activities and Societies: The Belmont Vision, The Belmont Literary Journal, Tower Team orientation leaderI was editor in chief.