Lauren C. Williams Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

I write about all things military tech from cyber to drones and everything in between. Curator of the Defense Systems newsletter.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Covering the DOD, cybersecurity, and government IT. Curating and editing a weekly defense newsletter.

Washington, D.C.

Reported on tech culture and social policy with a keen interest in privacy, cybersecurity and national security.

Gaithersburg, Md.

⬝ Edited, reported and proofed up to 5,000 words for a bi-weekly and weekly eight-paged B2B newsletters. ⬝ Won second place honors for instructional reporting from the Specialized Information Publishing Association in 2012. ⬝ Developed breaking news and feature length articles from research, legislative and regulatory material regarding Medicare Part B and private insurance payment, medical coding and billing for a large, non-technical physician-based audience. ⬝ Constructed HTML emails, maintain social media accounts (Twitter, Facebook, etc.), blog, organize and host online classes (webinars), develop educational business products for physicians, general public, health care professionals, clinicians, researchers, advocacy groups, consultants, attorneys, members of federal, state and local government, and other media. ⬝ Developed content for and edit books published by subsidiary company DecisionHealth. ⬝ Established production schedules, editorial calendar, deadlines, and story order for two publications. ⬝ Managed, assigned and edited freelancer and contributor stories. ⬝ Composed marketing copy for webinars and products. Collaborate with marketers and designers on original graphics, ads.

Greater Seattle Area

Reported from the metro desk on local crime and breaking news as an intern in Seattle and its surrounding suburbs.

Maryland

Frequently reported on community events including town meetings and community celebrations in Prince George's County.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Covered the Maryland congressional delegation and health related topics as part of a university-run wire service with more than 74 clients. Also, reported on and photographed news and events from the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn. with a clear Maryland focus.

Rockville, Md.

Updated website, assisted staff with consumer market research, created emails and online survey reports.

Covered local events and community news in Silver Spring and Takoma Park, Md.

Wrote for the department newsletter, researched and collected data for class curricula, performed secretarial duties.

Reported on local events in Prince George's County, Md.

Updated and processed contractor requests for wage determinations; performed secretarial duties.

Wrote articles with student-friendly tips on healthful eating for the university's first fashion magazine, a biannual publication.

Reported and edited articles on campus events for this club for science majors. Created the layout and design of the biannual newsletter that was distributed to members and parents.

Conducted research, mainly gene extraction, on the plant Arabidopsis and performed general lab technician duties.

Video Journalism

Master Of Journalism, Journalism With A Concentration In Public Affairs Reporting

Master'S Degree, Journalism

Bachelor Of Science, Dietetics

Activities and Societies: American Dietetic Association, UD Women's Rowing, NUCLEUS Newsletter, Nutrition and Dietetics Club

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Dietetics/Dietitian