Write blog posts giving tips to single people over the age of 50. Recent posts include how to write a profile and choose photos for online dating sites and whether a Catholic can find love on secular dating sites such as Match.com. https://medium.com/@LisaGemini

* Researched, wrote and edited articles for American Cancer Society Triumph magazine, two university alumni magazines, health care websites and Associated Press newspapers. Topics included binge drinking, cancer research and survivorship, oral health and jazz.* Collaborated with CEOs, church leaders and students on their book projects.* Consulted with nonprofit organizations about media relations, writing and editing, press releases, social media, branding and fundraising.* Interacted daily with a loyal following on Twitter, Facebook and Linkedin to publicize news. Twitter followers number 4,000-plus and Linkedin connections total more than 1,300.

* Interviewed children, parents, neighbors, relatives, guidance counselors and others about allegations of sexual, physical and verbal abuse and neglect to assess whether the children should be removed from their homes or their parents should receive counseling and other services.* Working with supervisors, referred parents to mental health counselors, physicians, drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs and similar services. * Performed home studies to place children in relative care, worked with placement staff to obtain foster care, and wrote predisposition studies and probable cause statements to convince attorneys and judges of the need to shelter children in immediate danger.

Editor, 2000–03 * Researched, assigned and wrote stories, edited copy, laid out all 12 pages and oversaw production of the employee newsletter for 6,000. * Handled multiple on-deadline tasks, writing stories while editing articles. * Organized and budgeted for 20 on-campus events.* Assisted University Relations team with creating and publishing new branding materials.* Proofread the employee/student directory, alumni magazine and hundreds of other publications.Media Relations Coordinator, 1996–2000 * Wrote hundreds of news releases and pitched stories to national and international media. Produced the most hits of the five coordinators.* Biggest hits included an MSNBC all-day broadcast about the 2000 presidential election and stories in Self magazine and The New York Times.Editor, 1993–96* Assigned stories, wrote at least six stories per issue, designed pages and oversaw production for the faculty/staff newsletter. * As alumni editor of USF Magazine, wrote or assigned three to four alumni profiles per issue and oversaw all writing and editing of 16 pages.

Wrote three error-free columns per week about the Temple Terrace area and unincorporated Hillsborough County. Shot photos and filled in for metro page reporters. Wrote profiles about a very intelligent Playboy bunny and a man who was held captive in a Japanese POW camp during World War II.

Used the PC to create business proposals for accountants to gain new customers. Learned MS/DOS and graphics programs. Edited and proofread the company newsletter and all client proposals.