PROFESSIONAL PROFILE: · Seasoned professional with more than five years of experience in the publishing industry. · Goal-driven performer who aims for excellence while remaining flexible, upbeat and energetic. · Award-winning writer of features, news stories and blog posts. · Skilled researcher and editor. Experience in print and electronic mediums.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE: ♦ Writing and editing ♦ Supervising staff ♦ Recruiting freelance work ♦ Interviewing and reporting ♦ Layout and design ♦ Training new staff
RELATED EXPERIENCE: Merion Publications, Inc. King of Prussia, PA Associate Editor 2007-2009
Summary: · Responsible for the development and copyediting of a national, bi-weekly print publication, ADVANCE for Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants, which was distributed to more than 93,000 professionals and senior students. General duties included proofreading and editing, writing articles for both the Web and the magazine, recruiting writers for articles and representing the company at national conferences, job fairs and meetings. Key Accomplishments: · Promoted from assistant editor to associate editor for excellent work performance. · Won an APEX Award of Excellence and a Merion Quarterly Writing Award for two feature stories.
Northeast Times Philadelphia, PA Staff Writer 2006-2007
· Covered education, politics, crime and features each week, writing breaking and enterprise stories. · Performed copyediting and some photography.
Northeast News Gleaner Philadelphia, PA Staff Writer 2004-2006
· Reported on community news and features and managed a section called “Sound Off,” which investigated quality-of-life issues.
Bachelor of Arts in English; La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA, May 2004
Merion Quarterly Writing Awards September 2008 Runner up for “Gaitway to Recovery,” a story about a rare neurological syndrome that appeared in the May 19, 2008 issue of ADVANCE for Physical Therapists. Read the story here.
APEX Award of Excellence, Medical Writing July
2008
Winning entry was "Bouncing Back for Beijing," a story about an
aspiring Olympic gymnast rehabbing from a knee injury that appeared in ADVANCE on January 21, 2008. Story can be read here.
Teen People's Life Can Be Tough Essay Contest April 2002 Won the grand prize for my essay Unbreakable Bond, which was published in Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul.
