Professional Qualifications

• Hundreds of articles published in respected magazines and newspapers

• Excellent editing, writing and research skills

• Proficient with publication design and layout using Adobe Pagemaker

Work Experience

FREELANCE REPORTER/ EDITOR

Self employed, Orlando, FL 1/91-present

• Stringer—The New York Times, Associated Press

• Supervisor for Southeast Region and Reporter, Part-time

—Courthouse News Service, Los Angeles, (4/03-present)

• Book ghostwriter and proofreader

• Writer and editor of business and marketing literature for Web and print

• Articles published in numerous magazines/ newspapers covering various industries:

Media/ Marketing: DMNews, iMarketing News, Advertising Age, Electronic Media, American Demographics, Brand Marketing, Sales & Marketing Strategies & News, Editor & Publisher

General/ Celebrity: The New York Times, USA Today, Tampa Tribune

Hospitality: Contributing Editor, Hotel & Motel Management

Computer/ Technology: The New York Times, Internet Retailer, iMarketing News, IT Professional, TV Technology, Computer, Electronic Retailing, NetProfits, Interactivity

Retail: Retail Technology, Supermarket News, Progressive Grocer, Executive Technology, Mass Market Retailer, Menswear Retailing, Footwear News

Medical: Drug Topics, Pharmacy Times, Hospital Pharmacist Report, ObGyn News, Total Health

Food Business: FoodService Director, Food & Beverage Business, Snack Professional, Fancy Food

Agriculture: The Packer, The Grower, AgriFinance, Progressive Farmer, Western Producer

SENIOR EDITOR

Part-time, Hotline Printing and Publishing, Altamonte Springs, FL 9/91-present

• Senior Editor of Organic Food Business News

• Responsible for research, writing and editing, covering a specialized industry

• Responsible for newsletter design and layout

CONTRIBUTING EDITOR

iMarketing News, Courtenay Communications, New York, NY 12/00-5/02

• Responsible for finding front page news and article ideas on specific marketing and retail beats

• Coordinate columnist contributions for special reports

MEDIA RELATIONS REPRESENTATIVE

University of North Dakota-Williston 1/92-5/93

- Represented the university in weekly radio program

- Generated information for weekly television spots and newspaper columns

- Prepared press releases and shot photographs for university’s catalog

- Organized press conferences and other media events.

TELEVISION NEWS — INTERN

KUMV-TV, Williston, ND Summer 1992, Spring 1993

Wrote and edited scripts for broadcast and assisted in filming and editing news packages. Operated camera during evening news program.

EDUCATION

• Associate of Arts degree — University of North Dakota-Williston

• Williston High School — 1990

• Television Production — Seminole Community College — Spring 1996

-Developed and edited music video

-Developed and edited television documentary

References available upon request