Client List

  • San Francisco Museum and Historical Society
  • Oncology Business Review
  • Red Bricks Media
  • San Francisco Academy of Art University
  • MyNewPlace.com
  • Bronze Horseman
  • Pacific Coast Feather
  • Balsam Hill
  • CC Africa
  • Laparoscopic Associates of San Francisco
  • Line Architecture
  • Charleston Magazine
  • Prudential Real Estate
  • Middleton Place
  • Genentech
  • Old Navy

Education

College of Charleston
Charleston, South Carolina
1998 Graduate - BA English
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, Scotland
January - June 1997
University of South Carolina Honors College
Columbia, South Carolina
1994 - 1995
Foxcroft School
Middleburg, Virginia
1990 - 1994

Skills

  • Computer: Macintosh/IBM: Microsoft Office, Quark, Adobe PhotoShop, Adobe PageMaker, Adobe InDesign
  • Writing: magazine, newspaper, radio, web copy, copywriting and editing, web optimization, humor, grant writing, op-ed, process education documents, speech writing, press release, blogs
  • Markets: health and healthcare, business, weddings, food, wine and entertaining, healthcare technology, travel, non profit
  • Event Planning: booking photographers, musicians, guest speakers, catering and location, guest lists, invitations, theme planning
  • General Interests: fox hunting, horseback riding, rock climbing, sailing, gourmet cooking, blogging, travel, wilderness survival, reading, writing, photography, surfing, distance running

Employment

Freelance Writer
September 2002- present
Contribute articles to Charleston Magazine, Charleston Weddings magazine, Charleston Home, Skirt! magazine, Cooper River Bridge Run magazine, Roper House Calls magazine and Wild Dunes’ Island Memories magazine; web optimization, copywriting and press releases for Red Bricks Media, San Francisco; content writer for Line Architecture and capital campaign for San Francisco History Museum; contributing writer/editor for Southeastern Garden & Gun magazine; copywriting and editing for Sausalito Oncology Business Review and daily newsletter; brochure copy and design for Charleston Waterways; Charleston bed and breakfast website copy and marketing campaign; newsletter for Prudential Carolina Real Estate.
Manager of Public Relations, Benefitfocus.com, Inc.—Charleston, SC
March 2005- September 2006
Interviewed, wrote and distributed press releases for international benefits software company; created marketing and sales materials; submitted speaking proposals for various conferences; pitched stories and arranged interviews with national publications, trade magazines, electronic news sources and radio media; wrote content for corporate website; planned events and promotions; researched and wrote various healthcare industry white papers; wrote case studies; created presentations for use by chief executives in sales proposals; submitted awards proposals.
Staff Reporter, Charleston Regional Business Journal—Charleston, SC
March 2003- March 2005
Editorial writer for local bi-weekly business newspaper; beats included: environment, law, retail, agriculture, biotechnology/health, entrepreneurship, technology and residential real estate; contributed to in-house special supplements, including Charleston Time (lifestyle section), the Charleston Event Planning Guide, and the Health and Wellness Guide; updated new issues to www.charlestonbusiness.com.
Assistant Editor (contracted), Nature Works—Nelspruit, South Africa
March 2002- September 2002
Assisted nationally-recognized nature author, photographer and illustrator; performed writing, research, speech writing, editing, graphic design and website maintenance functions; wrote and designed newsletters; edited EcoJournal IV, a publication of the five star eco-tourism company, Conservation Corporation Africa (www.ccafrica.com); copy-edited Mark Nolting’s adventure travel guide, Africa's Top Wildlife Countries, Sixth Edition.