Professional writer, editor, graphic designer. Magna cum laude graduate
with English/Journalism degree. Worked as newspaper and magazine
writer, editor, and designer for a dozen years. Self-employed for past
20 years as writer and designer. Also director of a mental health
advocacy nonprofit.
As a reporter, I learned the skills needed to become an instant expert
on any topic at a moment's notice, convey complex topics to the public
in an understandable and engaging way, and do so on the strictest of
deadlines.
As a professional editor, I learned to cut the waste and rewrite the
phrases that diminish the power of my own and other writers' works. My
design career began laying out both news and feature pages for
newspapers and magazines.
For the past 20 years, I have used these skills to provide organizations
with a wide variety of writing, design and marketing needs. I have also
used them as my primary tool in advocating for individuals with mental
health diagnoses.