First, you should know I love what I do. And appreciate that my work has reached tens of millions of readers.
As a freelance and consulting writer and editor, I enjoy health, relationship, personal finance, and lifestyle topics and have covered everything from dating advice to how to protect your hearing. My work has appeared in outlets from The Washington Post and Men’s Health to Eventbrite and Playboy, and I even contributed to U.S. News & World Report’s first ebook How to Live to 100. I’m also a contributing freelance writer for Business Insider, a consultant for other editorial projects, and a freelance contributing editor for Sisters From AARP—a weekly newsletter for black women.
Plus, I’m a coach and workshop presenter, with a focus on teaching people about wellness as well as editorial and business best practices.
I formerly served as a staff writer and editor for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Office of External Affairs. There I managed and developed digital content for consumer and professional audiences (including articles, blogs, social posts, and videos), specializing in content for women and people of color.
I also served as the senior editor of Capitol File magazine, where I directed print and online projects as deputy to the editor-in-chief—and was a TV news guest in between my interviews of celebrities and notables. Before that I was senior associate editor of AARP The Magazine, the largest circulation magazine in the world with 35 million readers, supervising editorial and social media projects on deadline and serving as a source for conference panels and media interviews.
Other professional skills to highlight? Yes. I’ve developed ad copy, social media and email marketing content, and press releases; done ghost writing; and provided strategic communications advice on national initiatives and activities. I’m also bilingual in English and Spanish, so I’ve reviewed translated content, too.
When I’m not in writing and editing wonderland, or offering writing coaching, I appreciate fashion (why is shoe shopping so tempting?), photography, and traveling near and far.
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