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Services

  • What's Your Project?

    $50/hr Starting at $200 Ongoing

    Dedicated Resource

    Case studies and college-alumni articles, web content, speeches or ghostwriting...I'll create compelling content for your important goals. Do you prefer a writer with lots of business experience? Extensive...

    Annual ReportsArticle EditingArticle WritingBloggingBusiness Development
  • Your speech can knock their SOCKS off!

    $100/hr Starting at $1K Ongoing

    Dedicated Resource

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    Speech WritingSpeeches
  • Web Content: don't try this at home

    $50/hr Starting at $200 Ongoing

    Dedicated Resource

    Do you know the most common errors of writing web content? I do. You want your web content to captivate whoever lands on your page, make them want to click through. Here's a truth: the fewer the words,...

    Blog MarketingCopy EditingCopywritingMarketingProject Management
  • Case studies: Best.Advertising.Ever.

    $100/hr Starting at $1K Ongoing

    Dedicated Resource

    A great case study is an incredibly powerful marketing and sales tool that tells a story about your business. I've done consulting for hundreds of businesses. Every one has a unique story. Let me bring...

    AdvertisingArticle WritingBusiness DevelopmentBusiness MediaCase Studies
  • Proofreading and Line Editing

    $60/hr Starting at $120 Ongoing

    Dedicated Resource

    Ah, line editing! Correct grammar, punctuation, spelling, elimination of run-on sentences and repetitive phrasing...proofreading is a cornucopia of wonderfully exciting stuff that makes the difference...

    Academic EditingAPA StyleArticle EditingAssociated Press (AP) StyleBook Editing

About

so many words, so few great ones: get the best for your project

FREELANCE WRITING
Professional freelance writer able to work across a wide variety of topics. Recent projects:
• Speech to Russian and Azerbaijan Green Building Councils
• Speech to South African Council of Shopping Centers
• Article on alumni entrepreneurs for US college
• Article on sickle-cell anemia for Red Cross’ Immunohematology journal
• Web content for design and branding company

DEVELOPMENT
Director of the Annual Fund for Oldfields School, with responsibility for all aspects of strategic program design, planning, alumni magazine, donor communications, materials, and campus events presence.

• Built Asian parent giving to 50% participation and increased giving from $500 to over $25,000
by designing a culturally-sensitive international donor program
• Exceeded 2012-13 goal by 9% by revitalizing and branding annual giving program


CORPORATE/TECHNICAL
Partner and project manager at Gateway Technical Services clients for business development, contact management databases, incident handling databases, employee productivity. Wrote award-winning entries for IBM ‘Mark of Quality’ competitions, value propositions, RFP/RFQs and technical training manuals. Proficient in marketing, sales management, software customization, implementation management, training, support. Oversaw corporate finances and implemented cross-tested 401k plan.

EDUCATION
Swarthmore College ‘79, BA Biology, Studio Arts minor
Rice University, exchange program


INTERESTS
Solar energy, history, art, architecture, antiques, anthropology, stone wall construction, universal constants, evolution of almost anything…nearly any topic except automotive repair.

Hiking, yoga, bicycling, little bit of rock climbing, and I still dream of skating on a hockey team again…

Work Terms

Flexible

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