Non-Fiction
Thousands of articles and blogs published in print and online
Journalism
Old-school journalism experience with SEO expertise and an entrepreneurial mindset
• Newspaper staff reporter with previous beats covering: crime, courts, local government, politics, education, features, restaurants, and investigative reporting
• National and state awards for: breaking news, personality profile, education reporting, politics, investigative reporting
• Deep experience developing sources, assessing story leads, pitching ideas, researching , reporting, and executing award-winning stories on deadline and long-form projects
• Thousands of articles published in print and online at the Los Angeles Times, Palm Beach Post, Lincoln Journal Star, Arkansas Democrat Gazette, and Greeley Tribune
• Outstanding and experienced deadline performer
• Experience interviewing famous celebrities, politicians and business people, including: Nancy Pelosi, Donald Trump, John Kerrey, Stephen Ross, Tim Russert, and more.
• Extensive network of local and national freelancers
• Blogging experience in the areas of real estate, media, and tech
• Lifelong passion for storytelling with experience telling stories for non-fiction, fiction, drama, sales, and marketing
• Extensive post-graduate study in writing
• Process-oriented writing approach that produces efficient creativity and consistency
• Skilled copy editor with excellent spelling and grammar and a knack for clear, concise copy
• Adept at making complex or technical information readable and understandable
• Experience at developing info graphics
• Excellent headline and caption writer
• Juggled short- and long-term editorial calendars
• Dependable, initiative-taking and results-driven
• Old school grit combined with 21st Century sensitivity
• Emotionally intelligent and able to take direction or criticism
• Ability to cold-call or knock on doors
Features
Education Issue Feature
- A small Nebraska town fights to keep its high school from closing amid a wave of consolidation.
- Winner, Outstanding Article of the Year, National Association of Secondary School Principals
Political Feature
- Newly elected West Palm Beach Mayor Lois Frankel lobbies for funding in Washington D.C.
- Finalist, Sunshine State Award, SPJ
True Crime Feature
- A mysterious unsolved murder gets a new look when new evidence arises.
Political Profile
- Former governor tries to put the past behind him in his run for the U.S. Senate.
Local Government Feature
- Quirky rural community in Palm Beach County, Fla., tries becoming a town to keep its country feel
Deadline Obituary
- Obituary for one of the most-iconic athletes in American history, Joe DiMaggio.
Investigations
Political Corruption
- After weeks of tracking illegal contributions to a Palm Beach County Commissioner and the votes they bought, I confronted the official with my findings. Knowing she was caught, she agreed to return the contributions.
- McCarty was subsequently sentenced to 3-1/2 years in prison for similar corruption.
- This story was the first significant domino in what eventually became a corruption scandal engulfing several county commissioners.
- McCarty was eventually pardoned for her crimes by President Donald Trump
Police Corruption
- Trapped between the powerful police union and the politicians they helped elect, city administrators tipped me off to an overtime scandal, which was bloating pensions.
- Through document requests, budget analysis, and cagey interviewing, I documented the problem which led newly elected politicians to push for reform.
Consumer Investigation
- Story generated from observing dangerous trucks and digging into the dangers and lax regulation.
Government Waste
- Tipped off by a source, I documented and contextualized the city's practice of giving top officials absolutely free health care with no co-pays or deductibles at considerable expense to taxpayers.
Business Exposé
- Tipped off by a source, I documented the inexperience of the leading firm vying to land a lucrative contract to develop a government-supported convention center hotel.
Public Safety Investigation
- Neglect by a road crew contributes to a motorist's death
Blogging
RECENT ENTERTAINMENT BLOG
RECENT REAL ESTATE BLOG
- Client had rejected two previous versions by other writers but loved this version I rewrote from scratch
Previous Real Estate Blog
- One of the first serious real estate agent blogs in Southern California
- Produced newspaper, magazine and TV exposure -- and clients
- Named one of the best at the time by The Los Angeles Times
Previous Tech Blog
- Wrote daily digest blogs for several tech companies, including Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, and Google.
