I am a professional communicator and former journalist with excellent research, writing, and editing skills, as well as extensive digital publishing experience and an ability to quickly produce results under tight deadlines and tight budgets. I am known for building positive relationships with internal and external partners, whether in a newsroom, a nonprofit, or a higher education setting. I am proficient with a wide variety of tools and platforms, including WordPress, Ingeniux, Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Salesforce/Pardot, Constant Contact, MyEmma, SiteImprove, and Asana. See my full resume on LinkedIn.

Franklin Cummings Tech Student Profiles

I interviewed students and alumni to gather stories of ways the college has set them up for success or improved their career options. Here are a few examples:

• Monique Nolberto: Monique Nolberto says her best moment at Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology was the day she was accepted into the Construction Management program. Suddenly, a world of possibilities opened up for the single mom who is originally from Belize. 

• Benjamin Guerra-Murga: Currently in the second year of a four-year apprenticeship with the Carpenters Union, Benjamin Guerra-Murga hopes to eventually become a leader in the construction industry. 

• Cynthia Cortez Kamishlian: At first, Cynthia Cortez Kamishlian just wanted to gain an edge for her hobby racing cars on the Lemons car racing circuit. Lemons—a pun based on the prestigious Le Mans racing series—is an endurance car racing series for $500 cars. 

• Peter Haubrich: Peter Haubrich’s job is to set up and maintain the technology systems that hospitals and other healthcare providers rely on to securely access and share patient data. 

As part of the marketing team at Wheelock College, I created a wide variety of print and digital content that told engaging stories and reinforced the college's distinctive brand. Wheelock's award-winning brand centered on the question posed in the above website banner: "Are you tough enough to inspire a world of good?"

Example 1: Nonprofit Leadership Masters' Degree Program

This graduate program was designed to give social workers and nonprofit professionals the management skills needed to take on leadership roles and boost their impact. Here are some of the materials I created to promote the program:

• I wrote and designed this flier featuring testimonials from program graduates.

• I wrote this news item about the program's impact in Boston's Mattapan neighborhood.

• I wrote this blog post, which drove visitors to a video we produced about the program.

Example 2: International Service Learning Program

Wheelock's unique international service learning program combined classroom learning with immersive, two-week international service projects. The program resonated with our socially active current and prospective students. Here are some materials I created to showcase the program:

• I wrote the text, supplied photos, and worked with an outside designer to create this graphic for the inside cover of Wheelock's Commencement program. 

• I wrote these Admissions emails to accepted students and their parents, which showcased one student's service learning experience.

• I worked with our staff videographer to cast and publish several service learning-focused videos, like this one.

• I edited this blog post submitted by students about their service in Belfast, then promoted it through this Facebook post and other channels.

Graphics Projects

Here are some examples of Wheelock materials I created using Adobe InDesign/Photoshop:

• Goodnight Wheelock (children's book illustrated and written by fellow Wheelock staffers)

• March Is Social Work Month Program (for Social Work Department)

• Student Employment Rates Graphic (for Career Services office)

• Open House Invitation Postcard (for Undergraduate Admissions office)

More Writing Samples

Here are a few other examples of materials I wrote at Wheelock:

• Wheelock Celebrates Final Commencement (news item)

• Wheelock Geometry Class Explores Gerrymandering (blog post)

• Prestigious Internship for Comm Student (news item)

• Wheelock Professor Diane E. Levin Publishes Report on Education Mandates (news item)

• Wheelock Professor Lenette Azzi Lessing Wins Fulbright Funding (news item)

During my journalism career, I was a daily business reporter for the Boston Herald, a weekly reporter for the Boston Business Journal (and its sister publication Boston Business magazine), and editor of Herald Interactive's Jobfind newspaper. I reported and wrote engaging, informative stories on deadline about a range of topics dictated by both current events and investigative projects. I am currently a regular contributor and weekend editor for TheStreet, a financial news organization geared toward investors.

Here are a few examples of my news reporting and writing:

• Full portfolio of deadline articles for TheStreet

• Singin' the Blues (Boston Herald news story that explained the potential downside of Blue Cross's takeover of Bay State Health Care)

• Working Through Cancer (Jobfind feature story that looked at how a cancer diagnosis affects workers and businesses)

• A Day in the Life of Norma Nathan (Boston Business Journal feature story about the Boston Herald's notorious gossip columnist)

• Marketplace Madness (Boston Business long-form magazine article that explored Boston's volatile residential real estate market and the people trying to make a living selling housing)

• Slow and Steady Wins the Race (Boston Business long-form magazine article that examined the forces behind Greater Boston's struggling commercial real estate market)

I worked with the nonprofit consulting firm The Bridgespan Group to create two robust online centers that offered a range of resources designed to help nonprofit chief financial officers and chief operating officers do their jobs better. In addition to writing articles about industry best practices and profiling innovative nonprofit leaders, I also edited articles written by Bridgespan consultants and ensured that all the content had a consistent voice and style.   

Here are a few of the Bridgespan pieces that I reported and wrote:

• Young Leaders: The Challenge of Developing Yourself (See on Bridgespan website)

• How to Talk About Finances So Non-Financial Folks Will Listen (See on Bridgespan website)

• Building a Talent Pipeline (See on Bridgespan website)

• Sid Johnston: Leveraging Political Savvy in a Nonprofit Career (See on Bridgespan website)

• Emily McCann: Navigating an Organization's Decision to Create the COO Position (See on Bridgespan website)

As a regular freelance contributor, I interviewed business leaders, academics, and management consultants to create content that showcased best business management practices and explained how to implement them in your own organization.

Here are some of the articles I reported and wrote:

• Competencies and What They Mean to You (Harvard Management Update newsletter)

• Strategic Planning: Why It's Not Just for Managers Anymore (Harvard Management Update newsletter)

• Using the Balanced Scorecard (Harvard Management Update newsletter)