Writing
- Write about the arts for numerous publications, including the Lansing State Journal, Encore Michigan, Between the Lines, Entertainer!, The Santa Monica Argonaut, The Pasadena Weekly, Lovin’ Life in Tucson, Dramatis and many, many more!
- Customized training materials for private clubs, gaming establishments, military, spas, resorts and food service operations
- Wrote textbook chapters
- Wrote and designed website articles and curriculum focusing on education for at-risk families including how-to articles, real-life stories, quizzes, and other electronic resources for EduGuide. Optimized existing articles for search engines
- Co-wrote two textbooks, a nine workbook supervisory training program, and a collection of case studies for the International SPA Association.
Interviewing
- Interview sources for journalism articles.
- Interview business people in the hospitality industry.
- Interview artists, dancers, singers, actors, directors and everyone else with any connection to the arts.
Editing
- Edit education policy research reports for EPIC at Michigan State University.
- Edit textbooks and training materials for the hospitality industry.
- Edited textbook for the parks and recreation industry.
Social Media and Web Writing and Management
- Act as social media manager for Eastminster Presbyterian Church and Calvary Lutheran Church, developing and maintaining strategies to choose media, manage posting, and track goal achievement. Create and maintain weekly e-newsletter. Update websites and create content.
- Compose blog entries, phone scripts, website copy for the National Restaurant Association, the American Hotel & Lodging, National Registry, CHART and more.
- Content writer for Demand Media Studio on a variety of topics from financial management to performing arts.
- Publisher, producer, and owner of Book Help Web, creating more than 500 author profiles, book reviews and exclusive author interviews with such writers as Janet Evanovich, Jodi Picoult, George R.R. Martin, David McCullough, and Alan Alda.
- Served as a Category Lead for Epinions.com, a subsidiary of Ebay.com.
- Contributed as a founding blogger of “Flyover: Art from the American Outback” at Arts Journal.com.
Project Management
- Designed and wrote 14-volume, two-year mentoring program for assistant managers for Club Managers Association of America. Presented mentoring program at international conference.
- Oversaw the design and implementation of a national school-to-work program. Collaborated with allied national non-profit associations, the Department of Education and the Department of Labor.
- Achieved certification for the Educational Institute of AH&LA’s alcohol server training program in 46 states. Visited with compliance officers, wrote customized training supplements, established in-house policies and gave expert feedback on ongoing state legislation.
- Provided lesson plan and instructional design support for drama lessons for classes at Montessori Children’s House.