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Expertise
Media relations
Writing
Strategic planning
Donor relations
Shareholder relations
Community relations
Crisis/issues management
Internal/external corporate communications
Grant identification, writing
Web site development
Industries/Organizations Served
Nonprofit
Health care
Education
Manufacturing
Retail
Technology
Insurance/banking
Commercial real estate
Prior Professional Experience
Editorial manager for the Aegis Group, a publishing subsidiary of Lintas: Campbell-Ewald Advertising
Editor, Chevrolet-Pontiac-Canada Group’s (General Motor Corp.) monthly magazine.
Adjunct professor, Grand Valley State University, School of Communications
Freelance articles for The Chicago Tribune, The Grand Rapids Press, Grand Valley Magazine and numerous trade publications
Awards
Gold Quill Team Award, International Association of Business Communicators
Applegate Award, outstanding journalism senior, Michigan State University
American Society of Magazine Editors internship, Advertising Age, New York
Education
Michigan State University, E. Lansing, Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism | 