Boulder-based writer focused on health and wellness, disabilities, and inspirational profiles.
I am a Colorado-based writer with over 25 years of experience specializing in health and wellness, medicine, disabilities, seniors, and inspirational profiles. I have written hundreds of articles for national and local magazines, trade journals, websites, and newspapers and am the author of books on adaptive skiing for disabilities and journal writing. I am also a licensed physical and massage therapist and certified yoga teacher.
In my free time, I enjoy hiking, skiing, and camping in the Colorado Rockies, and traveling throughout the United States and abroad.
Freelance credits include:
Advance for Physical Therapists and PTA’s
Advance for Occupational Therapy
Bicycling
Brain & Life
Delicious! Magazine
Disaboom.com
eMedicine
FitYoga
Health Perch
InMotion Magazine
Juneau Empire
Loveland Daily Reporter-Herald
Kripalu.org
New Mobility
Neurology Now
Perform
Physical Therapy Magazine
Physique Smart
Writing employment history:
Senior Editor, Shambhala Mountain Center, Boulder, CO – April 2008 to June 2009
Wrote, edited and proofread content for biannual catalog, advertisements, e-zines, posters, and fliers.
Marketing and Communications Associate, Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health, Lenox, MA – June 2004 to August 2007
During a year-long residential work/study program focused on yoga “on and off the mat”, wrote, edited, and proofread a variety of publications, including program guides, Web site content, advertisements, brochures, bi-annual reports, professional school materials, and feature stories for monthly e-zine. July 2005 to August 2007 served as a freelancer.
Senior Writer, TAC Worldwide Companies, Boulder, CO – 2002 to 2003
Contract writer for IBM Printing Systems Division. Responsible for researching and writing weekly feature stories for employee Web site, product news, profiles, senior management letters, executive bios, and related correspondence. Served as department photographer for feature stories.
Publications Specialist, Tapestry Health, Northampton, MA – 1999 to 2001
Managed the concept, design, and production of publications for nonprofit healthcare provider including newsletters, annual reports, invitations, brochures, advertisements, stationery, and business cards. Produced publications and other visual materials using desktop publishing and graphic design computer software, scanners, and employed service bureaus as appropriate. Performed layout, wrote, and edited content of monthly newsletter.
Education
Certified 500-hour Kripalu Yoga instructor – 2004
Landmark Education Curriculum for Living – 1998
University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
Master’s in journalism and mass communication – 1997
Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, PA
Master’s in physical therapy – 1986
Colby College, Waterville, ME
Bachelor of Arts, biology – 1980