Experience

Various online and print publications

• Writing and Editing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Freelance writer

  • Jul 2014 - Present

  Subject matter and assignments range from travel pieces for our local CVB, Explore Licking County, to profiles for the Newark campus of Ohio State University and Central Ohio Technical College. Subject matter and assignments range from travel pieces for our local CVB, Explore Licking County, to profiles for the Newark campus of Ohio State University and Central Ohio Technical College.



Media Network of Central Ohio

• Lifestyle columnist

  • Apr 2017 - Present

  Write Abbey's Road, a weekly "slice-of-life" column about life as a Millennial mom.

• Bargain Advocate columnist

  • Sep 2011 - Apr 2017

  Write a weekly column about practical ways to save money and live frugally.

• Features Editor

  • Oct 2012 - Apr 2013

  Plan and edit entertainment and lifestyle content for the newspapers and websites of five south sites in the Media Network of Central Ohio, including Newark, Lancaster, Zanesville, Coshocton and Chillicothe.



Licking County Proud magazine

• Newark, OH

• Editor

  • Jul 2013 - Present

  Plan, assign stories and edit annual Licking County Chamber of Commerce publication. Plan, assign stories and edit annual Licking County Chamber of Commerce publication.



TourismOhio

• Freelance Blogger

  • Aug 2011 - Dec 2018

  Write monthly blog posts complete with photos for TourismOhio's blog, discoveringohio.com, introducing readers to various destinations in the Buckeye State. Write monthly blog posts complete with photos for TourismOhio's blog, discoveringohio.com, introducing readers to various destinations in the Buckeye State.



Newark Advocate

• Features Reporter

  • Oct 2009 - Dec 2012

  Brainstorm and write feature stories that put a face on and give a voice to the people of our community. Everyone has a story to tell; I tell them in an accurate and engaging way. Brainstorm and write feature stories that put a face on and give a voice to the people of our community. Everyone has a story to tell; I tell them in an accurate and engaging way.



Newark Advocate

• Night G.A. Reporter

  • Aug 2007 - Aug 2009

  Cover community events and car accidents, success stories and failures, trends and breaches thereof, an occasional fire and even some football. Cover community events and car accidents, success stories and failures, trends and breaches thereof, an occasional fire and even some football.



Lafayette Journal & Courier

• Reporting Intern

  • May 2007 - Aug 2007

  General assignment reporter drumming up ideas and covering stories in West Lafayette, IN. General assignment reporter drumming up ideas and covering stories in West Lafayette, IN.



Daily Kent Stater

• Features Editor

  • Jan 2007 - May 2007

  Plan, assign and edit feature stories to run on a daily basis. Plan, assign and edit feature stories to run on a daily basis.