Experience

Freelance Writer & Editor

• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Freelance Writer & Editor

  • Jan 2021 - Present



Orlando Magazine

• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Editor

  • Jul 2012 - Dec 2020

• Managing Editor

  • Apr 2009 - Jul 2012



Self-Employed

• Professional Writer and Editor

  • Jun 2007 - Apr 2009

  Wrote feelance articles on travel, arts, business and community for magazines, including Delta Sky, Travel & Leisure, Texture and Winter Park. Wrote feelance articles on travel, arts, business and community for magazines, including Delta Sky, Travel & Leisure, Texture and Winter Park.



Orlando Sentinel

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Lifestyle editor

  • 2000 - 2007

  Directed content for daily Good Living section, guiding nine reporters in writing people profiles, as well as features in the areas of travel, outdoor/nature activities, health and fitness, relationships, fashion, trends and consumer issues.• Increased readership of the Good Living section through a daily mix of narrative profiles, light and serious trend pieces and consumer-friendly stories. • Worked with numerous organizations to gain placement of stories and profiles related to their efforts.• Worked with multimedia department in creating online presentations for print stories in my section.• Mobilized features department for breaking news and follow-up stories to hurricanes, 9/11 tragedy, explosion of shuttle. • Created and coordinated “Life in Short’’ feature, in which readers wrote essays about a significant moment in their lives.• Created and co-chaired Hispanic Community Advisory Committee, a group of Hispanic readers who advised the paper on improving content.

• Arts & Entertainment Editor

  • 1992 - 2000

  Directed a staff of 15 critics and editors in writing features and reviews in the areas of movies, television, theater, popular and classical music, tourist activities, online offerings and youth content.• Launched a series of columns by the theater critic on the need for a theater district in Orlando. Involved a variety of theater groups in a series of community meetings at the Sentinel, which led to creation of the Central Florida Theatre Alliance. • Launched local entertainment component of Orlando Sentinel Online, providing extensive local content for the newspaper’s first venture onto the Web.• Produced annual Season Preview section, a comprehensive look at upcoming offerings on the local and national arts/entertainment scene.• Directed coverage of local youth issues through Rave, a section written by high school students. The section placed in the top three of Best Youth Sections in the country for three years.

• Deputy Metro Editor

  • 1987 - 1992