Experience

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  Sonoma Road Strategies

  • Co-Founder And Principal
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  Sonoma Road Strategies LLC

  • Co-founder and Principal

    • Jan 2021 - Present

    Writing, editing and organizational services, specializing in clear explanations of complex subjects

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  Sonoma Road Strategies

  • Founder

    • Jan 2014 - Present

    Communications, organization and strategy to help you get your message across. Writing, multi-media, social media and public speaking.

  • Founder and Principal

    • Jan 2014 - Present

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  World Resources Institute

  • Editorial Manager

    • May 2014 - Oct 2020

    Responsible for editorial content at the world's top environmental think tank, including op-eds, blogs, internal communications, the annual report and other materials. Set standards for editorial products and train colleagues in colloquial writing and editing.

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  Thomson Reuters

  • Canada
  • Software Development
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Environment Correspondent

    • 2006 - Dec 2013

    As Environment Correspondent, I wrote about climate change, biodiversity, sustainability and other environmental issues. I also worked with the Thomson Reuters Sustainability site, which offers global perspective for businesses on the latest trends in corporate social responsibility.

  • Correspondent

    • 1986 - 2006

    Writer and Editor, starting in New York City and Washington DC. Covered presidential and congressional politics, science and health, astronomy and NASA. Based at the Pentagon after the 911 attacks, traveled to Saudi Arabia to cover the start of the first Gulf War. Experience writing about the White House, the State Department, the Defense Department and Capitol Hill.

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  The NewsGuild of New York

  • Unit Chair, Thomson Reuters

    • Jul 2007 - Oct 2013

    As the Newsguild (formerly the Newspaper Guild) Unit Chair at Thomson Reuters, I represent more than 400 colleagues across the United States, helping to negotiate a labor contract worth more than $11 million and working to defend them in disputes with the company.

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  The Associated Press

  • New York City and Indianapolis

  • Newswoman

    • Nov 1979 - Jul 1986
    • New York City and Indianapolis
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  Newsweek Television

  • San Francisco Bay Area

  • Field Producer

    • Sep 1977 - Apr 1979
    • San Francisco Bay Area

    Worked with two-person video crew to produce short news features for syndication