Experience

CPA Practice Advisor

• United States
• Accounting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Staff Writer

  • Jun 2022 - Present

  Isaac O’Bannon’s right-hand man. Isaac O’Bannon’s right-hand man.



Going Concern

• United States
• Accounting

• Writer

  • Nov 2017 - Jun 2022

  I write about crap that Caleb Newquist used to write about. I write about crap that Caleb Newquist used to write about.



AccountingWEB.com

• United States
• Accounting

• Staff Writer/Editor

  • Apr 2013 - Aug 2017

  • Wrote articles on various accounting- and tax-related topics, including new accounting and auditing standards, IRS news and regulations, American Institute of CPAs initiatives, and new tax legislation, as well as interview-based articles that featured insights from accounting and tax professionals. • Developed and maintained two weekly e-newsletters: one that focused strictly on taxation, and the other focused solely on accounting and auditing. • Oversaw a core group of weekly contributors and columnists, in which I assigned them articles, discussed ideas for content, and edited and published the articles they wrote. • Worked with the managing editor to develop monthly article topics for the editorial calendar. • From October 2016 to August 2017, maintained AccountingWEB’s social media platforms: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Google+. • Coordinated and edited a variety of AccountingWEB guides and white papers for accounting professionals. • Represented AccountingWEB at several industry conferences. Show less



Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA)

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Associate Editor, Newsletters & Forums

  • Feb 2011 - May 2012

  • Wrote and edited articles for three e-newsletters on innovative approaches hospitals use to improve quality of care and reduce costs. • Uploaded articles on the HFMA website and developed web pages for all three e-newsletters by using content management system software. • Designed four HFMA Forums e-newsletters once a month. • Lead and moderated discussions for each of the four Forums’ LinkedIn pages. • Proofread final pages for four HFMA print publications. • Wrote and edited articles for three e-newsletters on innovative approaches hospitals use to improve quality of care and reduce costs. • Uploaded articles on the HFMA website and developed web pages for all three e-newsletters by using content management system software. • Designed four HFMA Forums e-newsletters once a month. • Lead and moderated discussions for each of the four Forums’ LinkedIn pages. • Proofread final pages for four HFMA print publications.



American Nurseryman Publishing Co.

• United States
• Writing and Editing

• Senior Associate Editor

  • Apr 2005 - May 2010

  • Coordinated with the editorial director on identifying four to five articles that would be published in each issue, as well as the content for the publication’s six departments. • Edited a minimum of two contributed articles for each issue. • Researched and wrote feature articles on a variety of green industry topics. • Edited news items and designed layout for the publication’s weekly e-newsletter. • Oversaw the publication’s news section and two columns contributed by industry experts. • Worked with the art director to calculate how many editorial pages were needed for each issue. • Proofread all editorial pages during deadline week. • Solicited green industry experts and horticulture professors to write feature articles for the magazine. • Represented the publication at several green industry trade shows. Show less



Press Republican Newspapers

• Managing Editor

  • 2002 - 2005

  • Managed a staff of 12 people in five departments: Editorial, Lifestyle/Business, Arts and Entertainment, Photo, and Sports.• Coordinated weekly with other editors on what editorial content would appear in six weekly newspapers.• Edited all news copy generated by four staff reporters, as well as letters to the editor.• Designed all news pages on deadline day.• Wrote editorials for opinion page on local issues.• Interviewed local candidates for consolidated and general elections.• Evaluated the performances of the four staff reporters on an annual basis.• Maintained a weekly budget for freelance writers and community columnists. Show less

• Staff Writer

  • 2001 - 2002

  • Wrote approximately six to seven articles a week on issues and events in the city of West Chicago.• Attended meetings of the City Council, Elementary School District, and Park District Board, and reported on budgets, school referendums, the hiring of new teachers, and residential and commercial developments.• Profiled student achievers, award-winning teachers, and innovative curriculum at West Chicago schools.• Reported on crime and fires in West Chicago; wrote police report summaries. Show less



Reporter-Progress Newspapers

• Downers Grove, IL

• Staff Writer

  • 1999 - 2001

  • Wrote approximately six to seven articles a week on issues and events in the village of Lisle, and 10 to 12 articles twice a week while covering the village of Downers Grove. • Attended and wrote articles from meetings of the Lisle Village Board, Downers Grove Village Council, Lisle School District, and Lisle Park District Board. • Interviewed elementary school students for weekly Kids Corner column. • Covered and reported on activities at the public schools in Lisle and Downers Grove. • Covered crime and fires in Lisle and Downers Grove; wrote police report summaries for both communities. Show less