Experience

AMCA International

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Manager of Industry Content

  • Aug 2017 - Present

  Serve as “content engine,” interacting with the association’s staff and members to originate and develop content. • Serve as editor in chief of annual AMCA inmotion magazine (circulation: 47,000 print, 115,000 digital), recipient of 13 national and international awards and honors since 2019. • Develop technical articles for trade media. • Develop and maintain white papers. • Write and produce member newsletter. • Write press releases. • Proofread and edit international technical standards and publications. • Update and edit AMCA website. • Moderate webinars. • Served as staff liaison/secretary for various committees, subcommittees, and task forces. Show less



Penton

• Information Services
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Content Director/Executive Editor, 6/07-8/17, Managing Editor, 2/05-6/07, Senior Editor, 10/99-2/05

  • Oct 1999 - Aug 2017

  Determined and executed content initiatives, established and upheld editorial policies, and controlled quality for HPAC (Heating/Piping/Air Conditioning) Engineering, a brand serving the information needs of professionals who design, specify, operate, and maintain heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning; building-automation/control; and piping/plumbing systems for nonresidential buildings. Content strategy and ideation • Developed brand’s annual editorial calendar, determining and scheduling topics and identifying possible contributors. • Evaluated and selected content for monthly HPAC Engineering print magazine, weekly Fastrack electronic newsletter, and monthly Engineering Green Buildings electronic newsletter. • Planned technical program for Engineering Green Buildings Conference & Expo. Content development • Edited content for HPAC Engineering, Fastrack, and Engineering Green Buildings, working with mechanical engineers, building scientists, association leaders, and others to make the content they produced clearer and more concise while ensuring the content was factually accurate, grammatically correct, and consistent with brand style and “voice.” • Wrote editorials and features. • Selected artwork for and laid out print content. • Determined imagery for magazine covers. Production oversight • Directed the imposition of HPAC Engineering, including the placement of advertisements. • Uploaded to page-approval website and performed final check of editorial pages. Content distribution • Assembled and deployed Fastrack and Engineering Green Buildings. • Published content on hpac.com website using best practices regarding keywords, hyperlinks, and navigation. • Moderated webinars. Social media • Promoted content across social-media platforms. Brand management • Voluntarily wrote and distributed 36-page brand style and design guide, March 2002. Relationship management • Represented brand at industry events. • Visited key accounts with sales representatives. Show less



Dix Communications LLC

• Wooster and Orrville, Ohio

• Editor/Writer

  • May 1995 - Sep 1999

  Editorial Director, Spectrum Publications, Orrville, Ohio, 8/98-9/99 • Managed two full-time writers, one part-time writer, and an editorial assistant. • Established and maintained professional relationships with freelance writers and other contributors. • Assigned, selected, and edited all content for Ohio Family, a monthly magazine promoting “whole people, whole families, whole communities.” • Assigned, selected, and edited all content for the North Central Business Journal, a monthly business newspaper serving an eight-county area. • Assigned, selected, and edited all content for Amish Heartland, a tourism magazine published nine times a year and distributed throughout Ohio. • Edited and laid out 15 annual community guides. Region Editor, The Daily Record, Wooster, Ohio, 8/96-9/98 • Managed 19 community correspondents and oversaw activities of three bureau offices. • Assigned stories. • Edited copy. • Designed newspaper pages. • Organized and hosted annual Teens of the Month banquet. Staff Writer/Editor, Spectrum Publications, 8/95-10/96 • Compiled information for annual community guides. • Wrote articles for North Central Business Journal. Copy Editor, The Daily Record, 5/95-9/95 • Edited copy. • Designed newspaper pages. • Wrote stories. Show less



Thomson Newspapers Inc.

• Steubenville, Ohio

• Copy Editor

  • Dec 1993 - Jan 1995

  Copy Editor, The Herald-Star • Edited copy. • Wrote headlines. • Designed newspaper pages. Copy Editor, The Herald-Star • Edited copy. • Wrote headlines. • Designed newspaper pages.



Crain Communications

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Intern

  • May 1993 - Aug 1993

  Intern, Tire Business • Wrote about developments in the tire industry. Intern, Tire Business • Wrote about developments in the tire industry.



Sun Newspapers

• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Correspondent

  • Mar 1988 - Apr 1989

  Correspondent, Sun Banner Pride • As junior and senior at Norton High School, assisted local reporter in covering Norton City Council and School Board meetings, substituting for her on occasion. • Profiled local residents and businesses. Correspondent, Sun Banner Pride • As junior and senior at Norton High School, assisted local reporter in covering Norton City Council and School Board meetings, substituting for her on occasion. • Profiled local residents and businesses.



Knight Ridder

• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Correspondent

  • Mar 1988 - Apr 1989

  Correspondent, Akron Beacon Journal • As junior and senior at Norton High School, assisted local reporter in covering Norton City Council and School Board meetings, substituting for her on occasion. Correspondent, Akron Beacon Journal • As junior and senior at Norton High School, assisted local reporter in covering Norton City Council and School Board meetings, substituting for her on occasion.