I always knew I wanted to run my own business. I thought about operating a florist (surrounded by pretty and sweet blooms all day) or a specialty gift shop (and taking buying trips in exotic locales to fill the store shelves). But the power of the written word – and my insatiable curiosity – drew me to journalism and the never-ending discovery of something new to research and share.
Which leads me to this…eclectic? well rounded?…client list. I am grateful for all of these opportunities, as they have enhanced my life in more ways than I could have predicted.
Let’s add YOU to the list!
PUBLISHING CREDITS
Writer – Naples Daily News (2011-present), Naples Florida Weekly (2009-present), Ave Maria Sun (2020-present), Wellen Park Journal (2020-present), Babcock Ranch Telegraph (2020-present), Gulfshore Life (2013-present), Naples Illustrated (2019), Bryant University (2012-2019)
Blogger and Content Creator – Sun Palace Vacation Homes (2017)
Writer – Concierge’s Image and Beyond the Gates (2015-2018)
News Editor and Writer – Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (2001-2009)
News Editor – Aetna’s InteliHealth.com (1997-2004)
Special Sections Editor – The Hour (Norwalk, CT) (1992-1998)
Society Columnist and Features Writer – Connecticut Post (1991-1998)
Writer – The New York Times (1992-1998)
Author – “Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo: The First Eighty Years” (Donning Co., 2002)
Contributing Writer – “Prevention’s Symptom Solver for Dogs and Cats” (Rodale, 1999)
Contributing Writer – “Extraordinary Togetherness: A Woman’s Guide to Love, Sex and Intimacy” (Rodale, 1999)
Also published by: Los Angeles Times Syndicate, Reuters Health, Modern Physician, Yankee, Dallas/Fort Worth’s Lifestyle, Independent Banker, QSR, Home Arts and many parenting magazines
PR/MARKETING/DEVELOPMENT CLIENTS
Director of Marketing – Friends of Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (2009-2012; 2016 – present)
Grant writer – Ding Darling Wildlife Society (2018 – present)
Marketing consultant – Freedom Waters Foundation (2018 – 2020)
Director of Marketing – TheatreZone (2016-2019)
Director of Marketing – Everglades Wonder Gardens (2014-2016)
Director of Marketing – Project HELP (2014-2017)
Director of Communications – Charity for Change (2010-2016)
Communications and Media Relations Manager – RCMA (2019-2020)
Newsletter writer/editor – Bay Colony Golf Club (2017 – 2019)
Website copywriter – The Club at Pelican Bay (2017)
PR/Communications Consultant – Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo (1998-2019)
Consultant for Turtles on the Town, Community Foundation of Collier County (2014-2015)
PR/Marketing Manager – Naples Art Association at The von Liebig Art Center (2005-10)
Marketing and Development Manager – SWFL Land Preservation Trust/Gordon River Greenway (2008-2011)
Other former clients: GreenLinks Golf Villas at Lely Resort; Boulderbrook Art Festival Productions; John Sorey for Mayor campaign; Naples Players at the Sugden Community Theatre; Naples Botanical Garden; National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Collier County; Catholic Charities of Collier County; and Marco Island Film Festival
RELATED EXPERIENCE
Auction Coordinator (three years), Auction Co-Chair (one year) – Conservancy of Southwest Florida’s “Magic Under the Mangroves” (2004-08)
Grant Writing Seminar Co-Presenter – Community Foundation of Collier County (2005-2009)
PR Coordinator – Gateway Bank, Norwalk, CT (1987-2000)
EDUCATION
MBA, Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT
B.S. in Business Administration (marketing major), Bryant University, Smithfield, RI
MEMBERSHIPS
American Society of Journalists and Authors
Association of Ghostwriters
Naples Press Club
Association of Zoos and Aquariums
