PROFILE: Award-winning writer and educator with over 10 years of experience in writing, teaching, and researching for a variety of mediums. Organized, goal oriented writer with a proven ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines. Exceptionally well organized, with a track record that demonstrates self-motivation, creativity, and initiative to achieve both personal and corporate goals. Dynamic leader and mentor, able to inspire individuals to strive toward ever-higher levels of achievement. Skilled in performing under a variety of different agenda structures.

OFFERING: Full-service copywriting, coaching, creative and professional writing, including ad copy, web copy, ghostwriting, cover letters, articles and much more.

WRITING EXPERIENCE:

Freelance Writer & Reviewer: Researched and gathered data via interviews, the Internet, and scientific journals for over 250 articles published both online and in print in five different countries. Wrote full reports and editorial reviews for the book Vegetarian New York City: The Essential Dining, Shopping, and Lodging Guide (edited by Suzanne Gerber, with a foreword by Paul McCartney), ensuring up-to-date data by meeting with chefs and managers and revising menus and product lists.

Copywriter: Advertising campaign materials, including flyers, ad copy, web copy, sales letters, and serving as a PR representative. Developer, writer, editor, and designer of a wide range of business materials, including brochures, newsletters, and annual reports. Experienced in SEO writing, content editing, and proofreading.

Writing Teacher & Coach (both one-on-one and at CoffeeHouseforWriters.com): Full responsibility for planning and teaching writing-intensive courses based upon various topics, including How to Quit Your Day Job and Writing the Short Story. Led writing sessions for individual students, small groups, and classes of over twenty virtual students. Developed screening instruments and integrated multimedia approaches to teaching literature using interdisciplinary instructional technology.

ESL (English-as-a-Second Language) Teacher (USA, Russia, Argentina, China): Developed grade-level appropriate curriculum in all basic subject areas: reading, writing, student assessment, cultural sensitivity, mentoring and motivation, and textbook review and selection. Taught whole curriculum; planned and implemented whole language units. Devised projects for individual investigation and small group collaboration suitable for students with a wide range of interests and achievement levels. Implemented positive classroom management strategies.

Creative Writer: Published over two dozen short stories, creative nonfiction (essays), and poetry in a variety of literary magazines and journals. Won several prizes. Active reviewer for ArmchairInterviews.com.

Other Skills: Fluent with Windows, MS Word, Excel, WordPerfect, PowerPoint; learn new software quickly. Worked with private and commercial servers for electronic submission of work. Fluent in Spanish. Working knowledge of Russian and Italian.

Other Recent Work History

Nutrition Consultant, 2000 - 2006
Weight Management Center, NYC, USA - Co-Manager and Nutrition Advisor
NuKitchen, NYC, USA – Junior Nutrition Consultant
Matrix Fitness Club, NYC, USA – Chief Personnel Trainer & Coach

AWARDS & MEMBERSHIPS

Second Place, Artella's Passion Poetry contest, 2007
Daily Points of Life Award (for excellence in teaching), Executive Chamber of NY, 2000
Special Achievement Award, Ashwoord College, 1999
Honorable Mention, Writer's Digest (children's nonfiction), 1998

PUBLICATIONS

BOOKS
-- 101 Questions Answered on Being a Fitness Trainer, Laurel Lane Publishing, forthcoming Fall 2008
-- Don't Turn the Lights On, anthology, StoneGarden, forthcoming March 2008
-- Freelance Writing Secrets, PowerPlyos, 2006
-- Top Tips to Start a Home Business: Making Money in Your PJ's, TopTipsTo, 2006 (e-book)
-- Vegetarian New York: The Essential Dining, Shopping, and Lodging Guide, contributor, 2004

SHORT STORIES, POETRY & ARTICLES (highlights)
-- eHow.com, staff writer, 2007-present
-- 100Hats.com, staff writer, 2006-present
-- Wisegeek, staff writer, 2006-2007
-- "Eating the Slow Way," North Valley Magazine, August 2007
-- "Banking on Seeds," East Edible End, July 2007
-- "Spring Clean Your Social Life," 100Hats, June 2007
-- "The Food Trap," Marie Claire, March 2007
-- "The Experts Weigh In: Five Tips to Steer Clear of Writing Scams," Notes in the Margin, March 2007
-- "How to Ask for a Raise... And Get It," Nuestra Gente Utah, February 2007
-- "10 Minutes to Better Health," 100Hats, February 2007
-- "Should I Have My Own Website?" Wisegeek, January 2007
-- "Holiday Entertaining for the Time-Crunched," 100Hats, December 2006
-- “Backcountry Bohemia,” Adirondack Life, Collector's Issue 2006.
-- "Welcome Home," Boston Literary Magazine, November 2006
-- "Getting Your First Clip: How the Pros Did It," Writer's Journal, September 2006
-- "Dogs... How, What and Why," Northern Virginia Magazine, August 2006
-- "A Refresher on Going Camping," Northern Virginia Magazine, July 2006
-- "Living on a Budget in NYC," Not For Tourists Guide to NYC, June 2006
-- "Five Tips to a Healthy Home," Natural Family Online, April 2006
-- "Four Foods that Melt Fat and Fight Disease," EdgeBoston, March 2006
-- “Patients Play Their Way to Pain Control,” The Georgia Straight, February 2006.
-- "11 Ways to Break Out of a Weight Loss Plateau," Finetuning, January 2006