My writing and editing experience dates back to college, where I was editor of the independent student newspaper. I've worked as a staff writer for newspapers as large as the Los Angeles Times and as small as the Fort Pierce Tribune, learning all aspects of daily and weekly newspaper journalism.

I'm an accomplished columnist with more than 100 columns to my credit, as well as this year's Florida Press Club award for best columnist in my circulation size (although the judge said one of my entries was the best single column in the entire category.) I also received an Eagle for best writing in 2002 from American City Business Journals, the highest editorial honor for the chain of more than 50 business weeklies.

I've broadened my editing skills beyond newspapers by handling book projects, technical papers, promotional publications and public relations copy. I am a member of the American Copy Editors Society (ACES).

For a printer-friendly version of my resume, click here. For a list of clients and the work I have done for them, click here.

Editing experience:

Dockwalk, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., May 2003 to present.

        Editor. I am responsible for assigning, selecting and editing stories, columns and features for this monthly newspaper for captains and crew in the yachting industry around the world. Ranging in size from 64 to 80 pages, I work with the designer to produce and proof the final edition each month, maintaining AP style throughout.

South Florida Business Journal, Deerfield Beach, Fla., June 1998 – March 2003.

        Associate Editor/Copy Chief. I was responsible for maintaining AP style in all news and feature stories throughout the weekly newspaper and its special sections. I wrote most headlines and photo cutlines, wrote and verified the text for graphics, and proofed final pages. Stories covered all aspects of business and industry, including finance and banking, real estate, health care, law, public companies, international trade, public utilities, government, technology and more.

        I was also editor of the paper’s award-winning Women’s Business magazine, where I worked with staff writers and freelancers to assign, edit and produce the 24-page special section each month. The magazine focused on business issues important to women.

        During my tenure at The Business Journal, I spent a year producing the weekly industry focus sections and the paper’s daily Web-based news reports.

“Employee to Entrepreneur: An Employee’s Guide to Entrepreneurship” by Suzanne Mulvehill ($19.95, 2003, Profit Strategies).

        This 300-page book was derived from the author’s experience as a business consultant for an SBA-affiliated Small Business Development Center. It outlines many of the emotional and personal struggles employees encounter transitioning into entrepreneurship and offers tips on how to overcome them. I worked with her to focus the book and tighten the writing.

Fort Pierce Tribune, Port St. Lucie, Fla., June 1991 – January 1993.

          Editorial Page Editor and Acting City Editor. As editorial page editor, I developed and produced the paper’s daily editorial pages, providing local content in the form of editorials, commentaries and cartoons. As acting city editor, I worked with reporters to finalize their stories for the paper, editing for content, flow and style.

Independent Florida Alligator, University of Florida, 1987-1990.

          Editor, projects editor, executive news editor. While attending classes full time, I oversaw a student staff of about 20 reporters and photographers. There were no faculty advisers so as editor, I was the final word on all editorial content. Stories I assigned and edited as projects editor won local, state and national awards, including a fourth-place Hearst (the most prestigious national collegiate journalism award available) for a story on landlords and student renters.

Reporting/writing experience:

South Florida Business Journal, Deerfield Beach, Fla., June 1998 – March 2003.

          Staff writer and associate editor. Extensive experience covering a variety of industries including health care, small business and minority issues.

New Times Broward-Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale, November 1997 – June 1998.

          Staff writer. Wrote in-depth news stories on the complex, questionable actions of city and county government officials.

City Link Magazine, Fort Lauderdale, January 1996 – November 1997.

          Weekly columnist and news contributor.

Freelance writer, South Florida, January 1996 – November 1997.

          Bylined clips appeared in newspapers and magazines including New York Daily News, Boca Raton Magazine, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Cruising World and others.

South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale, January 1993 – August 1994.

          City reporter. In this position, I reported on everything happening in two cities in central Broward County in South Florida, including allegations of police brutality, lawsuits concerning those charges, city commission meetings and elections, the decisions of advisory boards on anything from planning and zoning to parks and recreation, municipal budgets, taxes, education and neighborhood groups.

Fort Pierce Tribune, Port St. Lucie, Fla., June 1991 – January 1993.

          Special projects reporter, municipal reporter. In these positions, I wrote extensively about the growing pains of a young city, including its problems with water and wastewater systems, state Development of Regional Impact projects, environmental issues related to sensitive and protected coastal areas, bond underwriting, garbage and recycling programs, road work and elections.

Reporting internships at the Los Angeles Times (1990) and The Palm Beach Post (1988 and 1991).

          I covered daily issues in these positions from traffic accidents and gang hits to immigration law protests and inner city success stories.

Independent Florida Alligator, University of Florida, 1987-1990.

          City reporter. I was a member of the team selected to cover the Democratic National Convention in Atlanta in the summer of 1988.

Speaking engagements:

October 2001. Part of a panel addressing the Southeast/Atlantic chapter of Women in Communications on how to pitch stories to the media.

June 2001. Workshop leader on writing strong essays, Broward County Main Library, which that year was the No. 1 library in the country for its programs.

January 2001. Guest lecturer in Journalism 101 class at the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale.

2000. Keynote speaker at monthly meeting of the Miami chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners on “How to Get Your Name in the Paper Without a Scandal.”

Other skills:

I can translate French to English or clean up translations to include the nuance of the English language.

I have knowledge of Hawaii and its language.

As a business owner and business journalist, I am proficient in issues involving small businesses and minorities. 

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