Author:
2006 - Present
Ballston Spa: Legacies Unlimited (2009)
Ballston Spa: The Way We Were, The Way We Are (2007)
Deadlines, Headlines & Porcupines: The Laugh Lines Behind the Bylines (2006)

Saratoga Living Magazine
Founding Editor & Publisher: 1998 - 2004
Founding Editor & Publisher: 1998 – 2004; Senior Feature Writer, 2004-2006
Motivated by a desire to share uplifting stories about those who make the Saratoga Region an ideal spot in which to live, work, laugh and play all year long, established a periodical that was originally dubbed ”The magazine that showcases the faces behind the places.” Duties included formulating a business plan, creating promotional and marketing materials, selling and designing print ads, securing distributors and negotiating with printers. Other key responsibilities involved developing editorial guidelines, researching and writing in-depth articles, liaising with freelance writers and photographers, editing and paginating, web design consultations and public speaking engagements. Continued to write full-time for Saratoga Living magazine until mid-2006 (www.saratogaliving.com).

The Star Newspaper: Anastos Media Group
Editor: 1999 - 2001
Responsible for editorial content and overall design of monthly publication serving readers in the greater Saratoga/Capital Region. Duties ranged from meeting with publisher Ernie Anastos to discussing themes to researching and writing in-depth articles on events and issues deemed to be of special interest to readership. Also edited submissions from contributors and worked closely with the printer as well as STAR and MOON radio staff. (NOTE: These responsibilities were carried out while simultaneously publishing a quarterly magazine from home-based office.)

The Sunday Gazette
Regular contributor: 1994 -1998
Wrote monthly column on diverse Capital Region issues for the Sunday Opinion Page cover; also had numerous features published in the newspaper’s weekend real estate section.

GRIT: American Life & Traditions
Regular contributor: 1995 - 1997
Researched and wrote features on topics of interest to national readership. Subjects ranged from a lighthearted look at The HUMOR Project (“Why Laughing Matters”) to school programs designed to help heal children’s troubling divorce wounds (“When the in-laws become out-laws”).

Today's Parent: Canada's National Parenting Magazine
Writer/columnist: 1984 - 1989
Specialized in preparing in-depth features about timely parenting issues as well as researching and writing STAGES, a regular column devoted to helping parents cope with concerns involving children from birth to age eight. Experience afforded opportunities to interview some of Canada’s most prominent medical, educational and legal experts. Also wrote articles for expectant parents.

Toronto Star/Neighbors West and Lifestyles
Freelance Writer/Photographer: 1983 -1989
Regular contributor of stories and photos ranging from soft features on big families and general stores to hard-hitting pieces on homelessness, illiteracy, substance abuse and labor disputes.

The Oakville Journal Record/Oakville Beaver
Full-time Staff Reporter/Columnist/Editor: 1977 - 1883
Starting as a police and court reporter, gradually worked way up ranks to Community/Lifestyles Editor and later to News Editor, responsible for a staff of a dozen reporters, section editors, and photographers. Other duties included copy editing, laying out pages and writing editorials. Wrote extensively about educational, medical, political and social issues.

The Canadian Champion
Full-time Staff Reporter/Photographer: 1976 - 1977
Covered a variety of stories and photo assignments ranging from the artistic to the political; from uplifting celebrity profiles to unfolding human dramas.

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