Writer and Podcast Producer/Host

Posted on: 2017-08-05

Summary:

I tell engaging stories about why and how we live. As a writer and podcast producer, I’ve executed more than 400 features and long-form interviews with entrepreneurs, medical professionals, authors, chefs, artists, and others for a broad range of clients in food, health, feminism, and the creative arts. I’ve managed teams of freelance contributors as a blog editor, and deftly work with a variety of editors and publications as a freelancer myself.

I’m obnoxiously organized, meet every deadline on time, have healthy long-term relationships with PR associates, healthfully manage several online social media platforms and websites, and am a genuine collaborator and an overall friendly human.

Portfolio: General, Interviews, Food Culture and Politic

Social: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest

  Technical Skills:

Editing in Wordpress, Squarespace, Moveable Type: photo in Photoshop and Lightroom; audio in Garageband and Audition; video in iMovie and Final Cut; marketing and social media handling Constant Contact, Vertical Response, Hootsuite, Crowdfire, and River.

 

 Education: the University of Connecticut, Bachelor of Fine Arts

  EXPERIENCE and CLIPS:

 

Live from Prince Street – Podcast Correspondent, June 2017–present

I report, edit, and engineer audio segments for this award-winning food nerd podcast.

 

Extra Crispy (Time Inc.) – Freelancer Contributor, May 2016-present

Everything from How Brunching With Allergies is Getting Better (and How It Isn’t) to the personal and financial investments of making Almond Milk Magic.

 

Wonderment & Co. – Founding Storyteller, Oct 2016–July 2017

In preparation for a Feb 2017 launch, I refined brand message, developed site copy, and stocked founder with interviews and profiles of inspiring artists and entrepreneurs, including Mary Fris, whose Flora Garden & Home is More Than Perfect.

 

Saveur Magazine – Freelance Contributor, Oct 2015–present

What Happens to Your Body When You Quit Sugar for 30 Days? I report with a neuroscientist, science journalist, and naturopathic MD. And on how Barcelona’s Boqueria Market is Just the Beginning, too!

 

Hearst Media  (Elle, Cosmo, Dr. Oz. etc.) – Freelance Essayist, Oct 2015–present

With essays on how My Chronic Illness Has Cost Me More Than Just My Health and I Can’t Have Children – But I Don’t Want to Anyway, I hope to help others in similar situations.

 

Love Bites Radio – Producer and Co-Host , July 2015–present

80+ shows exploring love shows like What Can Starting Over Teach Us About Love? I design season themes, plan and execute interviews, and manage all images, social media, and LoveBitesRadio.com.

 

The Village Voice – Freelance Contributo, Feb 2015–Oct 2016

Best Thing I Ate column and a piece on GMOs both Top 10 Food Pieces of 2015. Additionally, dozens of chef and artisan business profiles, event coverage, and “Best Of” contributions.

 

Plate Magazine – Freelance Contributor, June 2014–present

Bi-monthly features, long-form interviews, and travel and social politic pieces for print and digital including how Sarah Kirnon Cooks with Heart and History at Miss Ollie’s in Oakland (I snuck in an extra 250 words about her plantation-cooking grandmother and restaurant namesake, too).

 

Tasting Table – Freelance Contributor , July 2014–present

Have maintained one of the longest-running columns for this award-winning site, with monthly “Chefs Secret Weapons” story and recipe pieces and chef-focused features.

 

Serious Eats – Freelance Contributor, Jan 2012–May 2016

Produced hundreds of pieces including We Chat With chef interview and Hey Chef columns for 2+ years, event reviews, food politics, and series including Everything You Need to Know about Beekeeping and How Three of New York’s Top Pastry Chefs Helped Me Make a Wedding Cake.

 

Easy Eats Magazine – Editorial Asst. & Blog Editor, Oct 2011–Jan 2013

As Editorial Assistant, planned and executed magazine features including product reviews and roundups, recipe development, seasonal features, reporting directly to EIC. As Blog Editor, managed a completely freelance team, grew Holiday Gift Giveaway contributions by 30%, and increased traffic on website and social media pages through network and broadening audience.

  OTHER

 

Additional bylines with: Bust Magazine (Please Don’t Call Me Pretty – I’m Just Sick and Skinny), The Lonely Hour, The Huffington Post, Medium, Featured SheKnows and BlogHer Contributor.

 

My Year of Abstinence , June 2016–June 2017

On a whim, I crafted what a “self-self-help” project where I took bad habits like social media, sugar, and product packaging for periods of time and observed what happened in their wake, journaling changes throughout. Essays on the experience are in development with several new clients.

 

#MarchingWithMe - Founder and Coordinator , Jan 2017–present

An initiative launched with the non-profit Suffering the Silence, #MarchingWithMe creates partnerships of those with disability and/or chronic illness with marchers at protest. As Coordinator, I launched all copy, designed imagery, set up social media channels, and arranged partnerships. I now help facilitate ongoing advocacy between MWM and other organizations.