WORK EXPERIENCE:

Spry, Nashville, Tenn., November 2010-present
Managing Editor, 2014-present
Conceptualize, report, write, assign and edit content and oversee layout for Spry (circ: 9 million), a monthly magazine distributed through newspapers nationwide. Assign, edit and write occasional health-related content for Spry’s sister publication, American Profile, a weekly general interest magazine (circ: 10 million).

Associate Editor, 2010-2013
Created and managed content for Spry as well as its online counterpart, Spryliving.com (4.1M unique visitors, 28.2M pageviews/month) and contributed to Spry’s social media presence (including Facebook and Twitter), creating original content and promoting content from the magazine and website via online channels. (In July 2013, Spry’s print and digital properties began operating independently.)

Parthenon Publishing, Nashville, Tenn., 2005-09
Associate Editor
Edited, wrote and assigned stories for several custom magazines, including Road King, a bimonthly lifestyle magazine for over-the-road truck drivers, and Health2You, a quarterly wellness magazine for HCA Healthcare employees and affiliates.

Residential Lighting — Lincolnshire, Ill.     2004-05
Assistant Editor
Wrote and edited several departments and majority of features for national lighting industry retail trade magazine. Attended trade shows and analyzed trends in the home decor industry.

Country Weekly — Nashville, Tenn.     2000-03
Copy Editor/Researcher
Wrote, copy edited and fact-checked copy for national country music-themed magazine.

Freelance Writer/Editor     2005-present
Read my bio for info on the publications I write for, and check out my clips.

EDUCATION:

Northwestern University — Evanston, Ill.     2003-04
M.S. Journalism, Magazine Publishing track
Gertrude and J.D. Crain Publishing Management Award
Served as circulation director and staff writer for Technique, internationally distributed student launch of women’s lifestyle/technology magazine.

University of Virginia — Charlottesville, Va.     1996-2000
B.A. English Language and Literature, High Honors
Michael Wagenheim Memorial Scholarship for Outstanding English Majors

SKILLS:

Certified Jazzercise instructor

Proficient in Microsoft Suite, Quark XPress and PhotoShop. Experienced with Associated Press style manual. Familiar with Chicago Manual of Style, Dreamweaver and InDesign. Conversational French.

OTHER INTERESTS:

Member of the Music City Community Chorus (2006-08)
Ballet, tap, jazz, musical theatre