PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Senior Editor
Intermezzo, Melrose/Lexington, MA 7/01 – present
ϖ Internationally distributed consumer magazine in the fields of cooking, food, travel, wine and home. Circulation 275,000. As of 11/06: Intermezzo begins publishing special edition exclusively for the Irish market.
Editor: Work closely with publisher to help determine content and style of each issue. Edit all articles, from working with writers on topic and focus to copyediting and proofreading. Fact-check every article. Work with chefs to accurately reproduce their recipes.
Writer: Contribute feature stories on tourism destinations, travel experiences and aspects of the hospitality industry. Places/experiences previously covered include: the Finnish National Opera in Helsinki; touring Shodoshima, Japan; safari in Botswana; luxury train journey through Southeast Asia. Also write in-depth columns on specific ingredients (eggs, butter, garlic) and many shorter pieces that appear uncredited throughout each issue.
Office Manager: (Until April, 2006) In charge of internship program; hired and supervised interns. Attended to all daily office tasks, including phones, mailings, copying, etc.
Subscriptions Manager: Organize and update subscriber databases. Resolve customer service problems via phone and email.
Legal Assistant
Law offices of David Zuckerman and Suzanne Elliott, Seattle, WA 7/00 – 5/01
ϖ Attorneys handling state and federal criminal defense and civil rights cases, including capital litigation.
Performed all general office tasks including typing, phones and maintaining client files; filed pleadings and briefs in court; organized complex files and prepared indices; assisted with legal and factual research.
Editorial Assistant & Writer
Adventure Media, Inc., Seattle, WA 2/00 – 4/00 intern; 4/00- 9/00 freelancer
ϖ Publishers of Meridian, Frontier & Aero, in-flight magazines for Midway, Frontier and ProAir Airlines, and the nutrition magazine Healthy Answers.
Performed fact-checking and research; assisted with general office tasks including mailings and correspondence; wrote short articles on cultural events.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts, Magna Cum Laude, 1998 Wheaton College, Norton, MA
ϖ Major: English Literature/Creative Writing; Minor: German
ϖ Honors: Phi Beta Kappa honor society; Recipient of Lila Bacon Seagal Scholarship, 1994 – 1998.
Study Abroad Program, Spring 1997 Institute for European Studies, Vienna, Austria
ϖ Full-credit semester in German and English.
ϖ Included supervised teaching internship: Created games and activities to teach second- and third-graders English.
