'm a skilled **storyteller** with nearly 40 years in the pros – in newsrooms, at agencies (including my own), and in-house in the public and nonprofit sectors..
As a journalist, consultant, researcher, and strategist, I **want people to understand** how complex systems shape our lives, and how we can shape those systems.
⁜ Areas where I have **experience and subject-matter expertise:** politics, economics, mobility (highway, transit, shared, autonomous, MaaS), campaigns and elections, utilities and infrastructure, land use, housing, healthcare, food production and delivery, information science, sports and entertainment.
⁜ **I** **write very well,** using both indoor and outdoor voices as needed. My work at the Chronicle and at boom!scrolling has fewer guardrails and has honed my editorial acumen. I can match a client’s or outlet’s style and, if they’d like, **write their style-book**. Or **extend their brand**.
I excel at **developing presentations** and **preparing executives** and **key stakeholders** with messaging and a narrative framework for when they have to **face aggrieved politicians and the public.** (And journalists.) ****
⁜ I build **digital newsrooms and campaigns** as open but curated ways for clients to make their own stories available to their customers and stakeholders as well as to traditional media.
⁜ I develop and deliver **actionable insights from research.** I design, script, implement, and report out on both **qualitative and quantitative** projects. I’m a skilled focus-group moderator and in-depth interviewer.
⁜ I use my skills to **make a difference** in people's lives - full-time, part-time, contract, or freelance, in person in Northeast Ohio or remote.More...