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Freelance Writer/Editor, 2000 to present
Write news and feature stories for online and print publications, including magazines and textbooks. Edit magazines, scientific manuscripts and grant applications. Write articles and reports on environmental and land management topics. Clients have included Nature, UC Berkeley, ScienceNOW, U.S. News & World Report, New Scientist, Health, Bay Nature, Cell Stem Cell and the San Jose Mercury News. Editor of the quarterly journal of the Yosemite Association.
Managing Editor, California Wild 2005 to 2006
Oversaw all aspects of publishing the quarterly natural history magazine of the California Academy of Sciences. Assigned articles, supervised production consultants, managed the budget, attended press checks. Assisted in the redesign of the magazine and the Academy's newsletter.
Senior Editor, California Wild 2000 to 2005
Wrote and reported departments and features. Worked with authors to hone articles for the magazine. Composed headlines and captions, copy edited galleys. Searched for art and assisted in photo editing. Supervised associate editor and interns. Brainstormed story ideas. Assisted in the reorganization and redesign of the magazine's Web site. Wrote, edited, and produced This Week in California Wild, the Academy's weekly online science news service.
Reporter, Monterey Herald 1999 to 2000
Covered general assignment, science, and health stories for Knight-Ridder daily newspaper. Wrote features for weekly health and science section, developed in-depth packages on issues such as health insurance. Covered city news including courts and cops, special events, business, and the arts.
National Association of Science Writers
Northern California Association of Science Writers
National Federation of Press Women
Board Member, Teen Environmental Media Network
Board Member, San Francisco Preservation Society
Development Associate, Chiron Corporation 1993 to 1996
Optimized production of pharmaceuticals produced in genetically engineered bacteria and yeast. Designed and performed laboratory experiments. Transferred technologies from development scale to manufacturing at sites in the United States and the Netherlands.
Graduate Certificate, Science Communication, University of California, Santa Cruz
BA, Biology and English/American Literature, University of California, Santa Cruz
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