Greater Madison Area
For 20 years, I worked as a reporter and editor for publications ranging from a small-town daily newspaper to a regional business journal to a global trade publication for first responders, and during that time I also worked in communications for a statewide banking trade association and at the state capitol as a legislative aide. I’ve always enjoyed writing and telling people’s stories, and over two decades I told just about every story I could imagine. Now, I have new stories to tell about the agriculture industry as a communications and marketing specialist for Vita Plus Corporation. Every day I get to learn something new, and that’s the best part about this career — my curiosity is always satisfied but never satiated.
Responsible for leading the organization's fund development and donor recruitment and retention efforts, as well as planning three annual fundraising events.
My responsibilities included managing all content on In Business' website, ibmadison.com, as well as overseeing production of our twice-daily e-newsletters. Additionally, I wrote and edited web-exclusive and print magazine features each month, and supervised and mentored a staff writer.
Copyedited feature articles and columns for Integrated Healthcare Delivery Magazine, a new publication covering the integrated healthcare fields of emergency medicine, nursing, home health, hospice and more; and researched and wrote articles for Integrated Healthcare Delivery Magazine, including feature articles.
I copyedited feature articles and columns for EMS World Magazine and EMSWorld.com, which combine to reach the most influencers and decision-makers in the emergency medical services industry worldwide; researched and wrote articles for EMS World Magazine and EMSWorld.com, including cover stories and feature articles; managed the content in the online Product Guide section of EMSWorld.com; maintained an active daily social media presence via EMS World’s Facebook and Twitter accounts, reaching a combined audience of more than 200,000; proofed the layout of EMS World Magazine each month prior to publication; assisted in the planning and execution of the annual tradeshow, EMS World Expo, the largest annual EMS conference and tradeshow in the U.S.; processed and posted press releases from EMS industry manufacturers, distributors and vendors on EMSWorld.com; worked daily with Base, Cygnus Business Media’s proprietary CMS, to write, edit and post news, press releases, feature articles and other content for online and print publication; and oversaw a part-time intern, providing assignments and direction.