Greater Chicago Area
I’m a writer first. Everything else I’ve built in my career—editing, content strategy, SEO, and content management—began with a passion for helping people understand complex ideas. Today, I work as a Content Manager, Writer, Editor, and Content Strategist, leading content production and creating content that’s clear, useful, and built to serve both readers and search engines. I believe the best content doesn’t force people to work for the answer. It simplifies complexity, builds trust, and helps people find exactly what they need. Throughout my career, I’ve written and edited content across industries including insurance, healthcare, education, government services, and technology. I’ve helped develop SEO-driven content strategies, managed editorial workflows, coached writers, maintained content quality, and collaborated with cross-functional teams to deliver content that aligns with business goals while keeping the reader at the center. I’m equally comfortable writing long-form articles, optimizing content for search, editing for clarity and consistency, building scalable editorial processes, and using AI responsibly to improve efficiency without sacrificing quality or the human voice. I see AI as a tool that strengthens great writing—not a replacement for it. Before transitioning into content strategy and editorial leadership, I spent years as an English teacher and writing instructor. That experience shaped how I approach every project today: with empathy for the audience, respect for clear communication, and a commitment to making even the most technical subjects approachable. My core areas of expertise include: • Content Strategy • Writing & Editing • SEO Content Strategy • Content Management • Editorial Leadership • Content Marketing • AI-Assisted Content Workflows • Keyword Research & On-Page SEO • Technical & Educational Content • Content Operations • Cross-Functional Collaboration • Team Leadership & Writer Development If your organization needs someone who can bridge strategy and storytelling, elevate content quality, and transform complex information into content people actually understand, I’d love to connect.
- Managing the calendars, assignments, and workloads of content deliverables for clients - Ensuring that content developed for client websites meets quality standards - Providing guidance to staff and contract writers as needed - Performing copyediting and providing staff with writing feedback - Ensuring that client documents and reports produced by analysts are on brand and free of errors - Developing and maintaining templates for documents intended for distribution to clients, such as audits - Overseeing the creation and maintenance of user documentation about company software products - Assisting with the production of in-depth and/or technical content as needed to accomplish company goals - Overseeing maintenance of the company editorial style guide - Providing technical review and editing of company media, marketing collateral, or video scripts upon request
- Awarded the Literary Titan Gold Award for outstanding fiction for young adult novel, "Death Leaders" - Nominated and chosen for 2016 Chicago Public Schools 'Battle of the Books' competition for middle grade novel, "Something Watching Me" - Middle grade novel, "Something Watching Me," placed in Chicago Public Libraries and Chicago Public Schools - Awarded third place in 2014 International 3-Day Novel Contest for novella, "Somebody's Nobody" - Published in city all-star anthology for Chicago's best student writers - Nominated for publication for piece on African American language and discourse titled, "Who's Talkin 'Bout the Cat?"
- Writing fiction and nonfiction test passages for various standardized tests