About me
I am a writer and editor based near Lake Wylie and Lake Norman in North Carolina. Fishing is my passion. I've competed in bass tournaments on the local, state and regional levels. I chase muskies, too, and have dragged live bait for walleyes, trolled for salmon and waded streams for trout. When I'm on land, you can find me exploring travel destinations near and far or at a short track, watching sprint cars, supermodifieds, dirt modifieds or pavement modifieds. I combine these adventures with almost 20 years of newspaper and magazine experience to write articles that teach readers new fishing techniques, excite them about traveling to new places and take them inside a race track's catch fence.
Work history
> Freelance writer and editor, January 2004 to present. Formulate, research, pitch and write articles – mostly about the outdoors, travel and tourism, motor sports and business – for print and web outlets. Articles have been published in/on Bass Angler Magazine, Musky Hunter, North Carolina Sportsman, Bassresource.com, Business North Carolina and North Carolina’s state tourism website, VisitNC.com.
> Business North Carolina, Charlotte, N.C., September 2012 to June 2014. As Special Projects Editor, coordinated, wrote assigned and edited editorial copy to support advertising sections, supplements and standalone publications such as the North Carolina Economic Development Guide. Worked with industry associations, state offices and executives. Also edited copy, proofed finished pages and wrote articles for the monthly magazine.
> The Gaston Gazette, Gastonia, N.C., September 2004 to September 2012. As Copy Desk Chief, worked with a staff of eight to create, edit and pull content for the pages of a 35,000 circulation daily newspaper.
> The Titusville Herald, Titusville, Pa, January 2002 to September 2004. As Managing Editor, worked with staff in newsroom to fill pages of 5,000 circulation daily newspaper with local content. Redesigned newspaper to better meet needs of its readers.
> Eagle Newspapers, Syracuse, Endicott and Albany, N.Y. June 1996 to June 2001. Promoted through several positions, including Editor, Managing Editor, Marketing Director and General Manager at collective of small, weekly newspapers. Involved in writing, editing, launching new publications, developing marketing strategies, selling advertising and purchasing a newspaper company.
Education
> State University of New York at Plattsburgh, B.A. in English, study option in print journalism
Member
> Outdoor Writers Association of America
> New York State Outdoor Writers Association
Work history
> Freelance writer and editor, January 2004 to present. Formulate, research, pitch and write articles – mostly about the outdoors, travel and tourism, motor sports and business – for print and web outlets. Articles have been published in/on Bass Angler Magazine, Musky Hunter, North Carolina Sportsman, Bassresource.com, Business North Carolina and North Carolina’s state tourism website, VisitNC.com.
> Business North Carolina, Charlotte, N.C., September 2012 to June 2014. As Special Projects Editor, coordinated, wrote assigned and edited editorial copy to support advertising sections, supplements and standalone publications such as the North Carolina Economic Development Guide. Worked with industry associations, state offices and executives. Also edited copy, proofed finished pages and wrote articles for the monthly magazine.
> The Gaston Gazette, Gastonia, N.C., September 2004 to September 2012. As Copy Desk Chief, worked with a staff of eight to create, edit and pull content for the pages of a 35,000 circulation daily newspaper.
> The Titusville Herald, Titusville, Pa, January 2002 to September 2004. As Managing Editor, worked with staff in newsroom to fill pages of 5,000 circulation daily newspaper with local content. Redesigned newspaper to better meet needs of its readers.
> Eagle Newspapers, Syracuse, Endicott and Albany, N.Y. June 1996 to June 2001. Promoted through several positions, including Editor, Managing Editor, Marketing Director and General Manager at collective of small, weekly newspapers. Involved in writing, editing, launching new publications, developing marketing strategies, selling advertising and purchasing a newspaper company.
Education
> State University of New York at Plattsburgh, B.A. in English, study option in print journalism
Member
> Outdoor Writers Association of America
> New York State Outdoor Writers Association