QUALIFICATIONS

Writing, Editing & Researching Skills (2000 to present):

- Content, business, ghostwriting, blogging, magazine, newspaper writing, developing, editing, copyediting, content editing, proofreading, designing, web research and technical report writing experience.

- This range of expertise includes work for/with/of web publications, newspapers, magazines, blogs, newsletters, business materials, (including brochures, newsletters and annual reports), entire manuscripts, articles, short stories, novels and other written materials.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Freelance Writer, Associate Editor, Reporter, Op-Ed Columnist (2000 to present):

- Blogging: Autobiographical, poetry, political, fashion & fitness blogging with occasional “guest” spots in fellow writers’ blogs. (Miz BoheMia’s Rhapsody, Into the pink, BoheMian FuNk, The Daily Kos, Central Snark, Waking Ambrose, Courting Destiny to name a few)

- Business/Corporate: Experience ranges from copywriting, research, developing, content, editing, proofreading to brochure designing and more for The Best Kit Period (San Francisco), GAIA Holistic Center (Spain), Holiday World (Spain), Miraflores (Spain), Barcelona fashion boutique Indie Blue and Barcelona Make-up/Skin-care salon Tocame.

- Collaborations/Features: Varied assortments of writings published as featured articles, short stories, manuscripts, non-fiction as well as collaborative, co-writing work experience, mainly for “Telling Her Story”, work-in-progress “50 Women” (both in San Francisco), Sur in English, Costa Del Sol, Ragazza, Mujeres en Red el Periodico Feminista, Escuchame!, Cuerpo Mente and Mujeres y Salud (all in Spain) ranging in subject matter from feminism, human rights, fitness to fashion.

- Interviewed and featured in “Telling Her Story”, was the main subject matter of a documentary on True Colors TV and am to be featured, in addition to being a collaborative writer, in “50 Women”.

- Works in Progress: Autobiographical novel “Surviving Me” and a compilation of poems and short stories “A Taste of Persimmon”.

- Titles: Associate Editor of Cuerpo Mente (2004-2006), Reporter for the various magazines and newspapers listed above, Op-Ed Columnist for Escuchame! (2004-2007).

EDUCATION

- Intensive Workshop, The Writer’s Workshop (UK), 2004-2006 - “Writing from Life”, “Self-Editing Your Novel”, “Screenwriting”

- B.A., San Francisco State University, 2001 - Creative Writing

SKILLS

- Fluent in English, Spanish, French, Danish and Farsi.

- Proficient with HTML, PCs, Mac, Microsoft Word, Photoshop, Video-editing software, Blogger and Wordpress.

- First-rate organizational/communication/English language skills, detail-oriented, highly motivated, excellent multi-tasker, thrive under tight deadlines, work well collaboratively as well as independently.  Articulate thinker with an ability to take creative direction, react quickly and interact productively.

- Passionate about women’s/gay/human/environmental/animal rights, fashion, entertainment, fitness & health.

- Certified Ashtanga Yoga Instructor with a passion and expertise in said field as well as alternative medicine, the gym circuit and fitness in general.

- Skilled at writing in a range of voices and styles ranging from subdued/professional articles to electric/ranting/raving/hyper-hypheanted op-ed pieces and more. Large, eclectic, varied and international blogging and Facebook fan base ranging from unemployed stay-at-home mothers to well-known public figures.