Corporate communications. Business-to-business. Business-to-consumer. Nonprofit. Whatever your role and whomever your audience, I can help you to reach them with writing that translates complex data into clear language that educates and motivates.

A few notable projects include:   

• Merger-related communications for BNY Mellon—Wrote memos, scripts and training materials to explain complex compensation changes to 42,000+ employees at new company.
  

• Package education materials for alli weight loss drug—Worked with Thoughtform (formerly Agnew Moyer Smith) to write conversational, educational booklet for inclusion in packaging for national launch of GlaxoSmithKline weight loss drug alli.
  

• Inaugural brochure for Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children’s Media—Wrote brochure for funders and other stake-holders promoting the mission and goals of this center of excellence started by Fred Rogers to unite the best thinking in early education and media.
  

• Annual report for UPMC—Key member of the writing team that produced the first official annual report for this $5 billion organization encompassing 19 hospitals.
  

• Malcolm S. Baldrige Award application for UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside—Partnered with a consultant to interview 20+ executives and other representatives and write this highly complex 60-page document within a six-week time frame (typical minimum time frame is six months).
  

• Case studies for Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business Institute for Entrepreneurial Excellence—Interviewed leaders of companies such as TRACO, Berner International and PorTec Rail and wrote concise case studies for use in fundraising publication.  
  

• Website for Same Page IT Consulting (samepageitconsulting.com)—Transformed copy from technical jargon into text that reflects owner’s high energy and warmth.
  

• Magnet Recognition application for UPMC St. Margaret Hospital—Edited 400-page application collected from disparate sources to correct grammar and make language conform to a consistent organizational tone throughout.
  

• Proposals submitted by Booz Allen Hamilton for government RFPs—Partnered with Ohio-based Dragonfly Editorial to edit large proposals to ensure adherence to strict style guidelines.
  

• Report detailing community impact of major highway project—Proofread 265-page study for Olszak Management Consulting to correct all inconsistencies in names, titles, word choices and abbreviations throughout the body text and 100+ charts and tables.
  

• Gardener’s Eye service and store launch—Wrote press releases and worked with editors and producers to gain significant media coverage for upscale design service and launch of retail store.
  

• Union of Concerned Scientists global warming report release—Secured coverage in several western Pennsylvania news markets for Boston-based agency’s Pittsburgh news conference.
  

• Think, Inc., eyeglass lens promotion—Worked as part of agency team to place articles in national driving-related consumer and trade publications for new lens technology.
  

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