: About Me

I have been a freelance writer for over 25 years. I've been published in hundreds of trade and consumer magazines as well as local and regional newspapers.  I am currently writing for several local weekly newspapers and loving every minute of it getting to know the people behind the stories.

I also have been a green journalist since the 1990s and have reported on the many businesses and what they are doing to preserve and replenish the environment.

My passion is ...

I have many passions including writing, reading, going to any beach in the world, spending time with my family, driving my convertible and my three mini-schnauzers.

I know too much about ...

Technology

My parents always told me ...

Both of my parents believed that you should always treat others as you want to be treated.

My childhood ambition ...

To write, write, and write.

My favorite memory ...

The birth of and the first five years of my son's life because I got to spend every minute with him.

Why I write ...

Meeting the people behind every story.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

I read 3 plus books concurrently. One for pleasure reading, one on writing or technology or business, and one for personal improvement.

My first job ...

My first job was working in my mother's country grocery store. I worked hard, learned lots and lots about people and life and got paid nothing.

My best moment ...

My best writing moments include my first published article, my first cover page consumer magazine article and my editorial page article in The Plain Dealer of Cleveland Ohio.

My inspiration ...

My older brother inspired me to be better than I thought I ever could be.

Business > Nonprofits Fresh ideas for fundraising

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Fresh ideas for fund-raising Sitting on many board of directors for many non-profit organizations over the years, the fund-raising task is always the most daunting. The hundreds of Texas Hold-em, golf outings, steak or spaghetti dinners seem to be getting older by the minute and less effective by the second. There are too many - too often for fewer and fewer people who seem to be interested. Unfortunately when people get tired of the same old fund-raising from an organization, the organization is seen as less important or less vital than in earlier years - and in some cases just last year....

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• Professional Journalist
• Marketplace Approved Writer
• Marketplace Premier Writer
• News Writer
• Helium Charter Member