FREELANCE WRITER / EDITOR 1998 to present

Clients include Alameda Magazine, AmericanStyle Magazine, B.A.B.Y., Bay Area Parent, Bespoke Magazine, California Home & Design, Examiner.com, Gentry Magazine, GreenMoms.com, M Magazine, Navigator, NICHE Magazine, Oakland Magazine, Pacifica Tribune, Pampers.com, Silicon Valley Home, SPACES, Teen Focus for Parents, Williams-Sonoma.

SENIOR EDITOR Mar 99 to June 2003

California Home & Design and Gentry Magazine

Responsible for researching, writing and editing several monthly feature articles and departments on home interiors, gardens, weekend getaways, influential community members and celebrities. Coordinated/art directed photo shoots, including the procurement of props and wardrobe. Managed and hired editorial staff. Publicly spoke on behalf of magazine and its topics. Hired photographers and writers for specific assignments. Left to become a stay-at-home mother and freelance writer.

AUTHOR

America's Funniest Humor

Featured work is part of a 192-page collection of award-winning humor writers. Published by HumorPress in 2006.

The Hollywood Food Chain

Non-fiction, 138-page book based on humorous personal experiences in Hollywood as film and TV production assistant. Published by iUniverse in 2000.

LOCATION SCOUT / MANAGER - Film / TV July 1995 to May 1997

Apt Pupil (Happy Endings Productions), Unsolved Mysteries (Cosgrove-Meurer Productions),
Liar,Liar and The Nutty Professor (Universal Pictures/Imagine Entertainment)

Scouted and secured appropriate locations. Negotiated site usage fees. Operated and coordinated activities in location offices. Obtained filming permits.

PRODUCTION COORDINATOR - Film / TV Jan 1996 to Apr 1996

Fox Network (3 Ring Circus), Safe House (Showtime)

Coordinated office affairs, production details, hiring of personnel, and procurement of equipment. Disbursed petty cash and delegated duties to staff.

PRODUCTION ASSISTANT / SCRIPT READER Apr 1994 to Dec 1995

Alphaville Prods.(Universal Studios), Snowback Prods. (Universal Studios),
Donner/Shuler-Donner Prods. (Warner Bros), Snyder-Carr Prods. (Walt Disney)

Read and evaluated screenplays to be considered for development.

EDUCATION June 1995

University of California, Irvine

Bachelor of arts, film studies program in the school of humanities. Emphasis on screen and fiction writing; minor in dramatic literature.