writing samples
When story is thicker than blood
"Grand Rapids Grassroots: An Anthology," Belt Publishing, 2017
In Michigan, Senior Cancer Patients Fight the Stigma and Find Medical Cannabis
Leafly, July 2020
Ripping through to the unseen: a conversation with Dietrich Klinge
cultured.GR, October 2016
Back to Eden: Native plant advocates work to return Grand Rapids to its food forest roots
RapidGrowth Media, September 2018
Opinion: Untested solar and wind policies being forced on rural Michigan
Bridge Michigan, Novembe 2023
Focus Skillset
- executive ghostwriting
- brand journalism
- content strategy
- brand consulting
- teaching / lecturing
Background Skills
- copywriting
- grant writing
- interviews & public speaking
- brand development, &strategy
- communications & PR strategy
- digital strategy, marketing & advertising
- SEO & content development
- KPI tracking & reporting
- document development & design
- Creative Cloud proficient
- creative direction
Notable Work
in-house & industry
- in-house brand journalism
- in-house branding & communication
- cannabis journalism
- arts journalism
- grant writing
- adjunct teaching, business & marketing
independent writing & journalism
Essays, independent and citizen journalism for a variety of local, state, and national publications, with subjects including:
- restaurant reviews
- real estate & community development
- native plants & urban ecologies
Major publications & achievements include:
- 10,000+ words of investigative journalism into homelessness in Grand Rapids (RapidGrowthMedia / Second Wave Michigan, 2018)
- Featured in Grand Rapids Grassroots: An Anthology (Belt Publishing, 2017)
- Dyer Ives Poetry Awards (2017)
- ArtPrize Magazine (2016)
current projects
Economic Development Responsibility Alliance of Michigan, Founder & Executive Director
Formed with the backing of statewide grassroots communities, in order to protect Michigan and the Great Lakes watershed from the toxic abuse of taxpayer dollars at the hands of economic development corporations, lobbyists, and legislators. Work includes coordinating with EDRA's board, local grassroots communities, small business, local officials and legislators to further funding priorities:
- defending communities against unjust economic development,
- lobbying for watchdog and accountability legislature, and
- citizen-driven community investment.
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