One morning while eating a bowl of cereal, I was reading a little card that came with a set of wind chimes I'd bought. It told about the enterprising musician who had started the company many years before. He sounded like an interesting guy, so I followed the thread and ended up writing a profile on Garry Kvistad of Woodstock Chimes for his alma mater's alumni magazine.

After more than 25 years, I am still blown away that people share their stories with me and I get to tell them. I also like telling the stories of places, particularly communities and businesses in the midst of reinvention. More and more companies are digging into where they come from—and finding a renewed connection with their customers and their own mission.

I've done most of my writing and editing work in business journalism, university communications and employee tech communications:

• translate research theories by business faculty into jargon-free articles for general readers
• write faculty and alumni profiles for university magazines
• produce content for college marketing brochures, view books, websites and donor reports
• managed PR for faculty in humanities and social sciences
• led the writing (and IT geek speak translation) for corporate marketing and training

I am equally at home as an editor. For years I edited news stories and features at a business newspaper, and freelance clients tap my editing skills for marketing copy, development collateral and magazine page proofs. 

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