I was educated at the University of Arizona (BS), San Diego State University (MSW) and California State University, Fullerton (MA). I have a license in clinical social work and, because I’ve worked as a clinician, understand what it takes to write about health from the inside out.
WHAT I DO/WHAT I'VE DONE
WRITE* everything from grants to brochure copy, marketing collateral and website copy; EDIT scientific research papers and peer-reviewed publications; INTERVIEW renown physicians, celebrities and community leaders; CREATE corporate and consumer correspondence; DEVELOP clinical study materials for state boards and questions for therapeutic board games for use in counseling; CONSULT with writers about their manuscripts.
*includes…
- 18-booklet series on chemical dependency and mental health for public schools
- 24-booklet series on mental health for members of the United States Military
- 12-page monthly newsletter for a large home health care agency
CLIENTS
The Guidance Channel, Pacific Communications, Ignite Health,
St. Joseph Health System, PacifiCare Dental & Vision, Citrus Valley Health Partners, Cedars Sinai Health System, City of Hope National Medical Center, Childswork/Childsplay, Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles, Practice Builders, City of Irvine, Bureau for At-Risk Youth, Orange Unified School District, National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, Association for the Advanced Training in Behavioral Sciences, Medical World Communications
SAMPLES
The Odyssey of Tentinger
“Military membership is a higher calling,” says HMC (FMF) Larry Tentinger on why people gravitate to the armed forces. “My dad,” a Marine in Okinawa, “embodied the military core values in the way he lived his life,” he says...
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When A Parent Dies – How To Cope With A Loss When Planning Your Wedding
A few months before my wedding I was standing in my parents’ bedroom, when I burst into tears. Across the room my mother stood by, helplessly searching for soothing words. But she started to cry, too...
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Decades of Discovery and a Legacy of Love
When Susunu Ohno, DVM, PhD, DSc, a City of Hope (COH) Ben Horowitz Chair of Distinguished Scientist, set out on a professional track more than 40 years ago, the soft-spoken young scholar had no idea that one day he would be regarded as one of the most outstanding biologists who ever lived...
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“By offering insight, creativity and flexibility I am grateful to enjoy long-term professional relationships with my clients.”
-Meredith Resnick