I was one of the first female paramedics in Arizona and have also worked as an ER nurse and supervisor, a medical transcriptionist, phlebotomist, administrative assistant and marketing assistant.  In college, my answer on a Freshman English exam was published in a textbook illustrating the ideal way to respond to an essay test question. 

My first published article, which appeared in a parenting magazine in 1995, dealt with creative solutions to being a work-at-home mom, and my writing career took off from there.  For the past three years, I've been the grant writer for the Challenger Space Center of Arizona, most recently serving as the key author of a 2009 $500,000 grant award from STEMAz.  I've written numerous press releases for the Challenger Center as well as business correspondence and educational curricula.  In addition, I have been published in several Phoenix-area magazines and newspapers, covering a wide variety of news and feature topics.

Since 2004, I've specialized in NASCAR as a freelance writer and current member of the National Motorsports Press Association.  I subsequently branched out into motorsports marketing and public relations, doing freelance and contract work for organizations such as Activ8 Communications, owned by NASCAR notable Mike Calinoff; Team Full Throttle, the only driver development program with a direct pipeline to the NASCAR community; and Victor Pfluger Racing, featuring Arizona late model driver and 2007 ASA Speed Truck Champion Victor Pfluger.  I recently had a story accepted for publication in the book anthology, "Chicken Soup for the Soul: NASCAR." 

As a writer, I take great pride in the caliber of my work and will not deliver a finished piece until I am satisfied with its quality.  I have chosen to focus on press release writing because I enjoy the creative challenge of synthesizing a client's information into a release that is both concise and captivating.