I’m a content partner and freelance writer who’s fortunate enough to spend my days doing what I love—thinking, writing, and editing. I write blog posts, case studies, and other content marketing pieces about association management for association technology firms–and help them solve other content marketing challenges too.
On my Content Services page you can learn how I use my experience, knowledge, and skills to help my clients build their reputation, strengthen relationships, and grow their revenue.
Here on Association Brain Food, I share good reads about association management, marketing, technology, and other topics that catch my interest, plus a list of free professional development events for association professionals and their industry partners.
I live outside Raleigh NC with my husband and our cat, Max. When I’m not writing or reading, I’m channeling Julia Child, my hero, in the kitchen.
If I could hike every day, I would. Instead I practice yoga and walk briskly in our hilly neighborhood. I love going to history and art museums, and breweries and tap rooms. I used to spend my vacations traveling solo overseas, but now I spend them with my family and friends hiking in the high desert out west and the mountains of North Carolina, or hanging at the beach.
Before moving to Raleigh in the summer of 2009, I lived in Sacramento (love that city!) where for five years I was director of membership and member services at the California Building Industry Association.
The Washington DC area was my home from my college years until I left for my job in Sac. I spent my last five years in DC working at the National Association of Home Builders. Before getting into association management, I was a restaurant general manager for far too long, as well as the operations manager of Georgetown University’s English as a Foreign Language school. There was also a stint as a pastry cook, but that’s a story for another time. Blame Julia.
Along the way I collected a BA in History from Georgetown University, a diploma in Pastry Arts from L’Academie Française and a Certified Association Executive (CAE) designation from the American Society of Association Executives. I also have a certificate for my role as honorary co-pilot of a hot air balloon.
When I was a very young girl in Massachusetts I dreamed of doing it all: a French speaking, figure skating, saxophone playing “career woman” traveling the world. I think everything turned out just fine.
Enough about me.
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