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EDUCATION

1981	M.S.	The Johns Hopkins University
	General Science, Marketing & Management
1975	B.S.	James Madison University
	Biology, Art

Other Credits

• AMWA Advanced Curriculum Certificate - Pharmaceutical Specialist
• 15+ years freelance experience
• Teaching experience AMWA writing courses (10+ years)
• Certified literacy teacher
• AMWA Professional Development Certificate (2005)
• Columnist for AMWA Journal

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FREELANCE WORK EXPERIENCE

1990-Present

Freelance Medical Writer Specialist in Pharmaceuticals and Marketing

HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY WORK EXPERIENCE

1997-98	Director Medical Writing Carnes Communications, Valley Forge, PA
1989-90	Marketing Manager AdvaCare, Inc. Horsham, PA
1987-89	Sr. Marketing Analyst Shared Medical Systems, Malvern, PA
1985-87	Director of Professional Services NCCLS, Villanova, PA
1983-84	Technical Consultant HWD (Becton Dickinson), Baltimore, MD
1982-83	Technical Services Coordinator BBL Microbiology Systems, MD
1977-81	Quality Control Technologist BBL Microbiology Systems, MD
1976-77	Neurochemistry Research Technician Johns Hopkins University
1975-76	Medical Technologist

TEACHING WORK EXPERIENCE

Academic

· Adjunct Professor, Immunology, Harcum College, Bryn Mawr, PA (1991)

Health Care Industry Presentations

· Building and Maintaining Successful Client-Freelance Relationships (AMWA; 2003)

· The Rights and Responsibilities of the Freelance Medical Writer (National Writers Union; 2003)

· Bringing Diagnostics Under Control – Association for Microbiological Media Manufacturers, Baltimore, MD (1986)

· Clinical Laboratory Standards – American Society Medical Technologists, Winston-Salem, NC (1986)

· Government Regulations & Physician Office Quality Control – Biomedical Marketing

· Association, American Society Microbiology, Washington, DC (1986)

· Direct Antigen Testing – American Society Medical Technologists, Detroit MI (1984) 

· Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing – New York Synergists Society, NY (1978)

Roundtables

· Marketing Yourself as a Freelance Writer (AMWA, 2005, 2004)

· The Allure of Freelance-Get Real. (AMWA, 2005, 2004)

· Freelance Roundtable Shuffle-Fee Setting (AMWA, Princeton, 2003)

· The Home Office (AMWA, 2002, 2001)

· Networking for the Nervous (AMWA, 2002, 2001)

· Coping with Stress, Isolation, and Uncertainty (AMWA, 1999)

· Contract Negotiations (AMWA, 1998)

Workshops

· Proud Portfolios and Project Pitfalls (2002)

· Freelance Fee Setting (1997, 1998, 1999)

· Marketing and the Freelance Writer (1994)

· How to Market Yourself (1995)

· Annual Freelance Workshop (1997)

· New Era in Medical Information Access (1998)

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SPECIAL TRAINING RECEIVED

· Advanced Curriculum Program in Medical Communications, Pharmaceutical emphasis, American Medical Writers Association (AMWA) 1995

· Core Curriculum Program Medical Communications, AMWA 1992

· Instructional Design, Targeted Training Solutions

· Interaction Management, BBL

· Professional Selling Skills, XEROX

· Counselor Selling, Wilson Learning

· Effective Marketing, Johns Hopkins University

· Fundamentals of and Analyzing Direct Mail, Center for Direct Marketing

· Direct Mail Marketing, Center for Direct Marketing

· Writing Ad Copy, Business and Professional Institute

· Relationship Management, Shared Medical Systems

· Sales Literature, Performance Seminar Group

COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS

· President, American Medical Writers Asso, Delaware Valley Chapter, 2008-09

· Executive Officer, American Medical Writers Association

· Delegate, National Council for Health Laboratory Sciences

· Member, PA Department of Health Technical Advisory Committee

· Advisory Board Member, Harcum College Medical Technology Program

· Subcommittee Member, ASTM Gram-Positive Subcommittee

· Co-founded the Chester County Writers Group, 1995-present

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