Writing Portfolio

The Museum of Flight, Seattle, WA

“Supporting Future Pilots” magazine article (August 2018)
“Red Barn Historic Landmark” magazine article (June 2018)
2017 Annual Report (Apr. 2018)
“Bombs Falling Like Water” magazine article (Feb. 2018)
“Philanthropy From the Inside Out” magazine article (Feb. 2018)
“Veterans Speak: Memories of Air Combat in the Vietnam War” magazine article (Dec. 2017)
“From Vietnam to Seattle: Preserving the B-52 Legacy” magazine article (Oct. 2017)
Project Welcome Home campaign website creation and maintenance (Jun. 2017)
“A Lunar Affair” magazine article (Jun. 2017)
“Project Welcome Home Vietnam Air War Memorial Park” magazine article (Jun. 2017)
2016 Annual Report (Apr. 2017)
“FedEx: Curating Compelling Connections Through Air Cargo” magazine article (Feb. 2017)
“We Flew Past Our Goal!” magazine article (Feb. 2017)
“The Challenge” magazine article (Dec. 2016)
“Making Strides” magazine article (Oct. 2016)
“Taking Leadership by Storm” magazine article (Oct. 2016)
“A Treasured Legacy” magazine article (Aug. 2016)
“Getting the Big Picture” magazine article (Apr. 2016)
Inspiration Begins Here! Campaign 8-page magazine feature (Feb. 2016)
“Inspiration Begins Here at The Museum of Flight!” magazine article (Nov. 2015)
“The Power of Giving: Igniting the Spark of Inspiration” magazine article (Nov. 2015)
Inspiration Begins Here! Campaign website creation and maintenance (Oct. 2015)
“Memories Create a Lasting Legacy” magazine article (Sept. 2015)
“The Boeing Academy for STEM Learning” magazine article (Jul. 2015)

Videos – storyboard, direction, soundtrack and messaging for fundraising campaigns

“Bringing Home Our B-52” video of disassembling and transporting the Museum’s B-52 to be the centerpiece in a new Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park (Sep. 2018)
“Restoring Our Historic B-52” video as part of the Museum’s Project Welcome Home campaign (Nov. 2017)
Inspiration Begins Here! Campaign Thank You video to celebrate the successful completion of the Inspiration Begins Here! Campaign (Apr. 2017)
Aeronautical Science Pathways video to promote a new education program (Sept. 2016)
B-29 restoration and unveiling video for exhibit opening (Jul. 2016)
Aviation Pavilion construction time lapse video for a new building on the Museum campus (Jun. 2016)
“Something Big is Coming” video for the Inspiration Begins Here! Campaign community gifts phase (Mar. 2016)

Campaign Newsletters – keep donors engaged and updated throughout a multi-year fundraising campaign

Project Welcome Home Campaign (2017 – 2019)
Inspiration Begins Here! Campaign (2015 – 2016)
- Sum mer 2017
- Wint er 2017
- Summer 2016
- Spring 2016
- Sum mer 2015

Aloft Magazine – The Museum of Flight’s bi-monthly member magazine. Author and copyeditor.

Volume 40, No. 6 (November/December 2018)
Volume 40, No. 5 (September/October 2018)
Volume 40, No. 4 (July/August 2018)
Volume 40, No. 3 (May/June 2018)
Volume 40, No. 2 (March/April 2018)
Volume 40, No. 1 (January/February 2018)
Volume 39, No. 6 (November/December 2017)
Volume 39, No. 5 (September/October 2017)
Volume 39, No. 4 (July/August 2017)
Volume 39, No. 3 (May/June 2017)
Volume 39, No. 2 (March/April 2017)
Volume 39, No. 1 (January/February 2017)
Volume 38, No. 6 (November/December 2016)
Volume 38, No. 5 (September/October 2016)
Volume 38, No. 4 (July/August 2016)
Volume 38, No. 3 (May/June 2016)
Volume 38, No. 2 (March/April 2016)
Volume 38, No. 1 (January/February 2016)
Volume 37, No. 6 (November/December 2015)
Volume 37, No. 5 (September/October 2015)

Freelance Writing, Editing and PR

Materials Matter with AIA Seattle (October 2016-February 2017)
Getting to Zero with AIA Seattle (June 2015)
Press package for the CD release party of Seattle band Kings of Cavalier (April 2015)
Website, social media, and RFP editing for Bonfire Art, Design and Culture (January 2015)
Website copy for the 8-Bit Weather mobile app (December 2014)
PR for the Phoenix Festival, a TwispWorks benefit event for local wildfire relief (October 2014)
AIA’s Seattle Design Festival Susan Szenasy event review (September 2014)

Technical Writing certification, Bellevue College

Website maintenance manual for Bonfire Art and Design
User guide for goPeople mobile app prototype
Usability test website to measure how intuitive WordPress is for new users
Style guide for standardizing the KEXP Music Matters newsletter

KEXP 90.3 FM – a nonprofit listener-powered radio station of Seattle, formerly KCMU, the student radio station of the University of Washington. Author and editor.

Whipped Cream and Other Delights (November 2013)
Make Your Mark and Help Build KEXP’s New Home! (November 2013)
2012 Annual Shareholders Report (October 2013)
Breaking New Ground Together: the Campaign for KEXP’s New Home (July 2013)
Amplifier Love Week 2013 (June 2013)
Capitol Hill Block Party Flyaway 2013 (June 2013)
Civic Pride: The Fabulous Sounds of the Pacific Northwest (May 2013)

Music Matters newsletter – the monthly newsletter for KEXP. Author and editor.

Music Matters: A Year of Great Music (December 2013)
Music Matters: Gratitude, Gravy and Great Music (November 2013)
Music Matters: “Rock & Roll” Saves Lives (October 2013)
Music Matters: You Made This a September to Remember! (September 2013)
Music Matters: Vote for the Top Albums of the 21st Century! (August 2013)
Music Matters: You Make Summer Sizzle (July 2013)
Music Matters: You Make Summer Sound Sweeter (June 2013)
Music Matters: Iceland, Amplifiers, and Twelve Hours of Awesome! (May 2013)
Music Matters: Better Sounds for a Better World (April 2013)

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OSP Magazine – an online trade publication for telecom networks. Ghostwriter for Angela Bennink of NoaNet, a client of Cocker Fennessy.

Over the Rivers and Through the Woods: How a Non-Profit Telecom Company Connected Rural Washington State with Fiber (September 2013)

Sustainability Matters newsletter – the quarterly email publication of Glumac, a West coast green engineering company. The newsletter is sent out to professionals in the green building industry such as engineers, architects and contractors. Editor, author and photographer.

Susan Szenasy of Metropolis Magazine Visits Portland to Talk Green Building (Issue 27)
Charging the Future with Electric Vehicles (Issue 27)
Glumac Commissions the UCSF Institute for Regeneration Medicine (Issue 26)
Glumac Introduces Construcion Services (Issue 26)
Glumac explores Green Building in Toronto (Issue 24)

Issue 27 (August 2011)
Issue 26 (May 2011)
Issue 25 (February 2011)
Issue 24 (November 2010)

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Ecotone Publishing – a division of the International Living Future Institute, this Pacific Northwest publisher produces books that focus on sustainable design on both local and global scales. On-site co-editor.

The Ecological Engineer: Glumac (2011)

Oregon Insider – a monthly news publication for environmental management and regulation in the Pacific Northwest. Author and co-author.

Oregon Convention Center: the Convention Center that Challenges Convention, Issue 469 (September 2011)
The Vancouver, WA Hilton Hotel: Pioneering the Elegant Side of Efficiency, Issue 467 (July 2011)

Sustainable Business Oregon – a publication of the Oregon Business Journal that covers local news and issues at the intersection of business and sustainability.

Oregon Convention Center: the Convention Center that Challenges Convention (August 2011)

The Zweig Letter – a publication of Zweig White, a marketing publication for architects, engineers and environmental planning professionals worldwide. Co-author with Steven Straus, president of Glumac.

Green: Under promise and over deliver, Issue 906 (April 2011)

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Crosscut.com – Pacific Northwest nonprofit online newspaper run by David Brewster, founder and editor of the Seattle Weekly. Author and photographer.