Writing Portfolio

The Museum of Flight, Seattle, WA (2015 – present)

Aloft Magazine

Author and copyeditor for The Museum of Flight’s bi-monthly member magazine to support projects like fundraising campaigns, donor recognition, STEM education and exhibit openings.

• Volume 41, No. 4 (Jul/Aug 2019)
  • For the Veterans
  • Honoring His Roots and the Museum’s Collection
• Volume 41, No. 3 (May/Jun 2019)
  • “New Park Set to Open in May”
• Volume 41, No. 2 (Mar/Apr 2019)
  • “For Those Who Will Follow After”
• Volume 41, No. 1 (Jan/Feb 2019)
  • “Investing in the Future”
• Volume 40, No. 6 (Nov/Dec 2018)
• Volume 40, No. 5 (Sep/Oct 2018)
  • “Supporting Future Pilots”
• Volume 40, No. 4 (Jul/Aug 2018)
  • “Red Barn Historic Landmark”
• Volume 40, No. 3 (May/Jun 2018)
• Volume 40, No. 2 (Mar/Apr 2018)
  • “Bombs Falling Like Water”
  • “Philanthropy From the Inside Out”
• Volume 40, No. 1 (Jan/Feb 2018)
  • “Veterans Speak: Memories of Air Combat in the Vietnam War”
• Volume 39, No. 6 (Nov/Dec 2017)
  • “From Vietnam to Seattle: Preserving the B-52 Legacy”
• Volume 39, No. 5 (Sep/Oct 2017)
• Volume 39, No. 4 (Jul/Aug 2017)
  • “Project Welcome Home Vietnam Air War Memorial Park”
  • “A Lunar Affair”
• Volume 39, No. 3 (May/Jun 2017)
• Volume 39, No. 2 (Mar/Apr 2017)
  • “We Flew Past Our Goal!”
  • “FedEx: Curating Compelling Connections Through Air Cargo”
• Volume 39, No. 1 (Jan/Feb 2017)
  • “The Challenge”
• Volume 38, No. 6 (Nov/Dec 2016)
  • “Making Strides”
  • “Taking Leadership by Storm”
• Volume 38, No. 5 (Sep/Oct 2016)
  • “A Treasured Legacy”
• Volume 38, No. 4 (Jul/Aug 2016)
• Volume 38, No. 3 (May/Jun 2016)
  • “Getting the Big Picture”
• Volume 38, No. 2 (Mar/Apr 2016)
  • Inspiration Begins Here! Campaign 8-page feature
• Volume 38, No. 1 (Jan/Feb 2016)
• Volume 37, No. 6 (Nov/Dec 2015)
  • “The Power of Giving: Igniting the Spark of Inspiration”
  • “Inspiration Begins Here at The Museum of Flight!”
• Volume 37, No. 5 (Sep/Oct 2015)
  • “Memories Create a Lasting Legacy”
• Volume 37, No. 4 (Jul/Aug 2015)
  • “The Boeing Academy for STEM Learning”

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 and Website Maintenance

Keeping donors engaged and updated throughout multi-year fundraising campaigns.

Project Welcome Home Campaign, Museumofflight.org/welcomehome (2017 – 2019)

• March 2019
  • You’re Invited to the Park Opening!
• February 2019
• January 2019
  • Thank you for your support in 2018
• December 2018
• November 2018
• October 2018
  • New Park Design
• September 2018
• August 2018
• July 2018
• June 2018
• May 2018
  • Moving Day – part 1
  • Moving Day – part 2
• April 2018
• March 2018
• February 2018
• January 2018
• December 2017
• November 2017
• October 2017

Inspiration Begins Here! Campaign, InspirationBeginsHere.org (2015 – 2016)

• Summer 2017
• Winter 2017
• Summer 2016
• Spring 2016
• Summer 2015

 

Annual Reports

Content writing and copyediting the Museum’s annual shareholder report to donors.

• 2018 Annual Report
• 2017 Annual Report
• 2016 Annual Report

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Freelance Writing, Editing and PR (2014 – 2017)

• Materials Matter with AIA Seattle (Oct. 2016-Feb. 2017)
• Getting to Zero with AIA Seattle (Jun. 2015)
• Press package for the CD release party of Seattle band Kings of Cavalier (Apr. 2015)
• Website, social media, and RFP editing for Bonfire Art and Design (Jan. 2015)
• Website copy for the 8-Bit Weather mobile app (Dec. 2014)
• PR for the Phoenix Festival, a TwispWorks benefit event for local wildfire relief (Oct. 2014)
• AIA’s Seattle Design Festival Susan Szenasy event review (Sep. 2014)

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Technical Writing certification (2013 – 2015)

Projects completed as part of my studies at 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

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KEXP 90.3 FM, Seattle, WA (2013)

Author and editor for a nonprofit listener-powered radio station.

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

Music Matters Newsletters

Author and editor of KEXP’s monthly donor newsletter.

• Music Matters: A Year of Great Music (Dec. 2013)
• Music Matters: Gratitude, Gravy and Great Music (Nov. 2013)
• Music Matters: “Rock & Roll” Saves Lives (Oct. 2013)
• Music Matters: You Made This a September to Remember! (Sep. 2013)
• Music Matters: Vote for the Top Albums of the 21st Century! (Aug. 2013)
• Music Matters: You Make Summer Sizzle (Jul. 2013)
• Music Matters: You Make Summer Sound Sweeter (Jun. 2013)
• Music Matters: Iceland, Amplifiers, and Twelve Hours of Awesome! (May 2013)
• Music Matters: Better Sounds for a Better World (Apr. 2013)

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ISE Magazine (2013)

Ghostwriter for Angela Bennink of NoaNet for an online trade publication for telecom networks (formerly OSE Magazine).

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

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Glumac Engineering, Portland, OR (2010 – 2011)

Communications Director for a sustainable MEP engineering and energy analysis company.

Sustainability Matters Newsletter

Author, editor and photographer for the quarterly email publication sent out to green building industry professionals.

• Issue 27 (Aug. 2011)
  • “Susan Szenasy of Metropolis Magazine Visits Portland to Talk Green Building”
  • “Charging the Future with Electric Vehicles”
• Issue 26 (May 2011)
  • “Glumac Commissions the UCSF Institute for Regeneration Medicine”
  • “Glumac Introduces Construcion Services”
• Issue 25 (Feb. 2011)
• Issue 24 (Nov. 2010)
  • “Glumac explores Green Building in Toronto”

 

Ecotone Publishing

On-site co-editor for a Pacific Northwest publisher that produces local and global sustainable design books.

• The Ecological Engineer: Glumac (2011)

 

Oregon Insider

Author for a monthly news publication for environmental management and regulation in the Pacific Northwest.

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

 

Sustainable Business Oregon

Author for 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 (Aug. 2011)

 

The Zweig Letter

Co-author for a marketing publication for architects, engineers and environmental planning professionals worldwide.

• Green: Under promise and over deliver, Issue 906 (Apr. 2011)

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Crosscut.com, Seattle, WA (2008)

Author and photographer for a Pacific Northwest nonprofit online newspaper.

• LEED-ing the way to sustainability (Aug. 2008)
• Review: Faith and mental illness on Seattle’s streets (Jul. 2008)
• When it comes to energy consumption, what really drives change? (Jun. 2008)
• Folklife ’08: Seattle folks are the life of the festival (May 2008)
• Vancouver, B.C., loses some ground as a sustainability leader (May 2008)

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STIR Magazine, Worcester, MA (2007 – 2010)

Author, editor and photographer for the student-funded publication of Clark University.

• Volume 5, Issue 2 (Spring 2010)
• Volume 5, Issue 1 (Fall 2009)
• Volume 4, Issue 2 (Spring 2009)
• Volume 4, Issue 1 (Fall 2008)
• Volume 3, Issue 2 (Spring 2008)
• Volume 3, Issue 1 (Fall 2007)