Professional Experience

December 1998-Present -- Freelance writer

• Author of many pregnancy, parenting, health, high tech, and travel articles
• Published in national print and Web publications: NBCi.com, DiversityCareers.com, PlanetExpat.com, and other highly-publicized Web sites, Travelocity, Pregnancy, International Living, Office Solutions, and other newsstand magazines
• Ghostwriter, Ace the IT Resume (McGraw-Hill 2001)
• Currently co-authoring Query Letter Clinic: How to Sell Every Word You Write
• High tech marketing communications
• Corporate collateral: brochures, product spec sheets, white papers
• Ghostwritten and bylined articles for trade and consumer magazines
• Executive speechwriting

July 1999-September 2000 -- Associate Editor, iParenting.com (telecommuting)

• Began as contributing writer providing site content in March 1999, asked to sign on as AE in June 1999
• Responsible for site content and weekly updates: authored site content as necessary, coordinated with diary writers, experts and freelance writers, edited and converted text to HTML, helped develop marketing strategy

November 1997-June 1999 -- Senior Editor, Koret Communications, Ltd., Tel Aviv

• Senior Editor and Project Manager for Africana.com
• Translation and copywriting of marketing collateral for Israeli companies including ECI Telecom, Elbit Ltd., Orange, Degem Systems, and others

August 1996-September 1997 -- Content developer, Netmatch Ltd., Tel Aviv

• Content developer for all company sites (www.bestmatch.com, www.jewishdate.com, www.gaymatch.com and other matchmaking sites)
• Proposed, developed and maintained Web magazine for singles

February, 1995-August, 1996 -- Group leader, Sar-El, Israel Defense Forces

• Led groups of volunteers from English and French speaking countries during three week program in selected army, air force, and navy bases
• Taught evening classes in Hebrew, structure and breakdown of the IDF, and history of Israel
• Led educational tours throughout Israel