Experience

GIE Media Inc. — Recycling Today Media Group

As Managing Editor (Sept. 2025 to present)

• Oversee production of both Waste Today and Construction & Demolition Recycling magazines.
• Report on the waste management and construction/demolition industries.
• Write in-depth features and enterprise pieces for each publication on a monthly basis.
• Produce content for both websites on a daily basis.
• Manage e-newsletters and other digital assets.

Stanley Black & Decker

As Copywriter (Jan. 2020 to Aug. 2025):

• Produced copy for DeWalt, Cub Cadet, Craftsman, and Troy-Bilt outdoor power equipment brands.
• Conducted keyword research and assisted with SEO to develop optimized content on all platforms.
• Projects include blogs, emails, video scripts, radio scripts, website copy, newsletters and more.
• Formerly MTD Products, acquired by SBD in December 2021.

Crain Communications — Rubber News

As News Editor (Jan. 2017 to Jan. 2020):

• Managed deadline workflow and story digest for each issue.
• Served as primary copy editor, designed ages using Quark and InDesign .
• Assisted editor in assigning stories, developing special reports and enterprise pieces.
• Assisted art director and online content editor, primary backup for both roles.
• Continued to report on the rubber industry, manage social media accounts and email newsletters. 

As Reporter (June 2013 to Jan. 2017):

• Reported on the rubber manufacturing industry.
• Responsible for the automotive, medical and labor relations beats.
• Generated content for both print and digital platforms.
• Managed social media accounts and email newsletters.

The Elyria Chronicle-Telegram

As Freelance Reporter (June 2013 to present):

• Report on Lorain County sports at the high school and college levels.
• Assist in covering pro sports (Browns, Guardians, Cavaliers, Monsters, and Lake Erie Crushers).

As Copy Editor (Aug. 2011 to June 2013):

• Copy edited and designed pages for the sports department.
• Reported on Lorain County sports at the high school and college levels. 

Great Lakes Publishing — Cleveland Magazine

As Intern (Jan. 2011 to June 2011):

• Assisted with fact checking and other duites in support of the editorial staff.
• Produced stories for Cleveland Magazine, Inside Business and Lake Erie Living.