Portfolio
About Me
Select UPMC Pieces
- Newsletter – Nurses Notes – I served as editor for this newsletter both in 2007 and 2008. This internal communications piece received a major overhaul when I took over, coinciding with a new UPMC Nursing branding image. It was distributed to over 2,500 staff and faculty at UPMC Presbyterian, UPMC Corporate Communications and the University of Pittsburgh. Masthead designed by UPMC Corporate Communications.
- Nursing Annual Report 2007 – this initiative was started by the Chief Nursing Officer and involved over 22 facilities. I aided in the data collection and layout.
- Feature Article – Port Access Surgery – an article written regarding a groundbreaking procedure in heart-valve repair.
- Article – American Diabetes Month – I wrote this article for the Nurses Notes Newsletter for informational purposes. This was targeted toward the nursing community at UPMC Presbyterian.
- Conference Brochure – 1st International Conference on IPT – composed all the content for this piece; the design and layout was done by University Marketing at the University of Pittsburgh
- Grant Proposal – Pittsburgh AIDS Task Force – written on the behalf of UPMC for the Pittsburgh AIDS Task Force. This full grant proposal was submitted to GlaxoSmithKlien and currently awaiting feedback.
University of Pittsburgh
- Brochure – Leadership and Ethics Certificate Program – this informational brochure was created for the University of Pittsburgh College of Business Administration, targeting undergraduate students for their certificate program
- Newsletter – College of General Studies Student Government – this newsletter went under a major overhaul when I took over as editor in 2007. This was a bi-monthly publication targeted to non-traditional students at the University of Pittsburgh. It was distributed to over 2,600 staff, faculty and students in print and electronically. Newsletter archives can be found here.
- Brochure – College of General Studies Student Government – this information brochure went in tandem with the 2008 branding initiative. This was designed to CGS students for informational purposes, as well as to recruit for student leaders.
- Article – Commuter Student Association – a feature article on the changes taking place within the Commuter Student Association at the University of Pittsburgh. It was aimed at the undergraduate student body and published in two campus newsletters.
- Information Packet for Health Care Providers on MRSA - this piece was created as a public awareness initiative during an MRSA breakout in the Pittsburgh region. It was targeted toward nurses and health care administrators. The piece won honorable mention in the 2008 Public and Professional Writing Program’s Writing for the Public competition.
- Press Release – IABC/University of Pittsburgh 9_24_08 – distributed to various news outlets across the university campus, headlining the new International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) student group I started in the fall of 2008.
- Feature – International Assoc of Business Communicators (IABC) – published in the CGS newsletter, as well as in the Pitt’s English Department newsletter
Additional Material
- Speech Coverage – Michael Pollan – written for creative non-fiction course
- Online Portfolio Presentation – presented to the students at IABC/University of Pittsburgh in April 2009
- Speech – Fine Trans Product Launch – written for course
- Product Recall – Fine Trans – written for course
- Website – IABC/University of Pittsburgh – constantly developing; wrote material for static web pages
Press Releases and Features
- Feature Article – Dale Chihuly at Phipps Conservatory – a feature article written for a creative non-fiction course
- Press Release – College of General Studies – this piece was created for a public relations writing class
- Press Release – Nicotrol – proposed for class assignment
