Editorial Experience
1997 to present
Freelance Writer and Editor
Writing and editing responsibilities for Sea Ray Living, DownBeat, Music Inc. and other magazines.
1991 to 1997
Maher Publications, Elmhurst, Illinois
Music Inc. and Up Beat Daily magazines:
Editor, 1994 to 1997. Managing Editor, 1992 to 1994. Associate Editor, 1991 to 1992.
Full editorial responsibility for Music Inc., a national business magazine serving owners of music retail stores, and Up Beat Daily, the official trade-show publication for the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM).
Concurrent positions at DownBeat magazine:
Associate Editor, 1996 to 1997. Contributing Editor, 1995 to 1996.
Education
1990 to 1991
Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
Master’s Degree in Journalism, concentration in Magazine Publishing
1983-1987
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Department of English
Bachelor of Arts Degree, concentration in Rhetoric (English with a writing emphasis)
Other
From 2003 to 2013, I operated a Web design company, building and hosting dozens of sites for artists and small businesses.
I’m also an accomplished trombonist.