Work

I’m a creative writer and a photographer.  My work has been published in magazines, periodicals, newspapers, online and on websites.

  • 2004 to 2010, freelance photojournalist for Osprey Media
  • 2006 to present, freelance columnist for The Wellington Times
  • 2005 to 2009, freelance contributor to Sun Media Homes & Gardens Magazine
  • 2010, freelance food stylist, photographer, contributor to County & Quinte Living Magazine
  • 2010 to present, occasional contributor and “Mom” to countylive.ca
  • Director at Large, Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory
  • Director/Planner, Young Imaginations

My life before photography and creative writing included:

  • Editor, Richardson-Merrill – technical editing zzzzzzzz
  • Drake International Magazine – contributor
  • Freelance technical writer and scientific library “keeper-upper” zzzzzzz – cement and aggragates, more zz’s
  • Technical edits supervisor, site assistant, KWM Engineers @ P & G
  • Federal Government of Canada, work/skills needs determination & counselling
  • Collection Manager, Municipality of Prince Edward County, Town of Picton, City of Markham and Branch 78 Legion Jim Pilkington Collection.

Am I affliated – or what?

  • Member, Ontario Museum Association
  • Member, Art Gallery of Ontario
  • Member, Prince Edward County Arts Council
  • Member, CLIC Eastern Ontario Photo Show – Ad Hoc member
  • Member, DewDrops!!!!
  • Past Chair, Prince Edward County Cultural Round Table
  • Past Member, Prince Edward County Museum Board, Strategic Planning Committee
  • Past Member, Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation
  • Awarded Stark Family Fund Grant for The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 78 Jim Pilkington Museum Plan
  • Past President of the Prince Edward County Archives
  • Past Chair of MTM Kitchen Productions
  • Current, Senior VP of In the Bag Media