Writing and strategizing in higher education since 2002
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Telling stories across industries and platforms for two decades.
No matter where my career has taken me, people, stories, and community have been at the heart of what I do, from local radio & alt-weeklies in the pre-digital age to trade school admissions and from ecommerce for SMB to higher ed content and digital strategy.
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Storytelling With Heart
Thought-provoking profiles and features for alumni magazines, trade journals & general interest publications, print or digital. (illustration: Sara Boccaccini Meadows).
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Strategic & Compelling Content
Higher ed content strategy and writing for web redevelopment projects, plus copywriting services for digital campaigns and print publications.
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Engaging Talks & Workshops
Engaging talks on content marketing, storytelling for leaders, online publishing, and more; plus web content strategy and writing-for-the-web workshops for campus teams.
Latest Blog Posts
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June 30, 1993 & 2023: Ramblings on an Anniversary That Shouldn’t Be
This is probably the most personal and vulnerable thing I’ve shared, but here goes. I cross-posted this to my Substack. [You can subscribe to that here!] *** [as the title implies, these are very much rambling thoughts that could one day transform into a proper essay or two, but I share these raw—very raw—thoughts asRead…
- June 30, 1993 & 2023: Ramblings on an Anniversary That Shouldn’t Be
- Because Life: On Stranger Things, Compounded Grief, and Not Getting Things Done
- Overworked and underplayed? How curiosity, surprise, and play help us work
Latest Project: Writing Craft Anthology is Out in the World!
Getting the Truth: The Craft and Practice of Creative Nonfiction, edited by Rae Pagliarulo and Donna Talarico (Books by Hippocampus; August 2021), features craft essays from 22 brilliant, savvy creative nonfiction writers and publishing professionals. It’s the perfect companion for anyone who wants to write true stories.
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