I have been a writer/editor for more than 15 years, both as a freelance and in-house writer and copyeditor.
To help others communicate through writing and design, to educate and advocate about health care, and to be involved in social service -- these goals have intertwined over the course of my career.

In addition to work, I am passionate about: the priviledge of putting INK to paper in the foothills of the Blue Ridge, near CharlottesVILLE; family and community; health-care, environmental, and social justice causes; cooking and local foods; hiking; poetry, and the idea that "books do furnish a room" (Sir Anthony Powell).