Resume
Patricia Lynn Henley
P.O. Box 529, Sonoma, CA 95476
(707) 227-8203 / fax (707) 343-1505
www.PatriciaLynnHenley.com
plhenley@vom.com
A highly proficient writer, editor and nit-picking proofreader,
I am comfortable in both PC and Mac environments.
Education
Stanford University, master's degree in journalism, June 1995.
California State University Sacramento, bachelor's degree in philosophy, summa cum laude, May 1992.
Mission Community College, associate degree in commercial art, with honors, June 1981.
Experience
Writer and editor (4/05 to present) on a variety of independent assignments, including articles for the North Bay Bohemian, Stanford alumni magazine, The Sonoma Index-Tribune, the marketing department of the Santa Rosa Press Democrat and other publications, businesses and individuals. I'm known for meeting deadlines with well-researched, thoughtful stories on a variety of subjects. Additional projects include copy editing, proofreading, manuscript editing and teaching writing classes.
Web Content Writer (11/06 to present) on a freelance basis for CostHelper.com, a consumer website. This involves extensive online research and phone interviews as needed to create short, easy-to-read articles on a wide range of topics of interest to consumers, such as home improvement projects, dental work, legal costs and more.
Reporter (11/05-12/07), part-time, at the North Bay Bohemian, an alternative newsweekly serving Marin, Napa and Sonoma counties in Northern California. Assignments ranged from in-depth, 3,000-word cover features to extremely detailed and concise weekly news briefs of 100 to 400 words. I covered everything from the impacts of methamphetamines in the North Bay to where to find the best culinary classes.
Co-Author, "The Sugar's at the Bottom of the Cup" (published 10/04), an engaging first-person memoir of an Italian-American woman whose life spanned most of the 20th century and part of the 21st. The first chapter is online at www.SugarAtTheBottom.com.
News editor/reporter (6/95 to 4/05), The Sonoma Index-Tribune, a twice-weekly newspaper in Sonoma, California. I produced a high volume of stories, both features and hard news, on tight deadlines. As news editor, I assigned stories and reviewed work by both fulltime and freelance reporters; handled the daily update of web site content; and did page layout, design and production coordination as needed. Over the years, my beat assignments included wine, arts, entertainment, agriculture, the environment, education, business and general assignment.
Reporter intern (8/94 to 12/94), Metro Newspapers, San Jose, California.
Awards
California Newspaper Publishers Association: first place 2004 and 1998 for Best Lifestyle Coverage; first place 1997 Best Environmental Reporting; and I was a lead member of the editorial teams which won first place for General Excellence in 1999 and 1996.
National Newspaper Association: second place 2001 Best Coverage of Environmental Issues; second place 2000 Best Agricultural Story; honorable mention 1999 Best Coverage of Environmental Issues.
Reader's Digest Excellence in Journalism Award at Stanford University, February 1995
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