I have written hundreds of articles, ranging from straight news to features. I have also written sections of manuals, bios, speeches, press releases, scripts, advertisements, and other marketing materials.
Murray Education Foundation Short Articles
MEF provides teachers with grants to offer enhanced learning experiences. Click here to go to the site I built (and all of these were written by me).
Magazine Articles Published
Résumés: What can you do better? (RDH Magazine: July 2019)
Dental job hunting: When an experience matters as much as experience (DentistryIQ: January 10, 2017)
GetHiredRDH: A dental hygiene resume format employers will love (DentistryIQ: March 16, 2017)
I just graduated. Where’s my dental hygiene job? 10 tips from Doug Perry (DentistryIQ: June 19, 2017)
4 job hunting documents every dental hygienist should have (DentistryIQ: July 8, 2015)
Goodbye traditional job references, hello testimonial sheets (DentistryIQ: June 10, 2014)
Digitize Your Job Hunting Approach (DentistryIQ: July 22, 2014)
How the video resume captures employers’ attention more quickly (DentistryIQ: September 8, 2014)
Need a Job? Send a Postcard (DentistryIQ: May 17, 2014)
Landing a great dental hygiene job (HygieneTown: April 2012)
Guest Editorials
Fanning the Flames of Success in Utah’s Agriculture and Food Scene (Deseret News: July 16, 2019 – Ghost written for Kerry Gibson)
You May Think I Shouldn’t Be Optimistic About Utah’s Agriculture, But You Would be Wrong (Deseret News: January 20, 2019 – Ghost written for LuAnn Adams)
Feature Articles
Snuck Farms: Forging New Ground in Family Farming
The Swiss Family Cheesemakers of Logan
Profile Articles of Elected Officials
Ben McAdams Profile Article
Mark Altom Profile Article
LuAnn Adams Profile Article
Cindy Bulloch Profile Article
Connie Hansen Profile Article
Radio Spot Script
Wrote Utah’s Own 2018 Holiday Radio Spot – aired on FM 100
Newsletters
Specifically for newsletters, I have written hundreds of newsletter articles and served in editor-in-chief and designer roles for the most part. Utah Association of Counties presently publishes electronically (e-mail) every Friday. Here’s an example of a newsletter I coordinated recently and, in this case, wrote all three main articles for: Click Here to view this example.
Speech
Wrote a speech for UAC President to deliver at a rally of many of Utah’s top elected officials pleading with President Obama to not designate any national monuments in Utah during the final days of his presidency. Click here to review the speech I wrote and he delivered largely word-for-word.
Ghost Writing for Others
Have ghost-written many how-to articles, blog posts, official statements, and guest editorial pieces over the years on for superiors and clients.
Book Contribution
I wrote two chapters in the County Government in Utah resource guide, a publication for county officials that outlines all the duties and restrictions of their office. My sections were chapter 1, “Introduction,” pages 10-15 and chapter 22, “Working with the Media,” pages 204-212. I also handled the layout and design for the book, currently in its second edition. Click here to open up a copy of it.
Press Releases
I have written hundreds of press releases over the years, all the way back to my time as an intern in the Media Relations Office of Weber State University in 1995. Click here to see recent samples on my media relations portfolio page.
Scripts
I wrote scripts for all eight of UAC’s animated video series, the finished products of which can be viewed here. I have also written numerous other scripts for corporate videos and radio spots dating back to 1996.
Presentation Abstract
Wrote this for a professional speaker who needed an abstract for a publication of an event they were hired to speak at. She needed something creative that fit the flavor and mood for her otherwise “boring” topic of dental billing. Click here to read it.
Short How-To Articles on Marketing and Communications
I have written lots of articles aimed at entrepreneurs seeking marketing advice and tips. These are designed to simply wet their appetite and give them something simple to chew on as they launch their businesses.
How to Differentiate
Navigating Competition
Focus on Confidence, Not Cheap Solutions
I also wrote a series of weekly articles for Utah Association of Counties called Communication Cues, where I shared tips to help elected officials communicate better with constituents, colleagues, and the media. I can share examples of those articles with you upon request.