Inspire Agency • March 27 2024

Fill a Stocking, Fill a Soul

My agency won five 2024 MUSE Creative Awards for this holiday fundraising campaign for which I co-created the strategy, developed foundational messaging, and wrote social posts and eblast content to drive donations.

Melrose Free Press • June 7 2010

The James Conner Case

I won the 2009 New England Newspaper and Press Association's 1st Place award in Investigative Reporting for my coverage of this case, and uncovering the employee's red flags that were ignored by the YMCA, leading to an overhaul of the organization's leadership.

Melrose Free Press • April 24 2009

Finding family: Thirty-year search for grand aunt comes to an end — and a beginning

I won the 2009 New England Newspaper and Press Association's 1st Place award in History Reporting for this article. The previous article in this serious won the 2008 NENPA 3rd place award in the same category.

City of Somerville • September 25 2014

Systems Thinking: A Better Way to Make Public Policy

Somerville Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and Harvard University Professor Mark Esposito wanted an accesible thought leadership piece explaining why systems-thinking needs to be incorporated into public policy making.

The Boston Globe • March 21 2015

Should the MBTA halt plans for expansion? - The Boston Globe

I wrote the "No" argument for Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone in this piece.

Melrose Free Press • February 22 2008

Mother, daughter head to Florida in search of liver transplant

An article I wrote that, in addition to the human element, explained why it was easier and faster to get a donated organ in Florida than Massachusetts.

City of Somerville • August 21 2015

"Black Lives Matter" more than a slogan

A thought leadership piece written for Somerville Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone in 2015 about Black Lives Matter.

Inspire Agency • March 22 2024

We Already Know The Most Serious Pandemic Threats

A thought leadership piece providing the Zalgen CEO's perspective on a new research paper about the risk of animal-to-human spillover for newly discovered viruses.

Wicked Local • November 12 2009

Melrose resident provides Thanksgiving dinner for those who are alone

Scott Macaulay didn't want to spend Thanksgiving alone one year. Now he spends the holiday each year cooking and serving anyone who wants to join him for dinner. Shortly after reporting this story, other outlets began picking up on Scott's story.

Wicked Local • April 10 2009

Melrose's Victoria McLaughlin Foundation makes debut with ‘Celebrate the Arts’

This emotional piece begins with the death of a 3-year-old girl and the city naming the new middle school library after her.

Inspire Agency • December 28 2021

Mission Zero Trust is Not Impossible

Had fun with this piece. MajorKey Technologies wanted an accessible article explaining zero trust security. I used the iconic Mission Impossible scene where Tom Cruise suspends from the ceiling in a secure room as an analogy.

Inspire Agency • March 22 2024

What Can COVID-19’s Low Incidence in Sub-Saharan Africa Tell Us About Future Potential Pandemics?

A thought leadership piece for the Zalgen Labs CEO about a paper written by scientists including those from Zalgen Labs.

Inspire Agency • March 22 2024

Pandemics Will Happen. We Must Be Better at Containing Them.

A thought leadership piece for the CEO of Zalgen Labs about the WHO Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response’s report’s that COVID-19 was a "preventable disaster."

Inspire Agency • March 22 2024

Building a Powerful Framework with AWS Control Tower, Security Hub and Config for AWS Environments

MajorKey Technologies needed a white paper that could reach C-suite executives who didn't possess a high level of technological knowledge. I used the analogy of building a house - from blueprints to zoning codes - to explain how these AWS elements create an enterprise's home in the cloud.

City of Somerville • March 22 2024

A declaration of equality

An op-ed written for Somerville Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone on the Supreme Court striking down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).

Inspire Agency • March 22 2024

Case Study: Major National Bank's Automation

For our Inspire Agency client, MajorKey Technologies, I wrote case studies that took complex issues and synthesized them into concise, clear and impactful narratives.

Massachusetts Municipal Association (MMA) • March 22 2024

A Single Countywide School District? It Could Happen in the Berkshires

I wrote long-form articles on critical issues facing cities and towns across Massachusetts for the MMA's quarterly magazine, the Municipal Advocate.

Commonwealth Corporation • March 26 2024

Massachusetts’ New Lifelong Learning Ecosystem

I created this video and application that secured a presentation slot for Commonwealth Corporation at the SXSW EDU Conference and Festival.

Inspire Agency • March 22 2024

We Need a Global Surveillance System to Stop the Next Pandemic

Thought leadership piece for the Zalgen Labs ZEO about the need for global cooperation on proactive surveillance studies—instead of reactive studies only instituted after a virus has spread—to allow the public health community to target pathogens with pandemic potential before they spiral out of control.

Inspire Agency • March 22 2024

There’s No Single Silver Bullet That Stops a Pandemic.

A thought leadership piece on managing the COVID-19 pandemic for the CEO of Zalgen Labs

Massachusetts Municipal Association (MMA) • March 6 2018

Worcester’s hub-system of social services targets high-risk residents

As the Associate Editor at MMA, I wrote several articles each month for The Beacon, the monthly newsletter for municipal officials, informing them of the newest local initiatives from across Massachusetts.

City of Somerville • March 22 2024

Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone' Inaugural Address: Jan. 6, 2014

Speech written for the Mayor's sixth inaugural as Mayor of Somerville.