DeAnn G. Rossetti
26136 220th Place SE
Maple Valley, WA 98038
(425) 432-2389
E-mail: [email protected]

ACCOMPLISHMENTS & QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Strong verbal and written communications skills, excellent customer service skills and experience
  • Very strong background in writing for a variety of media: newspaper, magazines and on-line publications
  • Experienced as freelance writer and columnist for various publications throughout the major Puget Sound market
  • Background in staff management and senior editorial functions
  • Knowledgeable working in PC or MAC computer platform environments and industry software applications
  • Recipient of twelve industry awards for writing excellence

EDUCATION:

Master of Arts - Writing - Lesley College, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Bachelors of Arts - Drama/Speech and History - Clarke College, Dubuque, Iowa

EXPERIENCE:

1986 - 2008 Freelance Writer/Content Provider/Research
Virtually Yourz: Press releases, marketing research, copy editing and writing
American Fitness Magazine: Profile of Janice Zander, South King County bodybuilder
Pacific NW Yachting Magazine: Feature on yacht remodeling company LSP Creative Services
Washington Travel & Life: Book reviews
The Seattle Times Shop SE Section: Business features, artist profiles, lifestyle articles
The Seattle Times SE Living Section: Feature articles, profiles, business stories, general news
Covington/Maple Valley Reporter: Business and lifestyle feature articles South County Business Journal: Business features
Seattle Magazine: lifestyle features
Seattle Metropolitan Magazine: Lifestyle features
Voyage/Resorts and Getaways Magazines: Travel features, interviews, articles on hotels and cruise lines
Seattle Homes and Lifestyles Magazine: Business feature article
Ballard News Tribune, Queen Anne News, Seattle Press and the Phinney Ridge Review: Business and lifestyle features, interviews, profiles and movie reviews
Wet Feet.com: Researched consumer packaged goods industries, such as Kraft Foods, Nike, Sara Lee and Unilever, updated profiles of 15 major companies and researched salary ranges for jobs within the companies.
HealthTalk.com: �Living With Crohn�s Disease� blog, two columns per week.
O.Media�s Web sites: "She's Got It Together.Com," "She's Got Baby.Com" and "Cultural Cool.Com." Wrote weekly columns, "The Stork Report" and "Mother's Diary" for She's Got Baby.Com. For She's Got It Together.Com, wrote "Creative Cuisine," "Travel To San Juan Islands," multiple fitness columns and a Lamaze article. These Web sites are now defunct.

September 1997- 2005
The Mercer Island Reporter
Mercer Island, WA
Lifestyle/Business Reporter
Wrote an average of three stories per week, from lifestyle features to CEO profiles to real estate/business stories and a business column titled "Downtown and Around Town." Responsible for the �Around the Island� column, and other stories as assigned. Wrote over 900 articles for the MI Reporter in 8 years, winning four SPJ and eight WNPA awards.

July 1991- January 1996
Phinney Neighborhood Association
Seattle, Washington
Customer Service & Desktop Publishing
Interacted with staff to write and create a wide variety of business materials, from letters to news releases and brochures, from conception to final production. Wrote features, interviews, classifieds and business articles for PNA newspaper, the Phinney Ridge Review on Macintosh desktop publishing system. Generated thousands of dollars in donations as PNA volunteer.

August 1987- August 1989
Tampa Bay Publications, Inc.
Clearwater, Florida
Senior Editor
Supervised all aspects of Tampa Bay's premier lifestyle magazine, Tampa Bay/The Suncoast's Magazine, including editing all text, writing features, and interviewing celebrities. Hired editorial/graphics staff and freelance writers, maintained editorial budget. Implemented use of Macintosh desktop publishing system and trained staff in use of applications. Represented publication to community and vendors, and coordinated efforts of all departments to reach deadlines.

AWARDS:
  • 2005 Second Place, Best Personality Profile, for "Through the Lens"
  • 2005 Third Place, Best Personality Profile for "Rockergrl Rules"
  • 2005 Second Place, Best Agriculture Story, for "Mrs. Mulcahy's Sunflowers"

  • Washington Newspaper Publishers Association
  • 2005 Second Place, Best Business Feature, for "Blue Goose Bumps"
  • Western Washington Society of Professional Journalists

  • 2004 First Place, Best Humorous Story, for " A Chat with Paul Allen?"
  • Washington Newspaper Publishers Association

  • 2004 Third Place, Best Arts Story, for "Ancient Symbols Etched in Stone."
  • Washington Newspaper Publishers Association

  • 2004 Honorable Mention, Business reporting, for "Salvation Army Doughnuts Are Back,"
  • Western Washington Society of Professional Journalists

  • 2003 Third Place, Auburn Regional Medical Center Essay Contest, for "Ivory's Healing Hands."

  • 2003 First Place, Leisure and Lifestyle reporting, for "Oh Rats!"
  • Western Washington Society of Professional Journalists

  • 2002 Third Place, Best Business Story, for "Seeing Dollars in Doughnuts"
  • Washington Newspaper Publishers Association

  • 1999 Third Place, Best Business Story, for "Banker Turned Book Binder"
  • Washington Newspaper Publishers Association

  • 1999 Third Place, Personalities Reporting, for "Ferret Frenzy"
  • Western Washington Society of Professional Journalists
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