MAGAZINE EDITOR, COLUMNIST, AND FREELANCE CONTRIBUTOR
STAFF EDITOR
• Bloom Magazine: Contributing Editor 2007 - present
• Spa Finder Magzine: Senior Editor 2001-2004
• American Media: Special Projects 2004-2005
NATIONAL COLUMNIST
House to Home (household advice) “Everyday Divas”
Bimonthly: September 2003-January 2000
Spa Finder (new products) “Bring it Home” and “Spa Finds”
Bimonthly: January 2002-March 2004
Woman's Day (household advice) “Mary Ellen”
17x annually: October 1988-July 1996
Family Circle
•(cooking, household advice) “Mary Ellen’s Kitchen”
17x annually: October 1984-September 1988
•(new products and trends) “Voila!”
17x annually: August 1987-June 1988
•(household tips) “Reader’s Idea Exchange”
17x annually: February 1986-September 1988
New Woman (nutrition) “Eating Right, Eating Light”
Monthly: August 1990-July 1994
Knife & Fork
•(etiquette) “Put it On the Table
•(humor) “A Touch of Wry”
Monthly: April 1990-December 1990
First for Women (household advice) “How To”
Monthly: January 1990 - January 1991
CV Magazine (household advice) “Home”
Monthly: 1990-1991
ONLINE COLUMNIST
Celebrity Lifestyle Advice (food, style, fashion; ghostwritten
2008
iVillage.com (household advice) “Ask the Everyday Problem Solver”
December 2004 - October 2008
dealtime.com (household advice) ‘Mary Ellen”
October 2000- December 2000
parenttime.com from Time/Warner (household advice) “Home Talk”
Weekly: January 1997-December 1998
MAGAZINE ARTICLES
Topics included humorous essays, fitness, health and beauty, travel, household advice, design
Hamptons Cottage & Gardens
Spa Magazine
Harper's Bazaar
Glamour
Cosmopolitan
Working Woman
Viva
SpaFinder
American Home
Ladies Home Journal
Redbook
Travelcade
Sports Traveler
Woman