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Patricia (Pat) Terry

Member profile details

First name

Patricia (Pat)

Last name

Terry

pat@terrywriters.com

Contact Information

Company Name

Terry Writers

Website(s)

www.terrywriters.com- OUT OF DATE SINCE HUSBAND/TERRYWRITERS PARTNER DIED. I'll update IWOC samples for now.

Social Media

LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram

Email (Alternate)

TerryComm@aol.com

Address 1

55 E. Pearson Street

Address 2

Apt. 5100

City

Chicago

State

Illinois

ZIP

60611

Phone (Office)

312-867-0087

Phone (Home)

312-867-0087

Phone (Mobile)

773-575-8317

Photo

Summary

Experienced journalist and media PR professional with ability to spot trends, future stories. Deadline oriented.

Details

Experienced journalist—and former PR professional—provides colorful, accurate content and checks facts! Real media pro and writer, not AI consolidator. Shoots digital images. Pat has a unique ability to identify story angles, quickly locate and interview sources. Published travel, food, home & garden, real estate and agriculture articles; retail, manufacturing and distribution coverage; short environmental features . Articles and photos have appeared in online home furnishings publications, legacy media (Washington Post, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times. Served as executive director of a national floor covering association, and researched and wrote marketing and PR content for U.S. and international publications (International Home & Housewares Show, Manufacturing Week, Brookfield Zoo, Shedd Aquarium, International Art Expo.) Widely traveled (43 trips to 29 countries, plus Tibet and Hong Kong) including volunteer trips to Portugal, Chile, Honduras, Brazil, Peru, Appalachia and the Pine Ridge Reservation in the U.S.

Education

Northwestern University, Ohio State University (journalism, politics, Spanish)

Experience

> 20 years

Expertise

Associations
Business
Environment
Manufacturing
Meetings | Conventions
Not-for-profits
Travel

Specialty

Articles
Case studies
Copyediting | Rewriting
Editing
Proofreading
Research | Fact checking

Samples

http://iwoc.org/resources/samples/terry-patricia-1.pdf
http://iwoc.org/resources/samples/terry-patricia-2.pdf
http://iwoc.org/resources/samples/terry-patricia-3.pdf