• National Geographic
  • Yankee
  • Sailing
  • Sail
  • Offshore
  • Soundings
  • Sierra
  • Firehouse
  • Cruising World
  • Canoe & Kayak
  • Boston Business Journal
  • Mass High Tech Journal
  • E
  • Boat International
  • Professional Boat Builder
  • Environmental Quarterly
  • Wooden Boat
  • Army Times
  • Canada High Tech
  • Baseball America
  • Lawyer's Monthly
  • Power Cruising
  • Points East
  • BoatUS
  • Practical Sailor
  • Cape Cod Magazine
  • Northeast Boating
  • Paddlesports Business
  • Restaurant Business
  • Taste
  • Northeast Flavor
  • Boston Globe
  • Boston Herald
  • San Francisco Examiner
  • USA Today
  • AP
  • UPI
  • Reuters
  • 2010 - First Place - New England Newspaper and Press Association (NENPA) - Political reporting and

    • election coverage.

  • 2008 - First Place - Boating Writers International (BWI) award and a second BWI merit award.
  • 2008 - Environmental Hero Award from advocacy group HealthLink.
  • 2005 - IRMA Award for magazine photography - "Reflections".
  • 2004 - First Place - Boating Writers International (BWI) award for feature writing.
  • 1999 - Associated Press Award for hard news coverage of fatal arson fire.
  • 1998 - Publick Occurrences Award, judged by Nieman Foundation Fellows at Harvard University, and presented by New England Newspaper Association, for series on national health care crisis.
  • 1997 - Community Service Award from Massachusetts-based Help for Abused Women and Children (HAWC) for excellence in coverage of domestic violence issues.
  • 1994 - Associated Press Award for best feature series "What Makes a Marine," which followed recruits through boot camp at Parris Island, SC.
  • 1993 - Person-of-the-Year by the Parents of Murdered Children victims' advocacy group for reporting on crimes against juveniles.
  • 1990 - National Disabled American Veterans Merit Award for consistent veterans' issue coverage.
  • 1990 - first-place Associated Press award for spot news coverage of deadly rooming house fire.
  • 1989 - first-place United Press International (UPI) Award for best news series on drug education; two community service awards related to the UPI series.
  • 1989 - 10-part series "Trouble in Paradise" about the drug trade in the Pacific rim and Japan's underworld of Yakuza gangsters submitted by editors for Pulitzer Prize.
  • 1987 - first-place UPI Award for best business series titled "Drugs in the Workplace"; two additional community service awards related to the series.
  • 1986 - UPI first-place award for best column on Boston Mafia boss Jerry Angiulo.
  • 1984 - UPI first-place award best feature for series of prison interviews with convicted serial killer Leonard "The Quahog" Paradiso"; citations from the U.S. Congress and the Massachusetts Legislature for journalism accomplishments.
  • 2009 - Photography for book on Essex County (MA) Sheriff Frank Cousins and his department.
  • 2008 - "Undiscovered Italy" photographs, published by The Parker Company.
  • 2006 - "101 Answers to Your Toughest Boating Questions" anthology of expert boating advice published by Soundings Magazine.
  • 2004 - "The History of Tyco" in anthology of New England industries.
  • 2002-Present - Sailing Magazine - contributing editor, monthly columnist, photographer. Numerous citations. Work selected for online "Photo of the Week" at www.sailingmagazine.net. Cover international races and sailing events. Conducted magazine's first podcast from boat off Australia
  • 1999-Present – contributing author/photographer at Sail, BoatUS, Firehouse and various travel, fashion and regional magazines and newspapers.
  • 1983-2011 - reporter/photographer/columnist - Daily Item newspaper, Lynn, MA
  • 1992-Present - Public relations/marketing for private clients including Grant Communications, Waste Management, Wheelabrator Technologies, Tyco, Harbor Sweets, Red Rock Bistro, Lime Rickey's, the School for Field Studies, YMCA.
  • 1985-1989 - Associated Press Boston Bureau correspondent. Filed stories weekly. Developed ability to quickly analyze and write breaking news. Coverage high-profile murder and racketeering trials in state and federal courts.
  • 1985-1989 – cable television co-host of talk show "Frankly Speaking" in Lynn, MA.
  • 1982-Present - Broad Sound News Service, founder and editor, specializing in academic newsletters, freelance photojournalism, travel, adventure, military, marine, and industrial photography.
  • 1980-1982 - Syracuse Post Standard-Herald Journal, Syracuse, NY., correspondent for lifestyle features, book reviews, special assignments. Interviewed authors such as Saul Bellow, Bernard Malamud, Tobias Wolff, Raymond Carver and John Gardner.
  • 1979-1980 - Syracuse New Times, Syracuse, NY.
  • 1979-1980, staff reporter at metropolitan weekly covering educational, environmental and social issues.
  • 1978-1979 - Little Falls Evening Times, Little Falls, NY., reporter/photographer, sports and wire editor. Page layout. Supervised staff of four stringers.
  • National Press Photographers Association
  • Boston Press Photographers Association
  • Investigative Reporters and Editors
  • New England correspondent to the Society of Environmental Journalists
  • Society of Professional Journalists
  • Society of Professional Travel Writers
  • National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting
  • Communication Workers of America
  • The Institute for Educational Studies
  • The Eco Institute
  • American Society of Magazine Editors
  • 2000, Endicott College, M.A. Integrative Education/Ecological Literacy.
  • 1977, State University of New York, B.A. Education. Earned secondary school teaching certification.
  • 1976, State University of New York, B. A. American history/liberal arts, minor in journalism.
  • Post-graduate courses: Nikon School Analog Photography 2002 and Digital 2003; perspective drawing; architectural design; Italian language; Photoshop.