Resume

Emily A. Palm Mulica                 www.emilypalm.com

PO Box 173, Dillon, CO

503.347.6834


Freelance Writer, Published in the Following

The Christian Science Monitor                Women’s Adventure Magazine                Headwaters Magazine

The Summit County Citizens Voice        Teton Valley News                                    The Coloradoan

The Skagway News                                  The Aspen Times                                        The Whitehorse Star

Angler Magazine                                    Grand Homes Magazine                            Teton Valley Visitor Guide

Marquee Magazine                                  The Oregonian                                           Panorak


Work Experience

Author Harry MacLean, Editor, Web assistant, publishing project manager, Denver, Colo.       April 2012 – Present

•Edit website as needed

•Proofread, designed interior, and project managed latest editions of "In Broad Daylight," "The Story Behind 'In Broad Daylight,'" "Once Upon a Time," and "The Past is Never Dead." Published books via Amazon's CreateSpace and Kindle platforms.


Author Cathie Beck, Writer & social media liaison, Denver, Colo.                                              April 2010 – July 2011

Manages social media marketing efforts for her memoir, Cheap Cabernet: A Friendship;

Write, edit and strategize book marketing, promotions and events. 


Ross Investigations, Private Investigator Blogger, Denver, Colo.                                               May 2010 – July 2012

Create, design and maintain three blogs through Wordpress, Blog.com and Blogspot;

Research private investigator news in Colorado, interview subjects and write articles.


Fort Collins Coloradoan, Ski columnist, Fort Collins, Colo.                        Ski seasons ’09-’10 & ’10-‘11

Contributing semi-weekly columns to cultivate interest in skiing for seasoned skiers and non-skiers alike;

Highlighting strategies to optimize the ski experience, including avalanche preparedness, route selection, and backcountry and on-resort safety.


The Aspen Times, Copy Editor, Aspen, Colo.              Mar 2008 – July 2008

Charged with editing nearly all published copy for this daily publication according to AP style and flow;

Designed 15-20 pages, including front page and all headlines, for nightly midnight deadline;

Selected and reformatted national and international AP wire stories to include in each issue.


Teton Valley News, Lead Reporter & Features Writer, Driggs, Idaho                Oct 2006 – Aug 2007


Published 10-15 articles weekly, including features, front page news, sports, science, and outdoors;

Defined the voice of features section by developing original ideas and initiating reporting; 

Forged meaningful relationship with broader community, covered local politics.


The Skagway News, Reporter, Skagway, Alaska        June 2006 – Sept 2006

Sole reporter for newspaper, writing on wide range of issues related to tourism in this top-10 cruise port;

Won Alaska Press Conference Award for government reporting based on an exposé of cruise ship corporate opposition to a local ballot initiative.



The Christian Science Monitor, Intern, Boston, Mass.        June 2003 – Sept 2003

Wrote five nationally-published feature articles and contributed to numerous others through writing, research, and fact-checking;

Participated and documented front page editorial meetings.


Skills & Interests


Adventure Unlimited Guest Ranch, Outdoors School Instructor, received Moral Leadership Award

Other Interests: Skiing, snow science (completed Avalanche 1 course), backpacking, any outdoor activity

Computer: MS Word, MS Excel, MS Powerpoint, Adobe InDesign/Pagemaker, Joomla, Quark Xpress


Education


Portland State University                Sept 2004 - June 2006 

Graduated summa cum laude with BS in Mathematics and BS in Science, GPA: 3.91

Relevant coursework/experience: courses in theoretical geometry, algebra, calculus; teaching assistant for calculus practicum


University of San Diego               Sept 2000 - Aug 2002

Studied communications and business administration

Relevant coursework/experience: courses in newswriting, mass communications, accounting; appointed editor-in-chief of university newspaper, attended national journalism conferences