Elisabeth Dunham Resume
Elisabeth Dunham
Portland, Oregon, USA
Overview: I am a former staff national news and features writer for The Associated Press San Francisco covering news and national entertainment beat and a former staff writer for the multi-Pulitzer Prize winning Oregonian newspaper in Portland (largest circulation newspaper in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States at the time) and a decades long freelancer for national and regional magazines and newspapers as well as an automotive copy writer for Porsche USA and Indigo Auto Group.
Copywriter, Writer and Blogger
2001-present
Copy writer and blogger working for the SEO manager for Indigo Auto Group, huge luxury car dealership brand in Germany/Texas, California and several other states writing about Rolls Royce, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Aston Martin, McLaren, Range Rover, Bentley, BMW, etc. often with a celebrity angle. I produced 20-24 blogs, newsletters, landing pages for all luxury car brands per month. You can reach out directly to my supervisor at Indigo Auto Group if you would like more detail about my duties and skills as a writer. *See bottom of page. My blogs have been personally commended by the very top ranks of Indigo Auto Group in Germany for helping the SEO team bring our blogs to life with colorful, intriguing and captivating writing that has helped bring top ranking to our pages.
Copy writer working for the SEO manager for Porsche via Destination Porsche in Palm Springs writing multiple blogs and landing pages for what is the first ever Destination Porsche location in the United States and the prototype for many other cutting edge Porsche dealerships being built worldwide often incorporating celebrity angles. Focus on history of Porsche and Porsche engineering, racing and the electrification of Porsche via the Porsche Taycan as well as other sustainability issues including sustainable fueling options and architecture.
*PLEASE SEE EXAMPLES OF MY AUTOMOTIVE WRITING AT www.elisabethdunham.weebly.com or (up soon) www.elisabethdunham.com under business writing
Writer for Intel Corp. corporate group creating impact stories and PowerPoint presentations (four major projects per year) for internal and external marketing about digital literacy and business education programs in countries such as Africa, India and China. Writer for Intel Corp. creating marketing material for IntelTeach program aimed at grade school through college teachers interested in improving 21st century skills. Please request reference.
Content writer for startups and smaller companies such as: Zingle, Muttgear Co., Yew Medicine, providing website content and sales/marketing content and consulting. PR for Rawfood Romance (colabs and writing for the Raw Food Bundle annually), GDMan Co, Serenades.net landing spots on CBS/ABC affiliates, Good Day Oregon, Telemundo, Univision etc. and helping my clients reach millions of viewers.
Ghost writer/publicity writer/press release for political public relations company in North Carolina serving a variety of major media outlets. Currently writing about four articles per week that are then distributed to national newspapers and television outlets. Also create pitch sheets for radio and television as well as News Releases. *Please request details/contact/examples for reference.
Writer for Woman’s World and First for Women magazine authoring articles on women’s health issues and healing. Please request references for editors.
Writer for regional and national magazines and newspapers covering holistic health, environmental design, green building practices, travel, and lifestyle features. Publications include Oregon Home, Green Living, Portland Monthly, Bend Living, San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Times, The Oregonian, Oregonian Homes & Gardens (thousands of home and remodel stories) ‘Glamour, ‘Teen and USA Today, Vibrance Magazine among many others.
Longtime contributor of regular cover stories, home stories and health stories for The Oregonian newspaper’s Living and Homes & Gardens sections as well as Oregon Home Magazine. Former staff writer at The Oregonian and The Associated Press covering national news in San Francisco on staff.
Staff writer, The Oregonian
1996-2001
Staff reporter/writer for news department covering land use and planning, environmental issues, general assignment news and features.
Staff reporter/writer for The Oregonian’s Homes and Gardens of the Northwest, covering architecture, environmental design, green building practices, recycling practices and interior design.
1994-1996
Free-lance and staff reporter/writer for The Oregonian suburban bureaus covering news, features and land-use planning.
Free-lance writer for USA Today (contract) and The Associated Press covering national front-page news.
Staff news reporter and writer, The Associated Press
Staff Writer, The Associated Press
1988-1994
Staff reporter/writer covering general assignment news, crime, courts, features and national entertainment for the national and state wires. Coverage included Grateful Dead, the grunge scene, hip hop, television and movie celebrities on the West Coast for the national and international wire serving thousands of newspapers and television stations worldwide. San Francisco, Albuquerque and Seattle bureaus.
Desk supervisor and editor in all bureaus, editing copy and content, making assignments and supervising reporters.
Byline stories in virtually every major newspaper around the world, including Washington Post, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal.
Staff reporter/writer, The Washington Business Journal, Washington, D.C.
Washington Business Journal
1987-1988
Staff reporter/writer covering business-related legal cases in state and federal courts as well as high-profile bankruptcies and business news.
Graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism, bachelor’s program. 1987
Graduate of Institute for Integrative Nutrition and State University of New York dual certificate program in nutrition. 2012
Other: Staff reporter/writer covering news and business at the San Mateo Times in San Mateo, Calif.; Palo Alto Times Tribune; Hearst Award for In-Depth Journalism (No. 1 college journalism award in the United States) 1987 for series in Columbia Missourian.
Music: Published songwriter and lead singer/band leader of Elisabeth Ames & The Countrypolitan’s in Portland and Los Angeles. Released three full-length CDs and toured in U.S. and Europe. Recording contracts and distribution on Rykodisc in U.S. and Europe. My song, “LA Turnaround” reached No. 9 on the European Americana radio charts and the band enjoyed extensive critical praise in the U.S., Europe and Australia. CD “Anytime” was produced by Lloyd Maines (Dixie Chicks “Home”). Opening shows for Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson; performed for Johnny and June Cash at their son’s wedding. Many of our CDs still receive wide radio play in Europe and on music services such as Pandora and Radio.
Telephone 503-926-4654 Email [email protected]
References: Available upon request for news career but for current content work please reach out to Keilah Sanchez, Director of SEO and Website Management, Indigo Auto Group, Houston, Texas. Tel: 1 (832) 487-3751 or via email at: [email protected]
Portland, Oregon, USA
Overview: I am a former staff national news and features writer for The Associated Press San Francisco covering news and national entertainment beat and a former staff writer for the multi-Pulitzer Prize winning Oregonian newspaper in Portland (largest circulation newspaper in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States at the time) and a decades long freelancer for national and regional magazines and newspapers as well as an automotive copy writer for Porsche USA and Indigo Auto Group.
Copywriter, Writer and Blogger
2001-present
Copy writer and blogger working for the SEO manager for Indigo Auto Group, huge luxury car dealership brand in Germany/Texas, California and several other states writing about Rolls Royce, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Aston Martin, McLaren, Range Rover, Bentley, BMW, etc. often with a celebrity angle. I produced 20-24 blogs, newsletters, landing pages for all luxury car brands per month. You can reach out directly to my supervisor at Indigo Auto Group if you would like more detail about my duties and skills as a writer. *See bottom of page. My blogs have been personally commended by the very top ranks of Indigo Auto Group in Germany for helping the SEO team bring our blogs to life with colorful, intriguing and captivating writing that has helped bring top ranking to our pages.
Copy writer working for the SEO manager for Porsche via Destination Porsche in Palm Springs writing multiple blogs and landing pages for what is the first ever Destination Porsche location in the United States and the prototype for many other cutting edge Porsche dealerships being built worldwide often incorporating celebrity angles. Focus on history of Porsche and Porsche engineering, racing and the electrification of Porsche via the Porsche Taycan as well as other sustainability issues including sustainable fueling options and architecture.
*PLEASE SEE EXAMPLES OF MY AUTOMOTIVE WRITING AT www.elisabethdunham.weebly.com or (up soon) www.elisabethdunham.com under business writing
Writer for Intel Corp. corporate group creating impact stories and PowerPoint presentations (four major projects per year) for internal and external marketing about digital literacy and business education programs in countries such as Africa, India and China. Writer for Intel Corp. creating marketing material for IntelTeach program aimed at grade school through college teachers interested in improving 21st century skills. Please request reference.
Content writer for startups and smaller companies such as: Zingle, Muttgear Co., Yew Medicine, providing website content and sales/marketing content and consulting. PR for Rawfood Romance (colabs and writing for the Raw Food Bundle annually), GDMan Co, Serenades.net landing spots on CBS/ABC affiliates, Good Day Oregon, Telemundo, Univision etc. and helping my clients reach millions of viewers.
Ghost writer/publicity writer/press release for political public relations company in North Carolina serving a variety of major media outlets. Currently writing about four articles per week that are then distributed to national newspapers and television outlets. Also create pitch sheets for radio and television as well as News Releases. *Please request details/contact/examples for reference.
Writer for Woman’s World and First for Women magazine authoring articles on women’s health issues and healing. Please request references for editors.
Writer for regional and national magazines and newspapers covering holistic health, environmental design, green building practices, travel, and lifestyle features. Publications include Oregon Home, Green Living, Portland Monthly, Bend Living, San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Times, The Oregonian, Oregonian Homes & Gardens (thousands of home and remodel stories) ‘Glamour, ‘Teen and USA Today, Vibrance Magazine among many others.
Longtime contributor of regular cover stories, home stories and health stories for The Oregonian newspaper’s Living and Homes & Gardens sections as well as Oregon Home Magazine. Former staff writer at The Oregonian and The Associated Press covering national news in San Francisco on staff.
Staff writer, The Oregonian
1996-2001
Staff reporter/writer for news department covering land use and planning, environmental issues, general assignment news and features.
Staff reporter/writer for The Oregonian’s Homes and Gardens of the Northwest, covering architecture, environmental design, green building practices, recycling practices and interior design.
1994-1996
Free-lance and staff reporter/writer for The Oregonian suburban bureaus covering news, features and land-use planning.
Free-lance writer for USA Today (contract) and The Associated Press covering national front-page news.
Staff news reporter and writer, The Associated Press
Staff Writer, The Associated Press
1988-1994
Staff reporter/writer covering general assignment news, crime, courts, features and national entertainment for the national and state wires. Coverage included Grateful Dead, the grunge scene, hip hop, television and movie celebrities on the West Coast for the national and international wire serving thousands of newspapers and television stations worldwide. San Francisco, Albuquerque and Seattle bureaus.
Desk supervisor and editor in all bureaus, editing copy and content, making assignments and supervising reporters.
Byline stories in virtually every major newspaper around the world, including Washington Post, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal.
Staff reporter/writer, The Washington Business Journal, Washington, D.C.
Washington Business Journal
1987-1988
Staff reporter/writer covering business-related legal cases in state and federal courts as well as high-profile bankruptcies and business news.
Graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism, bachelor’s program. 1987
Graduate of Institute for Integrative Nutrition and State University of New York dual certificate program in nutrition. 2012
Other: Staff reporter/writer covering news and business at the San Mateo Times in San Mateo, Calif.; Palo Alto Times Tribune; Hearst Award for In-Depth Journalism (No. 1 college journalism award in the United States) 1987 for series in Columbia Missourian.
Music: Published songwriter and lead singer/band leader of Elisabeth Ames & The Countrypolitan’s in Portland and Los Angeles. Released three full-length CDs and toured in U.S. and Europe. Recording contracts and distribution on Rykodisc in U.S. and Europe. My song, “LA Turnaround” reached No. 9 on the European Americana radio charts and the band enjoyed extensive critical praise in the U.S., Europe and Australia. CD “Anytime” was produced by Lloyd Maines (Dixie Chicks “Home”). Opening shows for Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson; performed for Johnny and June Cash at their son’s wedding. Many of our CDs still receive wide radio play in Europe and on music services such as Pandora and Radio.
Telephone 503-926-4654 Email [email protected]
References: Available upon request for news career but for current content work please reach out to Keilah Sanchez, Director of SEO and Website Management, Indigo Auto Group, Houston, Texas. Tel: 1 (832) 487-3751 or via email at: [email protected]