Below is a sample of my work ranging from recent stories written for the Fairfax County Public Library channels to a portion of an award-winning series about homelessness written for The Herald-Mail.

Educating an Audience:

Busting Myths About Library eBooks
Think you know how the world of digital library materials works? Think again! It seems reasonable to assume that eBooks are the same as books — just electronic. It’s in the name, after all. But when it comes to how libraries acquire, lend and maintain digital materials versus physical items, the difference is considerable and complicated.

Expanding Access: All Paths Lead to the Library
Fairfax County Public Library changes, updates and innovates offerings and services to bring its free resources within reach for all community members.

Feature writing

Family fights to keep it together
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This story is part of a series that won a Maryland-D.C.-Virginia Press Association Best in Show Public Service award.

“Nothing is Normal”
Tryphena Lewis was born and raised in Brooklyn, but when she returned to New York City earlier this year, she hardly recognized her hometown.

“Nothing is normal. I came to Manhattan in the middle of the day. There were no cars and no people outside,” she said.

A U.S. Army Reserves colonel and family nurse practitioner, she spent a month caring for COVID-19 patients at a makeshift hospital set up in the Javits Center, a convention center on Manhattan’s West Side.

A Clinic in a Suitcase
Once her usual job sites closed due to coronavirus, a rolling bag became Emily Ramshur’s clinic. The family nurse practitioner walked the streets of Washington, D.C. with an outreach team, screening homeless people for COVID-19 symptoms and handing out masks and hand sanitizer.

News articles/releases

FCPL Board of Trustees Approves Move to Fine-Free Library Service Model
At its Dec. 8 virtual meeting, the Fairfax County Public Library (FCPL) Board of Trustees approved a new policy that ends the practice of charging overdue fines on most library materials.

GW Nursing Professor publishes “groundbreaking” book
In what’s been referred to as “groundbreaking” work, GW Nursing’s Dr. Kimberly Acquaviva published a handbook for hospice and palliative care professionals who want to enhance the inclusiveness of their care.

GW Nursing M.S.N. rose 10 places in U.S. News rankings
GW Nursing’s Master of Science in Nursing rose 10 places to 33 in today’s U.S. News & World Report annual rankings for graduate nursing programs. GW’s Doctor of Nursing Practice (D.N.P.) programs tied at 45. In addition, the school was ranked in the specialty category of D.N.P.: Administration/Management tied at seven.

Annual report:

Fairfax County Public Library’s FY2022 annual report
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Additional writing samples:

Public Safety Works Program Helps Towns Across Maryland
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