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Dimity McDowell
Longtime writer + editor specializing in sports + fitness. Passionate about developing + packaging great content.
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Stephanie Emma Pfeffer
I create content for best-selling magazines and top-performing websites. Coverage areas include health, fitness, parenting, work-life balance, money and more.
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Leslie Corona
I'm a Brooklyn-based writer with a passion for creating lifestyle content that inspires others to love their homes. I've been lucky enough to cover a variety of topics at national …
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Emily Gutrich
To all who come to this portfolio website, welcome! My name is Emily Gutrich, and I am an experienced Public Relations & Strategic Communications Professional currently based in Phoenix, AZ. …
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Amy Mayer
Reporter, producer, writer, editorA teary-eyed farmer recalls his family's struggle to hold onto the farm in the 1980s. A biologist, disguised to hide her humanity, provides nutrition to an abandoned …
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