Resume
Janet Mendelsohn is an author and freelance writer and editor for national and regional publications, colleges and universities, healthcare organizations, and nonprofit organizations. Based on more than 20 years as a writer, media relations specialist and public affairs adviser, Janet is a writer who understands the needs of editors and the interests of readers.
Books:
Art & Oddity (working title), an introduction to Maine’s museums, will be published by Countryman Press, a division of W.W. Norton Co. (Spring 2011, Forthcoming)
A Legacy of Excellence: A History of Mount Auburn Hospital
Part V: 1987-2008 (2008)
Selected Freelance Writing:
The Boston Globe ─
Globe Correspondent
- Travel Section – frequently contributing features and photography, with a special interest in the arts and New England, especially Maine and greater Boston
- Food Section – numerous short features focusing on greater Boston
- Sunday Magazine shorts
Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors, the Magazine of the Coast─
Contributing Editor and frequent writer of
- Features
- Book Reviews
- Video Reviews
- Restaurant Reviews including two features that won Honorable Mention in the 75th and 76th Annual Writer’s Digest Writing Competitions
· “The Unexpected Legacy of Celia Thaxter’s Island Garden” (MBH&H November 2006)
· “Flying Fingered, Solo Swimmer” (MBH&H February 2007)
ACCENT Home & Garden─ Feature writer with emphasis on the arts
Bentley College/McCallum Graduate School of Business – Freelance publications writer
Bunker Hill Community College – Freelance publications writer
Massachusetts General Hospital
Contributing writer: MGH Psychiatry Dept. Mindscape newsletter and MGH Cancer Center Synergy magazine
Employment History:
BENTLEY UNIVERSITY, Waltham, MA Fall 2009-
Lecturer, Expository Writing
BENTLEY COLLEGE, Waltham, MA
Director of Public Affairs July 1997- February 2004
As Bentley’s chief liaison to the news media, achieved highest national press attention in college history in such outlets as Fortune, US News & World Report, The New York Times, Boston Globe, Boston Herald, The Financial Times, ABC.com, The Wall Street Journal and the Associated Press based on creativity and depth of understanding about what reporters and editors need.
· Silver Medal Award – 2000 CASE Circle of Excellence for media relations, presented by Council for Advancement and Support of Education in US and Canada.
WELLESLEY COLLEGE, Wellesley, MA
Acting Director, Associate Director of Public Affairs June 1994 – July 1997
Editor and writer July 1989 – June 1991
COMBINED JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES, Boston, MA June 1991 – May 1994
Senior Writer
LEONARD MORSE HOSPITAL, Natick, MA February – November 1998
Public Relations writer and consultant
MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL, Cambridge, MA September 1987 – February 1988
Community Relations writer, Acting Director
Additional Photography Credits:
- Kittery Art Association exhibit October 2003: “Three Artists and a Poet: Double Vision”
- Kittery to the Kennebunks: A Photographic Portrait (PilotPress,1999) (Selected)
- Boston Globe Travel section
Community Involvement:
· Island Alliance Strategic Marketing Committee
2001 – Advisory board, Boston Harbor Islands Partnership, BHI National Park Area
· Board of Trustees, Kittery Art Association, Kittery, Maine, 2004-2007
Education:
BA in Journalism and Sociology ─ Syracuse University, Newhouse School of Communication
MFA in Writing – Vermont College (January 2006)