Clients Include: Acclaro Growth Partners AcupunctureFertilitySpecialists.com Air & Waste Management Association/EM Magazine American Sleep Apnea Association Babygooroo.com Breast Cancer Network of Strength CancerCare Colorectal Cancer Coalition Foursquare Integrated Transportation Planning The National Academies Sea Isle Times Seven Mile Times Sixty Second Parent Sharp & Company SNM--Advancing Molecular Imaging and Therapy

Resume Sample Work Sandi Schwartz has been working in the science communications field for nearly a decade.  Her work primarily focuses on environmental, transportation and health issues, but she also has experience writing about weather, disaster management, agriculture, chemistry, geography, science education, minorities in the science field, and science policy.  She has a successful track record of analyzing and communicating science policy and technical issues to a wide range of audiences through various publications including articles, brochures, report briefs, websites, and technical reports. Her experience includes freelance writing and research projects with a number of organizations and publications, and positions with the National Academies, US EPA, and the Cadmus Group, a consulting firm in which she worked on EPA's ENERGY STAR program and various Indoor Environments Division programs focused on indoor air quality and asthma.  She has served as a project manager on many tasks that have allowed her to enhance her research, communications, and writing and editing skills.  She has participated in strategy development, written and edited many documents, developed communications products and marketing/outreach plans, and conducted research on numerous topics.  Sandi always meets her deadlines and effectively balances multiple projects at any given time.  She is innovative, efficient, organized, and knowledgeable and passionate about the topics she covers. Sandi earned a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies with a Political Science minor at The George Washington University and a Master of Arts in Government with an Environmental Policy Focus at Johns Hopkins University.  Her Masters thesis, Effectiveness of Voluntary Partnership Programs in Reducing Carbon Emissions from Passenger Vehicles, explores the effectiveness of various policy options in bringing more fuel-efficient vehicles to market.  She presented her thesis at the Northeastern Political Science Association conference in Boston, Massachusetts (November 2004); the National Association of Environmental Professionals conference in Alexandria, Virginia (April 2005); and the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management conference in Washington, DC (November 2005).  Sandi is currently a member of the National Science Writers Association and the D.C. Science Writers Association.