Work Samples

Below are examples of some of my work in writing, editing, and layout, linked both to local pdf’s and to their original locations online.

Newsletters
The following are newsletters developed as part of my work with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. All may be found online in the Newsletters section of the NRCS Alabama website.

NRCS Alabama Current Developments Spring Newsletter
Published April 2009
Local PDF | Linked PDF

NRCS Alabama Current Developments Winter Newsletter
Published December 2008
Local PDF | Linked PDF

NRCS Alabama Current Developments Summer Newsletter
Published August 2008
Local PDF | Linked PDF

This is the title slide from a presentation prepared at work. The background and graphics are elements I’ve developed at work. The main body background was adapted from template developed in another office. I incorporated the 2008 Farm Bill logo on the top right (all other slides in the presentation also had the service logo on top left). The picture laid out across the bottom was taken on a Chambers County, AL, farm by my supervisor (we wanted a more local feel). The logo on the left is meant to embody the concept of the service working within the state of Alabama.
NRCS in Alabama PowerPoint presentation title slide.

The next few articles are writing examples from my internship with the Alabama Farmers Federation communications department. Included are pdfs of the articles as they originally appeared in print and links to the online versions.

Show Business from Neighbors
Published July 2005
Local PDF | Online version

One of Agriculture’s Rising Stars from Neighbors
Published August 2005
Local PDF | Online version

Urban Farming – Growing Hope in Forgotten Communities from Neighbors
Published September 2005
Local PDF | Online version