Professional Freelance Writer and Editor
Charleston, West Virginia Area
- Current
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- NAMI Affiliate Leader at National Alliance on Mental Illness
- Professional Blogger at b5media
- Freelance Writer at Dynamic Page Solutions
- Freelance Writer and Editor at Online Guru, Inc.
- Past
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- Music Journalist at Revolt-Media
- Freelance Writer and Editor at Alpine Logistics
- Education
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- Concord University
- Connections
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Alicia Sparks’s Experience
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NAMI Affiliate Leader
National Alliance on Mental Illness
(Non-Profit; 10,001 or more employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
August 2007 — Present (1 year 2 months)
NAMI (the National Alliance on Mental Illness) is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to improving the lives of persons living with serious mental illness and their families. Founded in 1979, NAMI has become the nation’s voice on mental illness, a national organization including NAMI organizations in every state and in over 1100 local communities across the country who join together to meet the NAMI mission through advocacy, research, support, and education.
As my local NAMI Affiliate Leader, I organize monthly support group meetings, schedule guest speakers, create and run our affiliates' Web site (www.namimercerwv.org). -
Professional Blogger
b5media
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Writing and Editing industry)
April 2007 — Present (1 year 6 months)
I write b5media's mental health blog, Mental Health Notes (www.mentalhealthnotes.com). My goal is to keep the public up-to-date on education, research, and other information about the goings-on in the world of mental health.
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Freelance Writer
Dynamic Page Solutions
(Online Media industry)
December 2006 — Present (1 year 10 months)
Dynamic Page Solutions (formerly Alpha Placement Technologies) builds search engine optimized Web sites for client realtors.
As a writer for APT I research and present information about a variety of real estate-related matters, focusing on both easy-to-understand content for home buyers as well as clear thematic support of the site through the use of keywords and phrases. -
Freelance Writer and Editor
Online Guru, Inc.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Online Media industry)
December 2005 — Present (2 years 10 months)
Online Guru, Inc. is a leader in the Internet publishing world. I am a freelance writer and editor for the company and its flagstone website, DMV.ORG, focusing on keeping the information current through constant research; breaking down industry jargon into organized and easy-to-read material for visitors; and helping ensure all of its useful information reaches the public eye by making it search engine-friendly.
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Music Journalist
Revolt-Media
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Online Media industry)
January 2006 — September 2007 (1 year 9 months)
For almost two years I worked as a contributer for Revolt-Media.com, one of the fastest growing music magazine on the Internet. I wrote album reviews and conducted interviews of well-known, major label artists; up-and-coming indie artists; and other folks in the music biz.
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Freelance Writer and Editor
Alpine Logistics
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Online Media industry)
December 2005 — August 2007 (1 year 9 months)
Alpine Logistics is a Colorado-based company that designs and maintains various insurance-related Web sites. These sites provide general information about all types of insurance, state-specific insurance information, resource articles regarding guidelines on purchasing insurance policies, and the tools necessary to do so.
As a freelance writer and editor for AL, it was my job to research the insurance industry throughout the nation as well as each state and write marketing and content material for each of AL's Web sites.
Alicia Sparks’s Education
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Concord University
1999 — 2003
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Alicia Sparks’s Groups:
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), NAMI West Virginia, NAMI Mercer County
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