Kathy Sena

Current

• Social Media Reporter at Consumer Reports
• Freelance writer/editor at magazines, newspapers, Web

Education

• Arizona State University

Recommended

15 people have recommended Kathy

Connections

264 connections

Industry

Writing and Editing

Websites

• My Website
• My Blog

Kathy Sena’s Summary

Kathy Sena has been a full-time freelance writer for the past 15 years. She received a B.S. degree in journalism from Arizona State University. Kathy covers women's, parenting, lifestyle, consumer, social-media and health topics in addition to writing profiles and personal essays. She is a recipient of the Parenting Publications of America Silver Award for excellence in health reporting and is a member of the American Society of Journalists and Authors and The Authors Guild.

Kathy's articles and essays have appeared in Newsweek ("My Turn"), USA Today, Woman's Day, Family Circle, AARP the Magazine, Los Angeles Times, Shape, Chicago Tribune, Child, Weight Watchers Magazine and many other publications. Her articles have been distributed through the New York Times Syndicate and Tribune Media. In addition, Kathy recently completed a three-month weight-loss blog, "Scaling Down and Fessing Up," for WomansDay.com (and lost 18 pounds!). She is currently blogging about parenting at www.parenttalktoday.com.

On assignment, Kathy has strapped on skates for an in-line skating camp in Minnesota, re-lived a 5th-grade bra-snapping incident, paddled her own kayak on a California mountain lake and broken out in hives after reviewing one too many spa treatments. She lives in the Los Angeles area with her husband and 13-year-old son.

Kathy Sena’s Specialties:

Kathy specializes in writing articles, profiles, essays, health columns and blogs. She also has extensive editing experience with several custom-health publications and has been an assigning and managing editor for these pubs.

Kathy Sena’s Experience

• Social Media Reporter

  Consumer Reports

  (Writing and Editing industry)

  February 2009 — Present (6 months)

• Freelance writer/editor

  magazines, newspapers, Web

  (Publishing industry)

  April 1994 — Present (15 years 4 months)

  I'm a full-time freelance writer.

Kathy Sena’s Education

• Arizona State University

  B.S. , Journalism

Additional Information

Kathy Sena’s Websites:

• My Website
• My Blog

Kathy Sena’s Interests:

parenting, women's issues, children's health, women's health, consumer issues, essays, op-eds

Kathy Sena’s Groups:

American Society of Journalists and Authors, The Authors Guild, Editorial Freelancers Association, Freelance Success

•    LinkEds & writers
•    Speakers and Panelists
•    ThoseinMedia
•    Freelance Success
•    Publishing and editing professionals
•    American Society of Journalists and Authors, Inc. (ASJA)
•    HARO--Help A Reporter Out
•    Health and Nutrition Writers
•    Journalists and writers on twitter

Kathy Sena’s Honors:

Parenting Publications of America Silver Award

Kathy Sena’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch