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Hi, I'm Dawn.
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I'm an award-winning multimedia journalist based in Chicago with two decades of experience. I'm known for breaking news, writing travel stories, in-depth features and business profiles, but throw any subject at me and I'll make sure it's accurate, interesting and relevant.
I've written for more than 40 media outlets including The Washington Post, The New York Times, TIME, U.S. News & World Report, USA Today, Reuters, The Atlantic, AFAR, Fortune.com, Civil Eats, Travel + Leisure, Chicago magazine, Fortune, The Saturday Evening Post, Chicago Tribune, Crain's Chicago Business, Shondaland and American Way.
Hi, I'm Dawn.
Think of me as a Swiss Army knife.
I'm an award-winning multimedia journalist based in Chicago with two decades of experience. I'm known for breaking news, writing travel stories, in-depth features and business profiles, but throw any subject at me and I'll make sure it's accurate, interesting and relevant.
I've written for more than 40 media outlets including The Washington Post, The New York Times, TIME, U.S. News & World Report, USA Today, Reuters, The Atlantic, AFAR, Fortune.com, Civil Eats, Travel + Leisure, Chicago magazine, Fortune, The Saturday Evening Post, Chicago Tribune, Crain's Chicago Business, Shondaland and American Way.
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Dr. Jeri MendelsonDermatologist, Medford, Oregon. Former Wildlife Biologist for Smithsonian in Thailand; Research scientist on bats at University of Oregon, and Staff Biologist for the Ochoco National Forest in Eastern Oregon.
