Testimonials
Robert Brookman, McGuffin Creative Group
“Claire has been a real asset for us. She's not only an outstanding writer, she's a quick study, thorough, prompt and a pleasure to work with. I can always hand off a project to Claire and know it'll be done right the first time.”
Greg Mooney, Executive Director, Comer Science and Education Foundation
“Claire's knowledge of media relations and communications strategy served us well as we sought to raise our profile. She successfully placed pre-event stories and raised awareness of our organization throughout Chicago. We were extremely pleased with press turn out on the day of our event and we attribute this success to Claire's efforts.”
Jennifer M. Bowker, Manager of Communications, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University
"Claire is a pleasure to work with in every respect. The quality of her work is outstanding and always submitted on time. Without exception, each of the people she has written about on our behalf has enjoyed working with Claire and been very pleased with the results. I recommend her highly.”
Dr. Rowland Chang, former Board Chair of the Arthritis Foundation, Chicago Chapter
“Claire's talent in both writing and media relations and her passion for participating in the Arthritis Foundation's mission led to her being hired as the first communications director for the Chapter. The public relations program she initiated remains an important and successful part of our Arthritis Foundation Chapter's activities. I recommend her with the highest degree of enthusiasm.”
Cody Weber, Director of Communications, Englewood Health
“When working with Claire, I am always confident that the writing assignment will be delivered on target. She brings strong research and interview skills, a solid understanding of medical concepts, and the ability to translate those topics into readable, patient-friendly articles and educational material.”
President & CEO of the Greater Illinois Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association
“Claire is extremely knowledgeable about media relations, the how-to's of pitching stories, marketing, Web design needs and communications efforts in general. She has demonstrated this knowledge by improvements in all of these areas at the chapter.”
Libby Morse, Senior Vice President & Creative Director, Lipman Hearne
“Claire brings a wealth of experience and a much-appreciated thoroughness to her writing, particularly when the subject is science and health care. And she's a meticulous editor.”
Mark Miller, former Managing Editor of Crain's Chicago Business
“Claire wrote numerous articles as a freelance writer for Satisfaction magazine, a lifestyle magazine that I edited for the Tribune Company that focused on topics of interest to 50+ Americans. Claire has a great deal of expertise in a number of key areas within this sphere, including family matters, caregiving for aging parents and health care topics. She's a very good writer who turns out clean, crisp and well-focused prose. Top Qualities: Great Results, Expert, On Time.”
Janet Franz, Chicago Tribune Editor
“Claire's story proposals are consistently timely and her articles well-researched. She also excels at presenting complex topics in a clear and accessible way.”