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STEPHEN OSTRANDER is an award-winning author, journalist and photographer residing in Columbus, Ohio. I've nearly written everything -- award-winning books (five books in all), numerous magazine articles, essays, annual reports, news releases, brochures, editorials, headlines, ad copy, obits, Web site copy, speeches, PowerPoint presentations, op-ed think pieces, manuals and memos. As a journalist I have covered sports (even a World Series), travel, politics, environment, crime, education, science, history, outdoor recreation, art, nature, business, theater, entertainment, energy and utility regulation, disabilities and natural disasters.

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

Director of Communications - Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission, 2007-2009. (State agency empowering people with disabilities for employment opportunities.)

Director of Communications - Office of the Consumers' Counsel, 1983-1991. (State advocate for residential utility consumers.)

Public Information Officer - Ohio Treasurer of State, 2010-2011. (State agency managed Ohio's investment portfolio and advanced financial education.)

Public Information Officer - Ohio Department of Education, 2004-2006.

Public Information Writer - Ohio Department of Natural Resources, 1981 - 1983.

Editor - Grove City Record, 1977-1981. (Award-winning suburban weekly newspaper near Columbus.)

Sportswriter - Hudson (NY) Register-Star, 1976-1977.

RELATED SKILLS

Photographer - Photographs have appeared in newspapers, magazines, book covers, online news blogs, art galleries; photo-editing (PhotoShop and other softwares).

Graphic Designer - Designed newspapers, magazines, annual reports, brochures, posters; Adobe Creative Suite and MS Publisher.

Educator - Adjunct Professor at Otterbein College (news writing) and Columbus State Community College (essay writing); substitute teacher.

HAVE BRAINS, CURIOSITY, IMAGINATION, LAPTOP, CAMERA; WILL TRAVEL