Nice to meet you.

Hi, I’m Marisa (Ma-ree-suh).

I'm a freelance writer and editor with more than 15 years of experience, primarily as an editor of monthly business-to-business magazines and their associated websites, e-newsletters and social media platforms.

I can write features or departments for print or online media, help you create and execute a content marketing plan for your brand, edit posts or pages and anything in between.

I’ve won national editorial awards personally and with the great teams I’ve been on. Best of all, I’ve had the chance to tell the stories of so many interesting people and businesses. Here are a few of my favorites.

Features

• Your Whole Life is Changed in One Moment | Cleveland Magazine, December 2020

Op-Eds

• Freelancers, including military spouses, will lose if PRO Act passes with ‘ABC test’ | Cleveland.com, April 2021

Food, Home + Lifestyle

• Here’s How We Celebrate National Sandwich Month | Cleveland Magazine, August 2020

• Inside an Intimate Shaker Heights Colonial + Vintage Vibes About in this Shaker Heights Stunner + A Rustic, 5,300-Square-Foot Aurora Remodel Steals the Show | Cleveland Magazine, March 2020

• Classic Cleveland Restaurants: Whimore’s Bar-B-Q, Don’s Pomeroy House + White Oaks | Cleveland Magazine, February 2020

• A Former Miss Ohio Advocates for Heart Health | Cleveland Magazine, February 2020

• Wanderlust Inspires This Lakefront Wedding | Cleveland Magazine, January 2020

• Updating a 1920s Gates Mills Home | Cleveland Magazine, December 2019

• Peek Inside Susie Brown's Home | Cleveland Magazine, July 2019

• So you’re ready for new landscaping? | Ghostwriting project for Exscape Designs on Houzz.com

• Make a big splash! What you need to know about pool construction | Ghostwriting project for Exscape Designs on Houzz.com

Travel

• Eclipse Company Town | Ohio Magazine, Nov./Dec. 2020

• 4 Ohio Wineries to Visit this Fall | Ohio Magazine, Sept./Oct. 2020

• Heritage Road Trips 2020 | Ohio Magazine, July/August 2020

• 5 Amish Country Inns and B&Bs You’ll Love | Ohio Magazine, April 2020

• 12 Must-Go Places On Chardon's Historic Square | Cleveland Magazine, August 2019

Family, Parenting + Education

• Essay: How To Name a Dog | Cleveland Magazine, March 2021

• Bouncing Back: What Your Family Can Learn from the Military’s Resiliency Mindset | Northeast Ohio Parent, November 2020

• Combating the COVID-19 Slide This Summer | Northeast Ohio Parent, June/July 2020

• Camp Isn’t Just for Kids | Northeast Ohio Parent, April 2020

• Flexible Classrooms Are All the Rage, Here’s Why | Cleveland Magazine, October 2019

• How To Make The Most Of Your Private School Visit | Cleveland Magazine, September 2019

Business-to-Business

• Are You Ready for the Next Big Crisis? | Sponsored Content project, July 2020

• LM150 | Annual industry ranking project, Landscape Management, June 2013-present

• Growth mindset | Landscape Management, October 2018

• Editor’s Note: Agree to agree | Landscape Management, January 2018

• Risk vs. reward | Landscape Management, May 2017

• Desperate measures: Why some companies are turning to Puerto Rico for labor | Landscape Management, April 2017

• Licensed to landscape | Landscape Management, September 2015

• Committed to the core | Landscape Management, July 2015

• Man with a plan | Landscape Management, March 2015

• The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Family Businesses | Landscape Management, March 2013

• Bankruptcy: The mother of invention | Golf Course Industry, April 2010

• Attitude is everything | Lawn & Landscape, October 2008

• Lifelong learner | Lawn & Landscape, October 2007

In my free time I’m working on my list of 100 dreams alongside my husband, Mike, and my daughters, Sadie + Paige.