I am a writer, citizen folklorist, social media marketer, researcher and B2B editor living in Tucson, Arizona.
I work in content development, ethnography research and community engagement. I produce company legacies, blogs, e-books, zines, ethnographies, white papers, scripts, marketing campaigns, Q&As and other media for business and non-profit in Tucson, Arizona and New York City.
See examples of my writing:
Special report: Integrative Medicine and Wellbeing Interview with Dr. Andrew Weil.
Children’s Clinics of Southern Arizona Special Report to Community.
Pima County positive aging publications.
Arizona AAA Via-Highroads magazine travel writing.
Multi-cultural communications program & community field research here.
National marketing and video script sample.
Sampling of Monica’s articles from New York Times.
Here’s a feature about my Italian heritage in embroidery and silk, in an assignment with Taproot Magazine.
Cultural and Heritage Tourism report for BizTucson magazine and Zocalo Musical Roots Writing. Tucson business and arts reporting here. Hi-Tech writing here. Magazine clips here and here. Writings of Tucson legacy here. Region/city planning and sustainability here. I was managing editor of a Cultural eJournal called BorderLore.
National travel writing assignments for betterRVing Magazine and more roadtrip features.
Published Tucson non-profit & business writings and ghostwriting.
Sample of Social Media content and historical research.
I was Folk Arts Director for Tucson Meet Yourself for five years. Folklife magazine writings are here. My writings about multicultural practices in end of life are here.
I look forward to putting my passion to work for you, your business or organization.
Please visit my two blogs: the Corral and Tucson Cowgirl!
What is this Brooklyn-born New Yorker doing in Tucson, Arizona? My answer.
In my free time I pursue all things related to folk arts and cultural tradition, sewing and research about my family history in Reggio Calabria, Italy.