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Annual reports | Web content | Corporate & other publications | Executive speeches

Featured articles:
"A Broader Scope" excerpts from the CommScope 2006 Annual Report
"Smoother sailing (with Sarbanes-Oxley)" from Microsoft Executive Circle, Summer/Fall 2005
"Writing the words" from Sid Cato's Newsletter on Annual Reports, Feb. 2004
"Rewarding innovative research" from corporate employee magazine, Nov. 2004

"Ready, Amy, Fire," sports column in the award-winning weekly News of Delaware County:
    • "Elwyn 5K organizers turn to different advertising tactics" April 23-29, 2008
    • "Pickles, cakes and runners" Feb. 6-12, 2008
    • "Cross country skiing might not sound like you'd think" Jan 30-Feb 5, 2008
    • "Etiquette for the average marathon runner" Nov 27-Dec 4, 2007
    •  "Even running can be controversial" November 21-27, 2007
    •  "'Train to run, run to race" October 10, 2007
    •  "'To pack or not to pack your sneaks" October 3, 2007
    •  "'Slow is a speed" September 12, 2007
    •  "'Happy trails may lead to Women's Distance Festival" August 18, 2007
    •  "'Speed' work does not guarantee faster times" July 18, 2007
    •  "Runners are driven to distraction by direction seekers" April 25, 2007
    •  "They'll run and walk to maximize potential" April 18, 2007
    •  "The Cult of the Monk: Creating a strong brand for a local race" April 4, 2007
    •  "Bothered by those global warming blues? Try a polar bar plunge" January 17, 2007 

Annual reports
(Editorial content includes both the chairman's letter and feature section)

  • Eastman Chemical Company 2007: editorial content; 2005: feature section
  • American Beverage Assoc. Annual Review 2007: feature section
  • The Timken Company 2003-2007: editing, chairman's letter
  • Optium Corporation 2007: editorial content
  • CommScope 2001-2006: editorial content
  • Philadelphia Insurance Companies 2003-2005: editorial content
  • Cendant Corporation 2000, 2002-2004: editorial content
  • Armstrong World Industries 2000-2004: feature section
  • Bowne & Co., Inc. 2003: theme development and editorial content
  • EFG Private Bank 2002- 2003: editorial content
  • Internet Capital Group 2002-2003: editorial content
  • Airgas, Inc. 2000-2002 : theme development and editorial content
  • Fisher Scientific International 1999: editorial content (silver and bronze winner, International ARC 2000 Awards)
  • Hercules Incorporated 1991-1998: editorial content. 1998 book on Sid Cato's "Ten Best" list; 1995-1997 books achieved "Best in Class" from Project: Annual Report Philadelphia.
  • Lyondell Chemical (then ARCO Chemical) 1989-1991: editorial content. 1991 book on Sid Cato's "Ten Best" list; 1990 book won a Financial World Bronze Award, International ARC Award of Merit, and Award of Excellence from the Philadelphia chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators.
  • Verizon (then Bell Atlantic) 1988: editorial content; 1987: case histories

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Web content

  • Hercules Incorporated, manufactures and markets chemical specialties:
    -Environmental Stewardship Web site, 2008
    -Steering team to initiate Hercules' presence on the Internet and the  creation of a company intranet. Responsible for external corporate content and internal corporate and communications group content, 1996-1999
  • Rupp Fitness Consulting, LLC, personal training and fitness consulting, 2008
  • MinSec, private community correctional services, 2007
  • Chenery Group, asset and wealth management executive search, 2006
  • AstraZeneca Global Operations intranet site, 2006
  • AstraZeneca Global R&D intranet, 2002 to present:
    -Interviews with R&D leaders in the US, UK, and Sweden for various articles and profiles
  • Options by Design, full-service graphic design studio, 2005
  • www.amyink.com, 2000 to present

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Corporate & other publications

  • Regular sports columnist for the News of Delaware County, recognized in 2006 by the Suburban Newspapers Association as having the second-best sports section in weekly newspapers throughout the country. 
  • IMS Health: articles for employee intranet, 2006 to present
  • AstraZeneca R&D: writer for global R&D projects (print and Web), working with contacts in the US, UK, and Sweden, 2001to present.
  • University of Pennsylvania Economic Impact Report, 2006
  • Microsoft Executive Circle, contributing writer, 2005
  • AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals: contributing writer to award-winning A2Z magazine, 2001- 2005 
  • Sid Cato's Newsletter on Annual Reports, Feb. 2004, "Writing the Words."
  • Fisher Scientific International: editor for employee newsletter, 2000
  • Hercules Incorporated: editor for employee newsletters, 1992-1994
  • Verizon (Bell Atlantic): editor for management newsletters, 1985-1987

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Executive speeches

  • Baylor Health Care System:
    -Leadership Conference, Dallas, TX, October 2004
  • Siemens Medical Solutions Health Services Corp.:
    -Customer forums, sales meetings, industry conferences, 2000-2002
  • Hercules Incorporated: On-staff speechwriter for chairman and other corporate executives, 1992-1999. Remarks for analyst presentations, keynote speeches and presentations for employees, retirees, customers, and industry groups.
    Awards: Goldman Sachs Chemical Investor Forum presentation: 1994 IABC Gold Quill of Merit; "1993 Top 10 List of Best Speeches," from Speechwriter's Newsletter
  • ARCO Chemical: On-staff speechwriter for CEO and other executives, 1989-1992. Awards: 1990 IABC/U.S. District 1: Award of Excellence for Speechwriting (analyst presentation)

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