6625 Virginia Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15202
Phone: 412-720-2218
Fax: 412-291-1851
E-mail: tcbuell@versopartners.com

SUMMARY-----------------------------------------------

Public Affairs Specialist providing writing and strategic communications support to major corporations, small businesses, and private organizations nationwide.

EXPERIENCE-------------------------------------------

Thomas C. Buell, Jr. LLC –  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Principal – January 1993 to Present

- Formed public affairs management consulting firm providing writing and communications consulting services to corporations, small businesses, law firms and private organizations.
- Services include employee communications, media relations, marketing communications, executive letters, newsletters, speechwriting, annual reports and strategic planning.

The Pittsburgh Press – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Business Reporter – March 1987 to December 1992

- Wrote features and daily news stories on consumer finance, health care, retailing, workplace, manufacturing and automotive beats.
- Worked consistently under daily deadline pressure.
- Shaped expanded consumer business coverage.
- Developed major computer-based news stories on hospital finances, union salaries, and railroad safety.
- Elected twice by co-workers as representative to newsroom problem-solving committee.
- Finalist in UCLA Gerald Loeb Awards for Distinguished Business Journalism.

The Charleston Gazette – Charleston, West Virginia
Business Editor – September 1981 to March 1987

- Promoted to Business Editor three years after hiring as general assignment reporter.
- Led development of new weekly business section.
- Oversaw news gathering as Sunday and Night City Editor.

The New York Times – New York, N.Y.
News Stringer – 1982 to 1999

- Contributed news stories to National Desk on subjects including politics, social trends, breaking news.

The Seattle Sun – Seattle, Washington
Reporter/Academic Intern – January 1980 to June 1980

- Wrote feature articles and participated in planning for weekly newspaper.

EDUCATION -------------------------------------------

The Evergreen State College – Olympia, Washington
Bachelor of Arts, May 1981

OTHER COLLEGE STUDY-------------------------

Harvard University – Cambridge, Massachusetts
Commission on Extension Services – Journalism – 1977-78

Vassar College – Poughkeepsie, New York
Creative Writing, Political Science – 1974-76

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT---------------

The Wharton School, Philadelphia, PA
The University of Pennsylvania, October 1989
Seminars for Business Writers

American Press Institute – Reston, Virginia
Business & Economic News Coverage Seminar – February 1985