About me

Since 1998, I've been partnering with for-profit and nonprofit organizations to help them articulate their messages through various types of printed and online communications.

I specialize in writing success stories and/or translating scientific findings for a lay audience, but my broad experience includes all types of internal and external marketing and business communications.

With more than 30 years of experience in preparing materials for print, I offer valued-added services such as graphic design, photography, and print management. Several clients have relied on me to directly input copy into their online databases for instant publication to the Web.

Over the years, I have conducted many hundreds of interviews with people from all walks of life: scientists, professors, politicians, civil servants, business executives, industrialists, laborers, craftspeople, artists, farmers, ranchers, doctors, philanthropists, spiritual teachers, and more. My goal is always the same: to seek to understand the interviewee's area of expertise so I can clearly communicate a message.

Some of my current and former clients include:

• Oregon State University (Colleges of Business, Forestry, Veterinary Medicine, and Pharmacy; numerous professors)
• USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station
• Oregon Employment Dept., Child Care Division
• Consumers Power, Inc.
• The Benton County Foundation
• Georgia-Pacific
• Sound Science

As an environmentally aware and concerned individual, I choose to work with clients who make sustainability a priority. If you are striving to make a positive difference in the world, let's talk about how I can use my skills to help you or your organization advance your cause.

--Marie Oliver