About Ronda

Ronda provides a broad background in print and online communication to advance your organization’s goals. Her specialties include writing, editing, publicity and public speaking.

A deep understanding of the needs of different clients and industries, from hospitals to universities, informs her work. Some of the highlights of her career have included:

  • Freelance writer for American Profile, Essence, Forward, Hadassah, HGTV Ideas, Jerusalem Post, Jerusalem Report, Ms., Rolling Stone, Scripps Howard News Service, The Times of Israel, Travel + Leisure, USA Today, Walking, The Washingtonian, Weight Watchers, Woman, Woman’s World and other national and international publications
  • Regular contributor to Aish.com, one of the world’s largest Jewish content websites
  • Health communication specialist for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Editor of the University of Tennessee’s reaccreditation report for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
  • Writer/copy editor for the Jerusalem Post
  • Copy editor for CNN.com
  • Communications manager for Scripps Networks, parent company of Home & Garden Television and other cable brands
  • Member of American Society of Journalists and Authors, Authors Guild, Foreign Press Association, National Writers Association and Overseas Press Club of America
  • Member of Toastmasters International, an education program designed to build communication and leadership skills
    • As President of CDC Toastmasters, she led the club to President's Distinguished Club status.
    • As club coach, she helped an Atlanta community college Toastmasters club reach its membership, communication and leadership goals to achieve Distinguished Club status.
    • She earned the Distinguished Toastmaster designation, the highest education award possible.

When she’s not delivering communication products, Ronda enjoys traveling, learning, hiking, biking and breaking a sweat in hot yoga and at the gym. She also has spent time volunteering as a baby cuddler in hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Units; as a foster mom for dachshund rescue groups; and as a board member of her synagogue, a community food cooperative, and a homeless shelter.