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SELECTED clients & testimonials
Shelly's clients range from magazine editors, small business
owners and leaders of nonprofit organizations to individuals who
have sought (or are the recipients of) her Story Services.
Shelly volunteers her services for selected nonprofits as well.
owners and leaders of nonprofit organizations to individuals who
have sought (or are the recipients of) her Story Services.
Shelly volunteers her services for selected nonprofits as well.
| Featured Client at ShellyRandall.com Shelly is currently under contract with the Port of Port Townsend to produce quarterly print newsletters. In 2009, she produced a special "Community Report" that will become an annual publication distributed to 8,500 households as an insert in the local newspaper. She's working on the 2010 report now! |
Pro Bono Clients
Sound Experience (shipboard environmental education) — program
photography
“Thanks for all the photos! You really take the best ones that we have in our
collection.” —Bob Porto, Education Director
Madrona MindBody Institute — new business press launch (Read
related feature article on Nia fitness craze in the Leader newspaper)
Key City Public Theatre (community theatre) — press releases and
photography prior to 2007, when hired as first Publicity Director
Pregnancy & Family Resource Services — grantwriting assistance
Port Townsend Community Dance — press releases
Sound Experience (shipboard environmental education) — program
photography
“Thanks for all the photos! You really take the best ones that we have in our
collection.” —Bob Porto, Education Director
Madrona MindBody Institute — new business press launch (Read
related feature article on Nia fitness craze in the Leader newspaper)
Key City Public Theatre (community theatre) — press releases and
photography prior to 2007, when hired as first Publicity Director
Pregnancy & Family Resource Services — grantwriting assistance
Port Townsend Community Dance — press releases
Magazine Writing & Photography
Sea Magazine — Feature articles & photos, Northwest Profiles
"Shelly Randall has the precise qualities editors look for in a contributor:
talent, initiative, reliability and a positive attitude. In our time working together,
she assisted in the formation of new departments within Sea Magazine and
came to be one of my most trusted freelance writers."
—Jane Hascher, former editor of Sea Magazine
WoodenBoat Magazine — Feature article & photos, "Currents"
department dispatches, a book review & Small Boats special edition
profiles
Living on the Peninsula Magazine — "Making Sense of Place" column
and feature articles & photos
Northwest Travel Magazine
“Your coverage of the Port Townsend maritime experience is superb, and
your writing is well versed. It is obvious you are very knowledgeable on this
topic and that translates wonderfully to the reader. This story will be a great
addition to Northwest Travel Magazine.”
—Candise Montemayor, former editor of Northwest Travel Magazine
Environmental Protection Magazine
Sea Magazine — Feature articles & photos, Northwest Profiles
"Shelly Randall has the precise qualities editors look for in a contributor:
talent, initiative, reliability and a positive attitude. In our time working together,
she assisted in the formation of new departments within Sea Magazine and
came to be one of my most trusted freelance writers."
—Jane Hascher, former editor of Sea Magazine
WoodenBoat Magazine — Feature article & photos, "Currents"
department dispatches, a book review & Small Boats special edition
profiles
Living on the Peninsula Magazine — "Making Sense of Place" column
and feature articles & photos
Northwest Travel Magazine
“Your coverage of the Port Townsend maritime experience is superb, and
your writing is well versed. It is obvious you are very knowledgeable on this
topic and that translates wonderfully to the reader. This story will be a great
addition to Northwest Travel Magazine.”
—Candise Montemayor, former editor of Northwest Travel Magazine
Environmental Protection Magazine
Article Subjects
“One of my friends said, ‘That’s so you.’ You did catch the 'me.'”
—Margaret Dezell; profiled in Sea Magazine (Jan. 2006)
“I want to thank you for hitting the nail on the head. Well written. You make me
sound and look better than I am."
—Ed Barcott; profiled in Sea Magazine (Oct. 2005)
"Shelly's interviewing style was most pleasant and thorough. Her writing:
charming and interesting. I loved the article."
—Barbara Thomson, owner, Barbara’s Gardens; profiled in Living on the
Peninsula (June 2005)
“Barbara's work has never been chronicled with the passion and accuracy as
portrayed in Shelly's piece. I appreciate her tenacity, fact seeking and plain
hard work which went together to make this article happen.”
—Joe Finnie, President, Rainshadow Properties, Inc.; his hotel garden was
featured in Living on the Peninsula (June 2005)
“One of my friends said, ‘That’s so you.’ You did catch the 'me.'”
—Margaret Dezell; profiled in Sea Magazine (Jan. 2006)
“I want to thank you for hitting the nail on the head. Well written. You make me
sound and look better than I am."
—Ed Barcott; profiled in Sea Magazine (Oct. 2005)
"Shelly's interviewing style was most pleasant and thorough. Her writing:
charming and interesting. I loved the article."
—Barbara Thomson, owner, Barbara’s Gardens; profiled in Living on the
Peninsula (June 2005)
“Barbara's work has never been chronicled with the passion and accuracy as
portrayed in Shelly's piece. I appreciate her tenacity, fact seeking and plain
hard work which went together to make this article happen.”
—Joe Finnie, President, Rainshadow Properties, Inc.; his hotel garden was
featured in Living on the Peninsula (June 2005)
Readers
"Every word in your articles is relevant. No padding. You know how to take a
subject sometimes esoteric and make your reader enjoy it although he or she
previously was not interested it the matter. That takes talent!"
—Danielle Aird, author, Fishermen of Progreso
An excellent piece! It goes a long way toward filling in gaps in the history of
the boating aspects of the resort. Thanks so much for going to all the extra
effort to provide a useful, accurate, comprehensive, and exciting addition to
the literature about the park.
—Gary Worthington, author, Cama Beach: A Guide and a History, re:
WoodenBoat article on Cama Beach State Park (Nov./Dec. 2009)
"Every word in your articles is relevant. No padding. You know how to take a
subject sometimes esoteric and make your reader enjoy it although he or she
previously was not interested it the matter. That takes talent!"
—Danielle Aird, author, Fishermen of Progreso
An excellent piece! It goes a long way toward filling in gaps in the history of
the boating aspects of the resort. Thanks so much for going to all the extra
effort to provide a useful, accurate, comprehensive, and exciting addition to
the literature about the park.
—Gary Worthington, author, Cama Beach: A Guide and a History, re:
WoodenBoat article on Cama Beach State Park (Nov./Dec. 2009)
Publicity
Key City Public Theatre (community theatre) — all show publicity for
2007 & 2008 seasons, plus outreach for fledgling capital campaign
Rosehip Studio (scientific illustration) — new business press launch
(Read feature article spin-off in Living on the Peninsula Magazine)
Amy Selena Reynolds, artist — website
Northwest Maritime Center (as an employee, 2002-05)
Key City Public Theatre (community theatre) — all show publicity for
2007 & 2008 seasons, plus outreach for fledgling capital campaign
Rosehip Studio (scientific illustration) — new business press launch
(Read feature article spin-off in Living on the Peninsula Magazine)
Amy Selena Reynolds, artist — website
Northwest Maritime Center (as an employee, 2002-05)
- Original photos and press releases published in: WoodenBoat,
48 North, NW Yachting, Nor'westing, Sea Magazine, Seattle Daily
Journal of Commerce, Kitsap Sun, Port Townsend Leader, Sequim
Gazette
Communications & Project/Event Assistance
Port of Port Townsend — production of quarterly print newsletters and
annual "Community Report"
ISE Consultants — project and event assistance for contracts to
Washington State Department of Ecology, among others; developed
new business name, logo, brochure and website copy
KLMayer Consulting Group — general communications, wrote and
edited copy for extensive website redesign
"I always felt we were in good hands with Shelly. She is astute, asks the right
questions and can develop clear messages for complex material. Shelly is
creative with language and clever with design concepts without sacrificing
clarity. She is reliable, punctual and manages production calendars well. Her
positive relationships with the local media meant that articles and press
releases often were timely and published verbatim. I would recommend Shelly
without hesitation – she is a trusted and admired colleague as well as a
dependable contractor."
—Kristina L. Mayer, owner of KLMayer Consulting Group
Jefferson County Community Foundation — communications, event
assistance and press releases/publicity
Port of Port Townsend — production of quarterly print newsletters and
annual "Community Report"
ISE Consultants — project and event assistance for contracts to
Washington State Department of Ecology, among others; developed
new business name, logo, brochure and website copy
KLMayer Consulting Group — general communications, wrote and
edited copy for extensive website redesign
"I always felt we were in good hands with Shelly. She is astute, asks the right
questions and can develop clear messages for complex material. Shelly is
creative with language and clever with design concepts without sacrificing
clarity. She is reliable, punctual and manages production calendars well. Her
positive relationships with the local media meant that articles and press
releases often were timely and published verbatim. I would recommend Shelly
without hesitation – she is a trusted and admired colleague as well as a
dependable contractor."
—Kristina L. Mayer, owner of KLMayer Consulting Group
Jefferson County Community Foundation — communications, event
assistance and press releases/publicity
Editing
Stan Cummings, Behind the Hedge — substantive edit of 364-page
self-published novel
“Working on the editorial process with Shelly Randall so improved the finished
product that I felt I should be listing her as the co-author. Her precision and
thoroughness was amazing. She found stylistic inconsistencies 100 pages
apart and was gentle in her corrections, allowing me plenty of room for ‘artistic
license.’ With Shelly as a potential partner, the thought of another literary
project is far less intimidating than it might otherwise be.
—Stan Cummings, author of Behind the Hedge
Stan Cummings, Behind the Hedge — substantive edit of 364-page
self-published novel
“Working on the editorial process with Shelly Randall so improved the finished
product that I felt I should be listing her as the co-author. Her precision and
thoroughness was amazing. She found stylistic inconsistencies 100 pages
apart and was gentle in her corrections, allowing me plenty of room for ‘artistic
license.’ With Shelly as a potential partner, the thought of another literary
project is far less intimidating than it might otherwise be.
—Stan Cummings, author of Behind the Hedge
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I would recommend
Shelly without
hesitation."
—Kristina L. Mayer,
owner of KLMayer
Consulting Group
Shelly without
hesitation."
—Kristina L. Mayer,
owner of KLMayer
Consulting Group