I work with business executives ghostwriting and editing books, articles and other written materials. I also teach both media writing and media ethics at the University of NH Manchester as an adjunct professor, and do freelance writing and editing. I cover business, health care, finance, environment, politics and local government, and running, among other topics.
Below are a few stories about me:
- I created and launched the Young Reporters Project to fit within the college curriculum while at Business NH Magazine. I taught students how to report and write stories and worked with them to edit theirs. I have published over 75 student stories online and in the magazine and taught over 100 students. The program was a finalist for the statewide leadership development award given by Stay, Work, Play NH. I now partner with Business NH Magazine to publish student stories written by my media writing students at the University of NH Manchester.
- I designed, conducted and wrote a monthly CEO on the Go column, introducing the personal side of NH business leaders through interviews recorded on the run. I went running with over 20 business leaders and had more requests than I could handle. More recently, I collaborated with one of those runners, Tom Raffio, and his wife Ellen, on Stories from the Starting Line (Self published, 2023), a book about running in New Hampshire.
- I served as regular commentator on WMUR-TV during my time as Eagle-Tribune Statehouse Reporter. I was also frequently invited on NHPR and WMUR-TV to discuss business stories I wrote for Business NH Magazine, and as an expert on the economy.
- I am an expert in writing and editing about finance. I have ghostwritten and edited books and articles on topics including options trading, investing, education finance and mortgages. I edited The Complete Financial History of Berkshire Hathaway by Adam Mead (Harriman House, 2021), and The Unlucky Investor's Guide to Options Trading by Julia Spina (Wiley, 2022)
- I am an expert on health care. I have written numerous stories, moderated an event for Anthem Blue Cross in NH and was chosen as one of 11 people to participate in a nationwide health care coverage fellowship in 2012 run by the Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation of Massachusetts.
- I served seven years on the Derry School Board, the last two, during the Covid-19 pandemic, as chair. I now serve on the board of End 68 Hours of Hunger, which provides food to children nationwide over the weekend when school is out. I wrote a series of columns about my time on school board for Chalkbeat.
- I coach middle school cross country. Middle school is my favorite age because kids are learning about themselves as people and athletes. I love helping them develop athleticism and confidence while instilling the value of teamwork.
Contact me to talk about your project:
erika [at] eacohen.com
