Tom Siebert
My blogs
| Industry | Publishing |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Writer/editor |
| Location | Mount Prospect, IL, United States |
| Interests | Tom Siebert received a BS in journalism from the University of Illinois and has worked as a staff writer and copyeditor for newspapers in California, Florida, and Illinois. Tom reported general news, interviewed entertainment figures, and covered elected office holders––including four presidents and a pope. More significantly, he profiled human suffering in the form of a homeless man dying of AIDS, a college cheerleader battling Hodgkin's disease, and a senior couple living the long goodbye of Alzheimer's. In recent years his articles have appeared in the Chicago Tribune, Daily Herald, Daily Southtown, Aurora Beacon-News, Elgin Courier-News, Naperville Sun, many weekly newspapers, and several Patch community news sites. Tom also worked as a copyeditor and proofreader for Tyndale House, a Christian publisher based in the Chicago suburbs. He is presently a freelance editor of Christian publications. Tom has served as assistant director for community relations for Public Action to Deliver Shelter (PADS) of Kendall County, Illinois. He has also served on the leadership teams for Celebrate Recovery, a Christian 12-step ministry, at Harvest New Beginnings church in Oswego as well as Trinity Nazarene and The Compass churches, both in Naperville. Tom Siebert may be contacted at tmsiebert@gmail.com or (816) 344-7815. |