sharisax

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About me

Gender Female
Industry Communications or Media
Occupation writer, teacher
Location Novato, CA, United States
Introduction Shari Weiss is a writer, teacher, editor, and marketing consultant who has fallen in love with All Things Social Media. With a journalism degree from Northwestern university and a master’s in PR from Kent State, Shari has taught college courses in journalism, marketing and English for 20 years. In addition, she has edited an array of publications from Harcourt Brace Jovanovich trade magazines to a city-wide student newspaper. She has also written feature stories for business clients from the San Jose Mercury News to Wal-Mart/Sam’s Club. Most recently she has been building social media skills with three blogs and accounts on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Ning, YouTube, Flickr, and Slideshare.
Interests Social media, writing, teaching, yoga, saxophone, watercolor painting, physical fitness
Favorite Movies Body Heat, Groundhogs Day, Kiss Me Goodbye, anything with Denzel Washington or Brad Pitt
Favorite Music Soft jazz, show tunes, light rock, classical
Favorite Books Anything by Joyce Carol Oates or Margaret Laurence or Gabriel Garcia Marquez or Jane Austen, etc. etc.

Why do I like playing the saxophone?