We build relationships one word at a time

Creating content is easier and more enjoyable than you thought possible. That’s thanks to our down-to-earth, easygoing healthcare content team of client services managers, writers, and strategists.

Everyone on our coast-to-coast team is experienced in healthcare and digital writing. To make sure we can provide the strongest, clearest content to your audiences, we are trained in health literacy and plain language. It’s part of our proprietary WriterGirl Academy. These required courses boost skills in interviewing clinicians, telling compelling stories, writing mobile-friendly content and more.

When you work with WriterGirl healthcare content experts, you can expect strong, efficient, effective content that aligns with your goals.

Meet the members of our core team, who make sure you have the support you need from the very first meeting.

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Christy PretzingerPresident & CEO
Christy is the strategic and visionary leader of WriterGirl. Since 2005, she’s grown WriterGirl from a modest freelance…
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Colleen MassaChief operating officer
Since 2012, Colleen has been an integral part of the WriterGirl team. She rapidly moved from a part-time position…
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Rebecca SimsEVP, operations
When four-year-old Rebecca snuck onto a bus (in Germany) headed for a preschool (she didn’t attend)…
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Kirsten LeckyEVP, business development
Kirsten has enjoyed working with healthcare leaders for most of her career. She is passionate about…
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Reba ThompsonVP, client partnerships
Reba is a business development pro, and we admire her professionalism, mad organizational skills…
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Rosemary D'AloiaDirector of finance
Rosemary considers herself a seeker and life-long learner. She’s passionate about helping small businesses keep their finances…
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Lauran McHaffieClient partnership coordinator
Lauran brings diverse marketing and communications experience to WriterGirl, most recently in senior living wellness…
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Katie SnyderMarketing coordinator
Katie is a University of Cincinnati grad who completed her undergraduate degree in anthropology…
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Laura DiGiulioOperations director
A self-described “grammar nerd,” Laura has enjoyed writing and editing for as long as she can remember…
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Lyn EngleDirector of creative operations
Lyn’s a life-long ‘word nerd’ who is seldom without a pen at hand. She loves helping clients…
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Diane HammonsDirector of creative operations
So, you’re all writers? No. But we’re all communicators. Diane came to WriterGirl with a few decades of design, marketing…
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Carol WilliamsContent director
Carol has been a marketing writer for a few decades now. The challenges of persuasion and problem-solving…
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Kris HenningerEditorial manager
Kris brings over 20 years of writing and editing experience – from employee communications, technical…
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Rachel HershbergerOperations coordinator
Rachel has a knack for communication and an inherent belief that everyone deserves access to quality healthcare…
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Haley DardisHR coordinator
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Melissa AlexanderProject manager
Melissa started her career designing the front pages of newspapers but soon fell into the marketing and project management…
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Alice ChurchillProject manager
Since 2013, Alice has created content and overseen the details of WriterGirl projects. She can write…
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Elizabeth CreehanProject manager
Elizabeth’s journey to becoming a WriterGirl project manager took a few twists and turns…
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Lee FleisherProject manager
When she was young, Lee could always be found with a notebook and pen in her hand. Nothing much has changed since then…
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Terri Ann FredetteProject manager
Passionate about the power of connecting and the direct benefits it produces —Terri Ann is a consummate…
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Kristin GraceProject manager
A byproduct of an intensely creative family, Kristin was destined to end up in some sort of role involving the art of creative…
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Karrie HooverProject manager
Karrie found her niche as a liaison between sales and operations teams by accident when she was…
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Rebecca SgarlataProject manager
The name Rebecca Sgarlata is synonymous with “jack of all trades.” Her extensive career started in the marketing and agency world…
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Kate TatarkoProject manager
Kate is a born project manager. As a kid, she begged her mom to run the school carnival so she could run the show…
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Nikki BreenContent strategist
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Stella HartContent strategist
Stella is an experienced healthcare marketer, digital strategist, and user experience analyst.
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Abbie KrajewskiContent strategist
Abbie is an experienced marketer who uses her strategic mind to create better experiences for users and organizations.
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Hannah BarkerSenior content writer & editor
Hannah has loved both writing and science for as long as she can remember. She’s thankful to have found a career where…
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Dama EwbankSenior content writer & editor
Dama is a Purdue University grad who started her college career as a biology major before the writing bug took over…
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Colleen WeinkamSenior content writer & editor
Colleen is an Ohio University J-school grad who started as a producer for TV news, dipped her toe in the worlds of magazine editing…
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Leigh WilkinsSenior content writer & editor
Leigh graduated from Northwestern with a journalism degree in her hand and a dream in her heart…of not becoming a journalist…