Joy Brown

For this significant grant-contracted, donor-centric project, I wrote several pieces about the state of work and play in Findlay and Hancock County. The collection focuses on topics such as housing, workforce development, and public parks. Completed in spring 2025, the stories and data collected for them continue to serve as a primary source for the Foundation's public presentations and donor appeals.

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ARTICLES (State of Work and Play Report, pdf)

Spotlighting the region's international newcomers in 2024, these stories were published during a time when political dissonance focused negative and defamatory attention on immigrants in places like Springfield, Ohio. The story collection embodies the zeitgeist, contextualizes the challenges faced, and points out some of the successes of such newcomers and those committed to helping them. Infusing personal narratives of those impacted with information from service providers who work with this population, this deeply researched, 15-part series addresses topics that range from literacy to health care.​

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ARTICLES

I served as the lead writer and project manager for this multimedia package, used for media pitching and marketing, which includes a feature, photos and video.

This piece illustrates my knack for synthesizing complex information into understandable and engaging content. For another example of this skillset, read this fracking research feature.

Published in 2021, this press release emphasized the university's positioning as an educational and service-centered leader in regional rural healthcare.

Sharing news about the 2023 Wall Street Journal college rankings, this LinkedIn post adheres to the elevated style that platform users expect while also emphasizing salient facts in simple ways.

Written for Melissa J. Baumann, Ohio Northern University's recently appointed 12th president, this introductory letter to the editor was published in multiple regional newspapers.