Kimberly Rotter

Founder

Kimberly leads An Army of Writers’ marketing and business development efforts, matches the perfect writer to each new project and serves as the senior editor. When she’s not writing or recruiting experts, Kimberly supports her husband’s woodworking business and her daughter’s dance and music adventures.

Personal Finance
Credit and Debt
Grants
Proposals
Training and Education
Health
Parenting
Content Strategy
Editing
Bilingual – Spanish
San Diego

Peggy Lang

Senior Editor, Storyteller

Peggy is an award-winning writer who has twice captured the prestigious San Diego Book Award. She is a manuscript editor and writing teacher, and has mastered the art of storytelling. When Peggy isn’t teaching or writing, you might find her with her book club.

Story Crafting
Memoir Writing
Nonfiction Writing
Fiction Writing
Novel Writing
Script Writing
Screenplay Writing
Case Studies
Teaching
Editing
San Diego

Dayna Diamond

Director of Digital Media

Dayna is a marketer, digital content expert, and Master’s candidate in Digital Arts and New Media at the University of California Santa Cruz. She leverages her skills with visual and written storytelling to add real value with great content. Her two BAs are in Economics and German, so she also has a strong business-focused background. When she’s not generating content, you can often find her hiking around in the local redwoods.

Editing
Graphic Design
Visual Content
Web Backend
Economics
Student Life
Master’s Programs Research
Grant Writing
Bilingual – German
South Bay Area

In alphabetical order

Andrea Osmun

Journalist, Writer

Andrea is an award-winning veteran journalist who really digs in. She knows how to research and present facts, and has the persistence to access the most highly credible sources. She enjoys covering breaking news, and frequently writes on life planning, social issues and small business topics. When she isn’t researching, writing or interviewing, she’s playing with her daughter, husband and cat.

Journalism
Research
Christian Lifestyle
Parenting
Family
Grand Rapids

Aaron Crowe

Writer

Aaron is a journalist who specializes in personal finance writing and editing. He has written for newspapers and websites, and knows how to research topics thoroughly, find expert sources, and write in a way to make complex issues easy to understand. He’s a storyteller who can cover everything from breaking news to in-depth essays. Aaron owns three personal finance blogs and writes for many others, including small- to medium-size businesses, corporations and well-known websites. He lives in the Bay Area with his wife, daughter and dog, and enjoys baseball, reading and travel.

Journalism
Personal Finance
Family Finances
Mortgages
Insurance
Credit Cards
Retirement
Minimalism
Editing
San Francisco

Alison Leuders

Senior Writer

Alison is a content marketer who specializes in environmental sustainability programs through effective digital content. Her passion is to help create greener businesses and organizations. She is a graduate of both Harvard and MIT who has worked for big firms like Booz Allen Hamilton and Accenture, as well as startups and local companies. She is, herself, a certified Green America business.

Alison lives in Oregon with her family.

Green business
Sustainability
Sustainable practices
Case studies
Program management
Knowledge management
Supply chain
eLearning
Learning Management System
Portland

Ariana Marshall

Senior Writer

Ariana Marshall is a Project Management Professional (PMP) and MBA with a background in government contracting and international trade. She works with clients to grow and support their government sales primarily through drafting proposal content and monitoring reporting performance to contract requirements. She lives with her family in the suburbs of Baltimore.

Current Security Clearance
Proposal Writer
Report Writer
Contract Administration
Government
Baltimore

Austin Hubert

Writer

Austin is a certified Enterprise Architect, technical writer and U.S. Army veteran with strong research skills. He is an experienced curriculum developer and helped create hundreds of hours of entry-level military training programs. His hobbies include professional voice narration and stock picking. Off the clock, you’ll find him playing guitar for a San Diego flamenco company.

Current Security Clearance (Secret)
Training
Investing
Guitar
Flamenco
Technical Writing
Enterprise Architect
eLearning
Voice Talent
Bilingual – Spanish
San Diego

Betty Boyd

Writer

Betty is retired from federal government service with a strong background in contracting, project management and IT management. Betty now writes web and blog content for small and medium sized companies. Businesses are made up of people, and Betty reaches for the story at the heart of every individual. Her passions are photography, poetry, and people.

Technical Writer
Proposal Writer
Corporate Blogging

Chelsey Ristaino

Virtual Assistant

Chelsey is a virtual assistant with expertise in WordPress, Internet marketing, digital graphics and writing/editing. She is an actor and singer who graduated magna cum laude with a degree in musical theater. She often performs on stage in New York, where she lives with a very funny and talented guy.

WordPress
Graphics
Marketing
Writing
Editing
New York City

Christina Metzler

Multimedia Specialist, Instructional Designer

Christina is a graphic artist and instructional designer. She transforms concepts into visual presentations, both static and interactive. She is an expert user of the Adobe Creative Suite, Camtasia, Captivate, Lectora Inspire and the Microsoft Office Suite. When she isn’t designing, you might find her browsing an art gallery or exploring Colorado.

Current Security Clearance (Secret)
Graphic Art
Interactive Multimedia
Print and Web Design
Instructional Design
Web-Based Training
Denver

Choncé Maddox

Writer

Chonce is a freelance writer from the Midwest who holds a journalism degree and has been writing online content for the past 5 years. She specializes in personal finance articles but has worked with hundreds of other clients to produce quality, original content in a wide variety of niches including higher education, parenting, travel and more. Her writing has been published on sites like The Huffington Post, Barclaycard, The Penny Hoarder, A Fine Parent and more. When she’s not coming up with killer content for clients, she’s spending time with her son, baking yummy treats and enjoying the outdoors with her family.

Writing
Editing
Personal Finance
Debt
Credit
Small Business
Health and Wellness
Parenting
Family Finances
SEO
Marketing
Chicago

Corey Ross

Writer, Editor, Content Strategist

Corey maintains an award-winning golf and travel blog. He writes for golf courses, golf publications and a golf cruise company about the gamut of the game – the PGA Tour, equipment, courses, lessons, etc. He’s also the golf editor for the San Diego Tourism Authority. In a past publishing life, Corey launched successive successful lifestyle magazines in Omaha. His signature piece was about two long-term AIDS survivors. He also edited a magazine for doctors. He began his career as a sportswriter in Iowa. When he isn’t writing, you might find him playing golf.

Golf
San Diego
Content Strategist
Social Media
Marketing
Editing
Journalism
Sports

Crystal Spraggins

Writer, Editor, Content Strategist

Crystal is a writer and editor in Philadelphia, and a Certified Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR). Her specialties include payroll, policy development, organizational development and risk management. When she isn’t writing or answering questions on her blog, she can usually be found enjoying her son’s sports meets.

Human Resources
Small Business
Contracts
Social Issues
Consumer Finance
Mortgage
Parenting
Family
Philadelphia

Dee Keaton

Writer, Editor

Dee is a writer, editor and instructional systems designer with a strong background in training development. When she’s not teaching people how to teach, she enjoys very long bike rides.

Current Security Clearance (Secret)
eLearning
Instructional Design
Training Development
Compliance
Editing
Dallas

Doug Smith

Writer, Editor

Doug is a writer, editor, content strategist and natural leader. He knows his way around SEO, social media and analytics. He plans content and user experience at eBay, and loves gadgets and technology. When he’s not tweeting this week’s favorite song, he’s probably sharing Star Wars expertise with his kids.

Current Security Clearance (Secret)
Geek
eLearning
Content Strategy
Tech
Health
Marketing
Editing
SEO
Social Media
San Diego

Heather Harper

Senior Writer

Heather is a seasoned content marketing professional with a proven ability to engage customers, employees and partners. Her industry experience includes financial services, technology and startups and entrepreneurial micro ventures. She specializes in customer acquisition, relationship deepening, and organizational change management.

Branding
Customer journey
B2B
Finance
Fintech
Innovation
Banking
Social media
Employee engagement
Digitization
Content strategy
Artificial intelligence
San Francisco

Jeff Miller

Writer

Jeff has been writing for various industries for over 45 years. A former award-winning journalist, press secretary to Houston’s mayor, radio personality, and TV sportscaster, Jeff now devotes his time to writing on any of his areas of expertise, especially the energy sector. His latest book, “An Oil Rig Is Not a Ficus Tree” made it to the Top 100 humor books on Amazon. When not writing, Jeff spends time with his wife of almost 50 years (also a writer), winemaking, acting and directing for local theatre, and of course, watching The Office.

Oil and Gas
Renewable energy
Manufacturing
Humor
Transportation
Healthcare
Theatre and The Arts
Politics
Winemaking
Texas

Jen Roland

Writer

Jennifer Roland is a longtime writer and content strategist for education, technology, and financial institutions. She’s written business- and consumer-focused content for Samsung, Oregon Business, Social Moms, Western Governors University, Maps Credit Union, d:Custom, Kuno Creative, and the Northwest Credit Union Association. She also ran PR and social media for Maps CU. When she’s not writing, you’ll find her enjoying the best coffee and craft beers the Pacific Northwest has to offer.

Education
Technology
Personal Finance
Magazine Writing
Case Studies
White Papers
Marketing
Public Relations
Company Profiles
Direct Mail

Jennifer Dubowsky, LAc

Writer

Jennifer is a licensed and board certified acupuncturist who maintains a private practice in Chicago. She specializes in fertility and a holistic approach to overall health. She understands social media strategy and is widely connected to Eastern Medicine practitioners in the U.S. She pioneered an online community of acupuncturists that quickly grew to more than 800 members. When she isn’t teaching someone about holistic health, she’s probably looking for someone to teach about holistic health.

TCM
Holistic Health
Eastern Medicine
Oriental Medicine
Chinese Medicine
Infertility
Kinesiology
Chicago

Jessica Krantz

Writer, Content Strategist

Jessica’s brain operates in technicolor. She is a working artist whose pieces are regularly featured in gallery shows. She knows horses, farms and all things Montana. She holds degrees in Graphic Art and Engineering. As a lifestyle writer, she digs into writing with claws and expertly captures personalities and flavors. When she isn’t writing, you’ll probably find her riding a horse or working with mixed media in some previously unseen way.

Lifestyle
Montana
San Diego
Art
Upcycle

Jessica Sillers

Writer

Jessica is a business content developer and magazine writer. She knows how to unearth the stories hidden in charts and figures. She believes clear writing is key to making complex information relatable and even fun to read. When she isn’t researching or writing, you can find Jessica with her nose in a Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie novel or out hiking with her husband and daughter.

Personal Finance
Consumer Finance
Credit
Small Business
Parenting
Family
Travel
Washington, D.C.

Kath Bartlett, LAc

Writer

Kath is a licensed and board certified acupuncturist and Traditional Chinese Herbalist who maintains a private practice in Portland, Maine, where she has earned a reputation for successful pain relief strategies. Her passion is educating the masses on the benefits of Eastern Medicine and herbal remedies. She has a knack for communicating and administering simple, healthful solutions. When she isn’t needling or blending herbs, you might find her wandering the forests with her dogs, Bodhi and Sattva.

Acupuncture
Holistic Health
Oriental Medicine
Eastern Medicine
Herbologist
Nutrition
Dogs
New England

Keith Osmun

Writer

Keith Osmun is a content writer and an acquisitions and developmental editor for Brimstone Media Group. He also consults with non-profits about content development. When not writing, he is spending time with his two children and reading speculative fiction for young adults.

Developmental editing
Acquisitions editing
Proposal evaluation
Government Opportunity ROI Research
Personal Finance
Family Finance
Technology
Narrative development
Non-profit Communications

Lilly Diamond

Editor

Lilly is a licensed Educational Diagnostician who works in public education. She is an experienced teacher and has helped create countless multi-sensory lessons in math and cultural injustice. She enjoys eating healthy foods, traveling and exercising. When she isn’t working, you might find her at an art opening, supporting local businesses, or walking her dogs.

Editing
Reports
Finance
Education
Social Justice
Travel
New Mexico

Leo York

Writer

Leo is a copywriter from Kentucky who grew up on a farm. His writing forte is screenwriting, particularly commercial scripts for television, radio, and streaming. He uses evolutionary behavior to make content that resonates on a primal level, and for this reason, certain industries benefit disproportionately, such as Food/Bev. This same evolutionary model of understanding plays a key role in how he translates content for branding purposes and for branding consultations. Leo is also part of an unaffiliated 501(c)3 nonprofit where he offers help to inventors and entrepreneurs.

Branding
Slogans/Taglines
Grant Proposals
Screenwriting/Screenplays
Food/Bev
Intellectual Property
Agriculture
Brochures
Lexington

Lindsay Van Someren

Writer

Lindsay is a freelance writer and journalist. She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and a household of pets. In her former life, she was a wildlife researcher, a professional dogsled racer, and a participant in the National Spelling Bee. Today, she enjoys homebrewing, reading, outdoor adventures, and learning new skills.

Personal finance
Credit, debt, and banking
Travel
Wildlife
Pacific Northwest
Outdoor adventures
Environmental science
Craft beer
Indigenous affairs

Louis DeNicola

Writer

Louis is a freelance personal finance writer who enjoys delving into complex topics and helping spread financial literacy. His growing client list includes FinTech startups and Fortune 100 financial services firms. When Louis isn’t behind his laptop, you can find him rock climbing or playing flag football in beautiful Oakland, California.

Personal Finance
Credit Scoring
Business Credit
Student Loans
Freelancing
Entrepreneurship
Practical Financial Advice
Jewelry Making
Rock Climbing
Bay Area

Michael Garza

Writer

Michael is a poet and writer based in Chicago, IL. From local arts and education journalism, to film reviews, and then back to logistics writing he’s trying to enjoy and encourage narrative in all it’s forms. He’s convinced your local library is one of the keys to happiness.

Education
Libraries
Arts & Culture
3PL Logistics
Film
Content Strategy
Chicago

Nicholas Gentry

Writer

Nick Gentry is an author, performance artist, and educational consultant who shamelessly “borrows the brains” of history’s smartest people in order to improve life and solve problems. He lives in the City of Brotherly Love with a nice lady and an obnoxiously Phillysophical cat.

Research
Finance
Philosophy
Philadelphia

Rachel Beavins Tracy

Writer, Content Strategist

Rachel is a published environmental scientist. She understands the languages of environmental science and geology, and helps companies distill and clarify complex information for their readers. When she’s not conducting assessments or monitoring water quality, you might find her hiking outside Nashville with her dog.

Environment
Green
Earth
Geology
Science
Nashville

Rebecca Lake

Writer

Rebecca has a decade of finance writing experience. She writes about small business, investing and personal money management for highly-visible brands in the financial space, including several of the nation’s largest banks. She lives in southeastern North Carolina with her two children and a collection of family pets.

Personal finance
Mortgages and home-buying
Credit cards
Investing
Small business
Banking
Retirement
Insurance

Richard Shrubb

Journalist, Writer

Rich is a career journalist and avid boating enthusiast. His writes on mental health and the social implications of drug use (of both the prescription and street varieties). He loves to expose social injustice. He covered the 2012 Olympic sailing events for Boating Times, Sailing Magazine and Sailing World Magazine. When he’s not kite sailing, you’ll find him doting on his daughter.

Journalism
Research
Sailing
Mental Illness
Social Injustice
Cannabis
UK

Rita Williams

Writer

Rita is an award-winning writer whose clients have included universities, businesses, government organizations, and nonprofits. A former college English teacher and grant director (U.S. government grants), Rita now blogs on arts, culture, and higher education. When not writing or researching, Rita can be found listening to music and thinking about playing the mandolin.

Education
Finance
Investments
Health and Wellness
Senior Care
Law
Human Resources
Media
Travel
Green Energy
Art
Dance
Historical Archives

Rob Gordon

Writer and Marketer

Rob is a former ad agency executive with extensive, recent experience as a copywriter, marketer, and consultant. He specializes in healthcare, including pharma, biotech, medical devices, nutritional brands, hospitals, and medical practices. He has also written and provided marketing support for high tech companies and many other types of businesses. Rob has written major websites and complex promotional campaigns and developed and implemented large-scale product positioning and messaging efforts.

Healthcare
Pharmaceuticals
Biotech
Medical Devices
Nutritional Brands
Hospitals
Medical Practices
Marketing
Website Development
Product & Services Launches
Advertorials
White Papers
Thought Leadership

Sandra MacGregor

Writer, Editor

Sandra is a former magazine editor who writes features and books. Her lifestyle focus includes food, wine, garden, home, decorating and design. Her clips appear in the New York Times, Washington Post, Boston Globe, Toronto Star and Montreal Gazette, among others. When she isn’t working, you might find her taking photos of her cats.

Editing
Food
Wine
Travel
Garden
Canada
Dogs
Cats
Design
Home

Sarah Truckey

Writer, Editor, Content Strategist

Sarah is a content strategist, magazine writer and writing teacher. She creates fun, unique content in highly competitive verticals: food, drink, nightlife, music, design. Her concepts become marketing plans, and her product descriptions drive sales. When she’s not creating brochures or testing the newest local pizzeria, you might find her knitting or playing her ukulele.

Content Strategy
Marketing Concepts
Marketing Communications
Lifestyle
Art
Product Writing
St. Louis

Susan Guillory

Writer

Susan helps businesses shine through great content. She’s ghostwritten for industry leaders, CEOs, and business owners on sites like Forbes and Global Fintech News, and also excels in writing blog posts, web copy, and ebooks. When she’s not running her marketing agency, she’s planning her next big trip.

Content Marketing
Finance
Entrepreneurship
Technology
Consulting
Project Management
Leadership
Travel

Suzanne Delzio

Senior Writer, Social Media Strategist

Suzanne Delzio is a long-time writer with nine published books and the San Diego Book Award to her name. Recently, she’s published many pieces in Entrepreneur, Huffington Post and Social Media Examiner on the topics of search engine optimization, content and email marketing. Suzanne believes in the power of click funnels and works hard with her small business clients to set up bait pieces and social media content that add names to their email newsletter lists. Suzanne is an avid hiker and a wanna-be birder.

Email Marketer
Content Marketing
SEO Content Writer
Conversion Copywriter
Content Strategist
San Diego

Williesha Morris

Writer

Williesha Morris has been writing as a journalist, essayist and blogger for nearly 20 years. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from the University of South Carolina. Her work has been featured all over print and web: including Country Living, Huffington Post and AARP among dozens of other news and media outlets. She’s currently obsessed with Slack and the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Social Media
Audience Development
Entrepreneurship
Pop Culture
Politics
Technology

Zina Kumok

Writer

Zina Kumok is a freelance writer specializing in personal finance. She writes a blog about paying off her student loans in three years. A trained journalist, she has covered everything from murder trials to the Final Four. She has written for many prestigious publications including the Associated Press. She lives in Denver with her husband and two rescue dogs.

Personal Finance
Small Business
Self-employment/Freelance
Millenials
Relationships
Denver

Zachary Pugh

Senior writer

Zak is a writer, editor, marketer, designer and educator. Over the past twenty years, he has been involved in, and spearheaded, a number of global and domestic marketing communications campaigns for companies of various sizes. Zak has a master’s degree in literature and writing studies and is widely published. He’s a San Diego native. When he’s not writing for pay, he sometimes writes for fun. In his free time, he enjoys his family, surfing and fishing.

Editing
Research
Content Marketing
Print and Digital Marketing
Marketing Communications
Website Development
Instructional Design
Teaching
Creative Writing
Life Sciences
Medical Devices

We frequently add new experts to our team. Our network extends to hundreds of expert writers around the world. If you don’t see the perfect writer for your project here, let us do the work to find and vet the right expert to steer your content. Our writers are supported by a full staff of strategists, editors and fact-checkers.

In Memoriam

Dr. Eric J. Dietrich Berryman

Chief cheerleader

With deep sadness, we wished Dr. Dietrich-Berryman farewell in 2020.

He came from another era and knew nearly nothing of technology, yet he helped create a marketing content business that now carries itself. He cheerfully and enthusiastically manned the trenches, refusing to sit idle in retirement and thrilled to learn how to adapt his experience to the online environment. He was so pleased to see that the advent of the Internet couldn’t dampen the ever-present need for his most refined skills: crisis response, speech writing, and the foundation of the written word – good grammar.

I’m so thankful that he was here to witness the success of this incredible group.

No words can adequately describe how important he was to me. To say he will be missed is an understatement.

I honor his legacy by striving for personal and economic success, and by living each day as if it may be the last one I will share with the people who are most important to me.

Fair winds and following seas, Dad.

— Kimberly Berryman Rotter