When I relocated to Portland, OR, in 1997 from Miami, I came to take on the redesign and general overhaul of the editorial content of the Portland Business Journal. One of the people who assisted me in that (very successful) endeavor for almost the full 6.5 years I was there was Dan McMillan.
McMillan covered the high tech industry for us back when there was a high tech industry in Portland. Later, he became the managing editor for news. Now that he and I have both moved on from the Business Journal, we've struck up a freelance writing partnership. Just like old times--we work very well together and the clients couldn't be happier. (That's me on the right, the real handsome one.)
Our primary client has been
The Classroom Law Project. This nonprofit celebrates and supports civics education in schools K-12. The best known activities of Classroom Law Project are Mock Trials and We The People Constitution Team competition. You'll notice a photo (by Andie Petkus) of very excited students. They've just won the state We The People competition. Go Grant High School!
Classroom Law Project has been an extremely satisfying project for The Two Dans, as they call us. The folks at Classroom Law Project (CLP) know what they want--greater awareness of their programs--and they are in a hurry to get it. Dan and I have developed and implemented a very aggressive media campaign, beginning in Feb. 2009, that has earned CLP a ton of media coverage and new connections in the Oregon schools,
It's fantastic to work with an organization like that when you're on the contractor side. Marilyn Cover, the executive director, can tell you about the work we've done. She's at 503-224-4424, or marilyn@classroomlaw.org. Watch out: She'll also bend your ear on the importance of civics education. But that's her job, and she's right about it too.
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