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Specialty Subjects : Entrepreneurship, Latino community, women’s issues, law

Enter your professional bio here : Ashley Cisneros Mejia is a freelance journalist, editor, and writer and has been writing professionally since 2005. She writes about business, entrepreneurship, the Latino/Latinx community, women's issues, law, health, tech, and more. Ashley spent many years delivering communications products including articles, advertorials, speeches, case studies, white papers, ebooks and more to individuals, companies, and publications. In addition to working as a professional freelance writer, she has been employed as a newspaper reporter for the Lake City Reporter, editor at Florida Trend business magazine, technical writer, marketing manager, and PR practitioner. While at Florida Trend, Ashley served as the editor of the company's teen magazine, Florida Trend's NEXT, a publication that helps Florida high school students prepare for life after graduation. Her work has appeared in USA Today, New York Magazine, Hispanic Executive Magazine, LatinaStyle, and other publications. She has written for corporate clients including MassMutual and Cigna Healthcare. Early in her career, Ashley served as a copy editor and statistical aide for the University of Florida Bureau of Economic and Business Research, and contributed to publications including the Florida Statistical Abstract. As a professional speaker, Ashley has presented trainings on journalism, communications, marketing, and social media at conventions for the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), and Crime Stoppers USA, to name a few. A multifaceted entrepreneur, she founded two award-winning digital marketing agencies. Ashley shares what she's learned in journalism and business through her platform for women, Talk Freelance To Me. She hosts the Talk Freelance To Me Podcast and YouTube channel, where she interviews creative freelance entrepreneurs. When she is not working, Ashley enjoys giving back. She has served on the boards of three non-profits and volunteered on the board of directors for a national Hispanic women's group. In this role, she coordinated new member procedures for more than 100 undergraduate chapters. Before that, she served as a regional representative for a national fraternal association. In this capacity, Ashley worked as an advocate for almost 90 chapters across nine states. She chaired committees, managed websites, helped execute three national conventions. Ashley was named Citizen of the Month by the Orange County Florida District 1 Commissioner for her work in successfully advocating for a public library in her neighborhood. Ashley led a grassroots residential campaign and gathered nearly 11,000 petition signatures over the two-year effort. In 2012, UNITY Journalists of Color selected Ashley as the National Association of Hispanic Journalists winner for its New U: News Entrepreneurs Working Through UNITY start-up business camp and competition. She won $10,000 in seed money. Ashley was also named one of Orlando's 40 Under 40 and a ''Women to Watch'' finalist by the Orlando Business Journal and Outstanding Young Female Leader by La Prensa newspaper. Honored by the Women's Executive Council of Orlando for achievements in media and communications, Ashley earned a B.S. in Journalism and an M.S. in Entrepreneurship at the University of Florida.

Writing Credits : USA Today
LatinaStyle
Hispanic Executive
New York Magazine
Florida Trend
Jacksonville Advantage
MassMutual
Cigna Healthcare
Becker Poliakoff Law Firm
Moffitt Cancer Center
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Towers Watson
AAA
CSX
Nova Southeastern University
Bright House Networks
Workforce Florida
City of North Port
Florida Department of Education
Manufacturers Association of Florida
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
American Lawyer Media (ALM)
National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB)
Orange County Drug Free Office
Orange County Property Appraiser
Orange County Sherriff’s Office
USIC
Lennar

Awards and Recognition : 2021 Orange County Florida District 4 Citizen of the Month 2019 Orlando Neon Swan 2015 Winner – Don Quijote Award – Business Under 5 Years -Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Metro Orlando 2015 Finalist – GROW Florida – Best Companies to Watch 2012 Women's Executive Council Award for Communications/Media 2012 Digital Health Award 2012 Webby Award 2014 Stevie Business Award 2015 Entrepreneur Award- Lambda Theta Alpha (UF Chapter) 2015 MarCom Award 2015 W3 Award 2014 Coolest Place to Work in Orlando 2012 Winner of the Orlando Business Journal 's 40 Under 40 2012 Finalist for the Orlando Business Journal 's Women Who Mean Business Awards – Women to Watch category 2012 Winner of the UNITY Journalists of Color NewU Business Competition 2011 Fellow for UNITY Journalists of Color 's New U Program 2011 La Prensa Newspaper Outstanding Young Female Leader 2011 Orlando Business Journal's 40 Under 40 Nominee 2011 Women of Distinction Award Nominee, hosted by the Girl Scouts of Citrus Council, Inc. NALFO National Organizational Leadership Award Lambda Theta Alpha's Professional Top 10 Order of Omega Inductee Lambda Theta Alpha Alumna of the Year

Skills (Select all that apply) : Advertorials, Annual reports, Articles, Blog posts, Books, Brochures, Case studies, Communications strategy, Conference/meeting coverage, Content marketing, Copywriting, Curriculum, Donor communications, E-books, Editing, Essays, Event production, Feature writing, Fundraising appeals, Ghostwriting, Government relations, Grant writing, Ideation, Infographics, Investigative reporting, Marketing personas, Media relations, News, News releases, Op-Ed, Podcasts (writing), Profiles, Project management, Publication management, Publicity, Q&A, Radio (reporting), Radio (writing), SEO, Social media, Speechwriting, Technical writing, Scripts, Television (writing), Web copy, White papers, Coaching

List any memberships you have with other organizations : National Association of Hispanic Journalists, Florida Writers Association