Cari Shane

Additional Info

Byline/Pseudonym : Cari Shane

Location (City or region) : Washington, DC

ASJA Board Roles (Currently holding or previously held; include term start year-term end year) : Board member; Chair of Client Networking (Client Connections, Virtual Client Connections, Virtual Pitch Slam); Chair of Client Connections

List any memberships you have with other organizations : Outdoor Writers Association

General Subjects (Select all that apply) : Arts & Culture, Business & Finance, Education, Fitness & Nutrition, Food & Drink, Government & Politics, Health & Medicine, Lifestyle, Nature & Environment, Pets, Science, Wellness, Parenting, Technology, Travel

Specialty Subjects : I write about anything that interests me, but skew toward health, science and medicine. Recently, I've done a lot of food and travel writing as well.

Skills (Select all that apply) : Editing, Feature writing, News, News releases, Advertorials, Articles, Brochures, Case studies, Communications strategy, Conference/meeting coverage, Content marketing, Essays, Ghostwriting, Media relations, Op-Ed, Profiles, Publicity, Scripts

Writing Credits : AARP, Fast Company, Fodor’s, National Geographic, Saveur, Scientific American, USA Today, Smithsonian.

Awards & Recognitions : ASJA Honorable Mention 2026 (Philadelphia magazine - 'Can Mussels Save Philadelphia's Waterways?'); ASJA Honorable Mention 2024 ('Everyone dumps their trash in this DC neighborhood')