Diana Schneidman 
(formerly Diana Cohen Harris) 
Chicago (Bolingbrook), IL 
800.660.1874 
Diana@DianaWrites.com

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My career is characterized by three themes: learning, working with people, and understanding the marketplace. I have experienced first-hand the challenges faced in both corporate and freelance practices, and I use this knowledge to guide your staff in the timely completion of projects.

Freelance Assignments

Representative clients: Allstate Insurance, Northwestern Mutual Insurance, Nationwide Insurance, American Family Insurance, CNA Insurance, Zurich Insurance, T. Rowe Price, Central Benefits Mutual Insurance, Charles Schwab, Demotech, Wisconsin Broker magazine, International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans, Milwaukee Business Journal, Ohio Underwriter, Peoria (IL) Journal-Star

Corporate Employment

Financial Writer, Calamos Asset Management, Inc., Naperville, IL

Marketing and sales newsletters, market commentaries, web content, and collateral for diverse audiences: institutional, separate account/wrap (including Merrill Lynch, UBS PaineWebber, Salomon Smith Barney, Morgan Stanley, Wachovia, and Prudential Securities), mutual funds, and hedge funds. Strategies included equity, convertible bond, global, high-yield bond, and market neutral / alternative.

Financial Writer, Caterpillar Investment Management Ltd., Peoria, IL

Marketing communications and 401(k) literature for investment subsidiary of Fortune 50 company. Publications for The Preferred Group of Mutual Funds: Growth, Value, International, Small Cap, Asset Allocation, Fixed Income, Short-Term Government, and Money Market.

Marketing Research & Planning, Nationwide Insurance Companies, Columbus, OH

Secondary research. Primary research administration. Competitive intelligence: ad hoc and profiling. Reports on market-research findings.


The State Library Of Ohio, Columbus, OH

Coordinator of Ohio White House Conference on Library and Information Services, as well as regional meetings to develop citizen recommendations. Annual reports and monthly newsletters.

Education

Dominican University, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, River Forest, IL, “Knowledge Management,” 2002

Kent State University, Kent, OH, MLS, Master of Library Science

Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, B.S. summa cum laude, English and French Education

 

Professional Designations

  • Chartered Mutual Funds Counselor (CMFC)
  • Chartered Property / Casualty Underwriter (CPCU)
  • Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU)
  • Certified Professional Résumé Writer (CPRW)

Professional Memberships

  • Independent Writers of Chicago (IWOC)
  • Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI)
  • National Résumé Writers’ Association (NRWA)
  • Professional Association of Résumé Writers (PARW)