Sylvia Tiersten
writing/research


 9291 Wister Drive
 La Mesa, CA 91941
 619-469-4532 (phone)
 email: sylvia@web-cottage.com

Correspondent:
Correspondent for ART WORLD NEWS.
Contributor to INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY.
Stringer for MONEY MAGAZINE.

Book Project:
Coauthor of BE YOUR OWN HEADHUNTER ON LINE (Random House, 1995), a book on electronic job search using the Internet and other online services.

Freelance Articles:
Contributor to online sites, magazines, newspapers and newsletters, including: TRAVELHOLIDAY, READER'S DIGEST, BOATING, SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE, UCSD PERSPECTIVES, SALES & MARKETING MANAGEMENT, CALIFORNIA LAWYER, COPLEY NEWS SERVICE.

Clips:

Vietnamese Experience:
Residence in Vietnam (1995-96).
Information and online consultant for the World Bank. Developed guidelines for staff training and use of online services at the Bank's Resident Mission in Hanoi.
Regional reporter on gas and oil developments in Vietnam for Platt's, a Standard & Poor's electronic news service and daily newsletter published by McGraw Hill.
Editorial consultant for VIETNAM ECONOMIC TIMES, an English language monthly magazine published in Hanoi.

European Experience:
Residence in England (1982-84). Extensive travel in Europe, where I covered political, marketing and technical trends for U.S.-based newsletters and business magazines, including HARD COPY, INCENTIVE TRAVEL MANAGER, LAND USE PLANNING REPORT, and WORLD SOLAR MARKETS.

Seminars:
Presented real-time demonstrations and lectures on the use of online services to Women's Institute for Financial Education, American Woman's Society of Certified Public Accountants, Public Relations Society of America, Independent Writers of Southern California, National Writers Union, Southern California Writers Conference, and California Press Women.

Corporate Writing Projects:
Book chapters, articles, white papers and case studies for corporate clients, including Fidelity Investments, Lightspan, Macromedia, Brandes Investment Management Partners, SunAmerica, and NCR. Topics include educational computing, e-commerce,  investing in emerging markets, international value investing,  and retirement planning.
Newsletter editor for Latin American Studies Department at the University of California, San Diego.

Affiliations:
Director of Online Services, Independent Writers of Southern California (IWOSC)
Program Chair, National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), San Diego
Volunteer, Voices for Children/CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate), San Diego
Board Member, California Playwrights Project