JOHN-MANUEL ANDRIOTE

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I specialize in helping my clients to show, in words and images, why their work matters.

I developed this story about USAID-funded youth programs in Haiti during a 2003 visit to Port-au-Prince. There I interviewed program staff and advised Family Health International’s in-country staff on how best to publicize their important work by working with local news media.

WHAT I CAN DO FOR YOU


  1.   Articles, including feature stories, profiles, commentary/op-ed and journal articles, such as those I have reported and written as a freelance journalist for the Los Angeles Times, Washington Post and many other publications.

  2.   Books, “works for hire,” such as the history of Washington, D.C.’s Metropolitan Club, and the top-selling Art of Fine Cigars I authored for LittleBrown & Co.

  3.   Fact sheets, such as those I’ve developed with AED for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

  4.   Marketing collateral, such as the annual reports and brochures I produced for Family Health International and other clients.

  5.   Monographs, such as the one I developed for PATH on the role of NGOs in implementing new medical technologies in the developing world.

  6.   Newsletters, such as those I wrote and edited for the National Association of People with AIDS (NAPWA).

  7.   Proposals, such as the winning $35 million USAID proposal I wrote for Family Health International.

  8.   Reports, such as the meeting summaries I’ve prepared for SAMHSA, Veterans Affairs and NIH-sponsored national medical conferences.

  9.   “Success stories” profiling individuals and programs implementing donor-funded projects, such as those I wrote for the Futures Group.

  10.    Technical writing that requires “translating” medical or other  technical information into “plain English” for nonspecialized readers.

  11.   Training manuals, such as those for use in the developing world I developed for Family Health International.

  12.   Web content, such as what I developed, wrote, and managed for Family Health International.

CORE COMPETENCIES


  1. Write and speak clearly, credibly, persuasively

  2. Target written products to affected/interested readers

  3. Identify, access, interview leading experts

  4. Synthesize information into engaging narratives

  5. Translate specialized information into ‘plain English’

  6. Edit others’ work to make them shine

  7. Manage projects, staff, vendors

  8. Conceptualize “big picture," execute details

  9. Teach, train, mentor, inspire others

  10. Work well in culturally diverse settings

Peter Block, Flawless Consulting: “Consulting at its best is an act of love: The wish to be genuinely helpful to another . . . To use what we know, or feel, or have endured in a way that lightens the weight on another.”

WHAT OTHERS SAY


“John was a part of a team I assembled to promote the work I was doing on HIV in Africa. My team presented a series of papers at a regional meeting in Zambia. John worked with the team to ensure that the presentations were of high quality, communicating a consistent set of messages. John also worked on a manuscript with the group that later appeared in a peer-reviewed journal. He was delightful to work with, highly knowledgeable, and skilled. I recommend him both as a strategic thinker to guide your communications efforts and as a technical consultant with many skills to produce your communication tools.”

Gregory Pappas, M.D., Ph.D., Deputy Director for HIV/AIDS, District of Columbia Department of Public Health


“It is a pleasure to work with a professional. That was my experience with John. I benefited greatly from his journalistic experience, his writing skills, his knowledge of the HIV and AIDS world and his creative approach to our projects. I recommend him highly.”

Frank Webb, Ph.D., Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer, Engineering World Health


John-Manuel is an excellent writer and researcher. His books--Victory Deferred: How AIDS Changed Gay Life in America, and Hot Stuff: A Brief History of Disco-- demonstrate his talent as a chronicler of social and cultural movements of the 20th century. John has the rare capacity to write both scholarly and "lay" texts that are well-researched and a joy to read.”

Judith Auerbach, Ph.D., Vice President, Science & Public Policy, San Francisco AIDS Foundation

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SAMPLE ‘SUCCESS STORY’

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