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Suzanne has been writing for nearly 30 years. As a graduate of the Kansas State University Journalism & Mass Communications program (B.Sc. 1980), Suzanne wrote for two years for the Salina Journal, covering the education beat and general interest feature stories.
Discovering a facility for the human interest profile, she continued her writing career in New York City while working in the advertising and public relations businesses. Moving to Canada in 1983, she continued to write for magazines and was successful in publishing short stories in literary journals. Between 1983 and 1997 she acted in various management positions in public relations at both Hamilton’s McMaster University and the University of Saskatchewan. She served as PR Director at both institutions. In 1997 she left the U of S to establish her own communications firm, Paschall & Associates, Inc.
She completed a Masters degree in Adult Education (University of Calgary, 2003), during which she focused on research involving learning needs of women entrepreneurs in Canada. She has done two major research projects on rural women entrepreneurs in Saskatchewan, the first studies of their kind. The second of these is her final Masters Thesis completed and defended in January, 2003.
During her career she has written on many subjects, mostly focusing on arts and culture and medicine and technology. She has written stories on people like Sonja Bata (Bata Shoes); George Cohon (President of McDonald’s Canada); Garrick Ohlsson (concert pianist); Shirley Temple Black; Ian Smith (Prime Minister of Rhodesia); Jessica Savitch (television anchor woman).
She has written hundreds of articles for newspapers (The Salina Journal, The Toronto Star, The Wichita Eagle-Beacon, The Hutchinson News) and Canadian and American magazines including BRIDE’S, POLICE Magazine, Hamilton This Month, A La Carte, The Medical Post, Canadian Doctor, SkyWord (inflight of PWA), Canadian (inflight of Canadian Airlines), American Way (in flight of American Airlines) and others.
She has written in nearly every medium, including online publications, video, radio, CD-ROM, television, magazines and newspapers. She is also a songwriter and performing musician.
Suzanne currently resides in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
PUBLICATIONS
Non-Fiction - Magazine
POLICE Magazine, November, 1981. "Forensic Fiber Evidence: Is it Enough to Convict?" Co-wrote w/Marc Levinson, Atlanta, GA.
BRIDES Magazine, 1984. "Wedding in a Foreign Land".
Hamilton This Month, January 1985. "Our First Test Tube Baby: An exclusive interview with the Hamilton parents".
A La Carte, Canada's Fine Food Magazine, October, 1985. "The Canadian Culinary Coup".
Skyword Magazine, 1986. "George Cohon: Canada's Big Mac".
Canadian Magazine, June 1987. "Sonja Bata: Famous for Footwear"
CASE Currents, July, 1997, “Untangling the Web” (w/Bill Koty, UBC).
CASE Currents, September, 1998, "Battle Cry of the Web Managers”
CASE Currents, May, 1999, “Making the Corporate Connection” (w/Kristen Simpson CASE).
Other publications include The Medical Post (Canada); Canadian Doctor, Ontario Medicine, and other articles for Hamilton This Month.
Non-Fiction – Articles on the Web
“It’s Time to Re-Design Your Web Site: Where Do You Start?,” PR Canada Online, July 23, 2001.
"Tips from the Trenches: Building a Visual Identity Program," National Public Relations Network (NPRN), April, 1998.
Fiction - Literary Magazines & Anthologies – Short Stories
Friday After Five: The Feast (Thistledown Press, Saskatoon), 2000. “Death By Chocolate”
The Golden Horseshoe Anthology, (Mini Mocho Press, Hamilton), 1991. "Kernels of Wheat”
Weave and Spin Anthology, (Mini Mocho Press, Hamilton), 1990. "The Evening of the Odds"
Image Fiction Anthology, (Mini Mocho Press, Hamilton), 1988. "Kernels of Wheat"
Cross Currents (California), 1988. “Kernels of Wheat”
Fiction – Contests/Special Projects
The Toronto Star Short Story Contest, 1991, "Looney". Honorable Mention. 20 out of 3,500 entries, Publication in Star.
Mohawk College, Ontario. "The Evening of the Odds" Educational CD-ROM. Course: Literature: A Practical Approach” Editor: Gerard Dion. Producers: Jim and Margaret Strecker, Mini Mocho Press, Hamilton, Ontario. September, 1998.
AWARDS RECEIVED
Print Media Award from Kansas Bar Association, 1980. For three-part series on adoption laws and their impact in the State of Kansas.
International Professional Accreditation (APR designation), Canadian Public Relations Society (CPRS) in 1990.
Bon Mot Writing Award. CPRS-Hamilton's Pinnacle Awards, 1992.
Best PR Program (Silver) and Best Radio Program (Silver) from the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), 1994.
Best New Annual Report from Communications Concepts (Washington, DC), 1994.
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