"As a consultant, Valerie Andrews can deal with a wide range of themes, personalities and constituencies. She has an uncanny ability to deliver the right message at the right time."
Deborah Schwarz-McGregor
Columbia University Medical Center
"A consultant with style and wit."
Pauline Tesler, author
Collaborative Divorce
ReganBooks/HarperCollins
"One of the top minds in the publishing business."
Jeevan Subramaniam
Berrett-Koehler Publishers
JOURNALISM
As a reporter and interviewer, Valerie Andrews has spent over 25 years chronicling scientific and social innovation and writing about business and technology. Her work has appeared in major magazines, on PBS and the Internet.
MARKETING & CONSULTING
Authors & Publishers
Valerie also provides a variety of services for publishers and authors, including book editing and the crafting of syndicated columns, articles and newsletters. Her clients include best selling authors Robert Johnson and Jean Shinoda Bolen, environmentalist Thomas Berry, former FedEx CFO Roger Frock and career consultant Cliff Hakim, founder of Rethinking Work.
Physicians & Medical Institutions
As a medical and science writer, Valerie has produces educational materials for both consumers and clinicians. Among her recent clients are Columbia University Medical Center, California Pacific Medical Center, The Institute for Health and Healing, The Alexander Foundation for Women's Health, EVEO, Inc. and The Institute for One World Health, the first non-profit pharmaceutical company. She has also covered the psychology beat for WebMD.
CREATIVE NON-PROFITS
In 1993, Valerie the founded Sacred Words: A Center for Healing Stories, an educational non-profit, using film, literature, and Jungian psychology to help women of all ages explore life transitions. In addition, she has worked with a variety of non-profits to craft mission statements, media campaigns, conferences and marketing materials.
MUSIC
A pianist and composer, Valerie provides music for healing and inspiration. Her recent CD, Mindful Music, has been recommended by therapists and physicians. Her songs have also been used as soundtracks for DVDs and videos.
Recent Projects
Co-author with Robert Vetere, FROM WAGS TO RICHES: How Dogs Teach Us to Succeed in Business & Life, December 2011
Co-author with Allan Weis, THE BUSINESS OF CHANGING LIVES: How One Company Took the Information Superhighway to the Inner City
Writer/Researcher, NOURISH, documentary on the food system featuring Alice Waters and Michael Pollan
Host and Interviewer.
A CONVERSATION WITH DR. JEAN SHINODA BOLEN, Urgent Message from Mother: Gather the Women, Save the World
Writer/Managing Editor
SURGICAL BREAKTHROUGHS
From Discovery to Delivery
PLATINUM MARCOM AWARD
Columbia University Medical Center/ New York-Presbyterian Hospital. View in PDF files:
Second edition in progress