Rose Egelhoff is a bilingual journalist based in Tucson, Arizona, and Mazatlán, Sinaloa, with broad experience writing, editing and researching on topics related to food, science, tourism and environment. She also translates Spanish to English.

Education

B.A. in Biology | Pomona College, Claremont, CA May 2014

Shaker Heights High School, Shaker Heights, OH June 2010

Experience

Associate editor for Mexico News Daily in Mazatlán, Sinaloa

January 2022 to present

• Fact-checking and editing 3-6 news stories a day, based on a style guide I had a lead role in developing
• SEO optimization of articles in WordPress
• Photo selection for web and social media
• Development of social media strategy and templates to quickly convert articles into posts

Freelance writer and translator in Mazatlán, Sinaloa

December 2018 to present

• Assignment-based news writing for Mexico News Daily
• Feature writing for Mexico News Daily and M! Magazine
• Recipe writer for Serious Eats
• Co-authored a report for the UN Environment Program’s TEEB office
• Translated portions of historical documents and books from Spanish to English for a US-based mining historian

Staff Writer at The Times-Independent in Moab, Utah

September 2016 to October 2018

• Wrote the majority of the A section of a small weekly newspaper
• Fact-checked and edited the work of freelance writers
• Presented the top news stories every Friday on a local radio station

Freelance Writer in Claremont, California

July 2014 to September 2016

• Wrote two or more articles a week for various clients, including the sustainable agriculture blog Seedstock and the ASU Consortium for Science, Policy and Outcomes

Co-Author and Copy Editor in Claremont, California

January 2013 to November 2014

• Co-author of the book chapter, “The Variegated Landscape of Biodiversity Policy” in Governing Biodiversity through Democratic Deliberation (Routledge, May 2015).
• Edited book manuscript for style, grammar, clarity and formatting