Recommendations
“I was lucky to get to work with Susan for around five years at Alaska magazine. I've been constantly impressed with her edits, vision and integrity. Susan shaped Alaska magazine into something that both local Alaskans and tourists from around the world appreciated. It's virtually impossible to please such a wide swath of readers, but Susan did just that. I've worked with a lot of editors over the years. I place Susan at the top.”
-Bjorn Dihle, writer/wildlife specialist
“As an author, editor, and freelance writer for over 20 years, I can say that Susan Sommer is among the best editors I've had the pleasure to work with. While working with Alaska magazine, I found Susan to be a team builder, a team player, an excellent editor, and a great source of professional insight and knowledge. She is a steady and highly organized leader who is also flexible and open-minded, all characteristics needed in today's challenging and often volatile media environment. On top of it all, she's supportive and patient with her colleagues and staff, making her a real treat to work with. I'm a better editor and writer for having worked with Susan.”
-Tim Lydon, author, editor, writer
“It’s been my pleasure to work with Susan Sommer to obtain professional photographs of Alaska to enhance websites, support key messages in presentations, and to draw attention to public outreach and engagement tools. Susan’s exceptional technical writing skills even helped us promote a statewide mapping initiative, securing collaboration and funding from state and federal agencies!”
-Hillary Palmer, Program Manager, Dewberry
“As a professional writer for four decades, I have worked with many editors in publications large and small, including Rolling Stone, Readers Digest, and USA Today; as a contributing editor for Alaska magazine for 31 years and counting, more than a dozen executive editors alone. Susan Sommer ranks with the best: highly capable and professional in all ways. No accident that over her tenure, Alaska magazine has reached a pinnacle of sustained excellence. Her leadership has been inclusive, principled, visionary, and even-handed. Our loss is someone else’s gain.”
-Nick Jans, writer/photographer
“Susan was probably one of the best editors I've worked with in my thirty years of publishing. Her editorial instincts, professionalism, and intelligence were evident in every article she touched. She is exceptionally detail-oriented and organized, which kept our staff and freelancers on publishing deadlines without any additional stress. She never approached her team in a demanding way--she treated her staff with respect and equality. I recommend her as an editor and writer and human.”
-Michelle Theall, editor at Alaska magazine and owner of wilddepartures.com
“Susan is a fantastic writer, editor, and manager that I have been honored to work with; her intelligence and integrity shows in every project. Most of all, her humanity is evident in all she touches, whether personally, professionally or in her community involvement.”
~Steven Merritt, Alaska magazine art director and owner of Working Title Media
“Susan provides vivid, engaging and accurate articles for us here at Alaska magazine. She most recently wrote an article about Alaska's variety of options for people who wish to eat locally grown foods. I'm pleased to say readers wrote to tell us how much they enjoyed it!”
~Tracy Kalytiak, former senior editor, Alaska magazine
“Susan Sommer is an award-winning journalist whose work has appeared in Alaska Business Monthly magazine for several years, though this is my first year in hiring freelancers for the magazine. Sommer is very thorough when writing articles, follows the assignments, and turns in expertly written and edited work on deadline. She is an intelligent, creative thinker and has a way with words. She's also a good sounding board for ideas, contributes article suggestions, and I recommend her wholeheartedly for writing and editing assignments.”
~Susan Harrington, former editor, Alaska Business Monthly
“Susan has copy-edited two of my books. Along with working to keep within project budget, her timeliness and attention to detail are outstanding. I recommend Susan Sommer for her writing/editing skills.”
~Kaylene Johnson, writer & author
“I just got finished reviewing the content drafts you sent over and I'm blown away!! I couldn't be happier. The park details, the specific outdoor opportunities you highlighted and the depiction of the wildlife, makes it not only an enjoyable read but enticing to go and visit. This is exactly what I was looking for!” ~Brian R., website designer and outdoor guide
-Bjorn Dihle, writer/wildlife specialist
“As an author, editor, and freelance writer for over 20 years, I can say that Susan Sommer is among the best editors I've had the pleasure to work with. While working with Alaska magazine, I found Susan to be a team builder, a team player, an excellent editor, and a great source of professional insight and knowledge. She is a steady and highly organized leader who is also flexible and open-minded, all characteristics needed in today's challenging and often volatile media environment. On top of it all, she's supportive and patient with her colleagues and staff, making her a real treat to work with. I'm a better editor and writer for having worked with Susan.”
-Tim Lydon, author, editor, writer
“It’s been my pleasure to work with Susan Sommer to obtain professional photographs of Alaska to enhance websites, support key messages in presentations, and to draw attention to public outreach and engagement tools. Susan’s exceptional technical writing skills even helped us promote a statewide mapping initiative, securing collaboration and funding from state and federal agencies!”
-Hillary Palmer, Program Manager, Dewberry
“As a professional writer for four decades, I have worked with many editors in publications large and small, including Rolling Stone, Readers Digest, and USA Today; as a contributing editor for Alaska magazine for 31 years and counting, more than a dozen executive editors alone. Susan Sommer ranks with the best: highly capable and professional in all ways. No accident that over her tenure, Alaska magazine has reached a pinnacle of sustained excellence. Her leadership has been inclusive, principled, visionary, and even-handed. Our loss is someone else’s gain.”
-Nick Jans, writer/photographer
“Susan was probably one of the best editors I've worked with in my thirty years of publishing. Her editorial instincts, professionalism, and intelligence were evident in every article she touched. She is exceptionally detail-oriented and organized, which kept our staff and freelancers on publishing deadlines without any additional stress. She never approached her team in a demanding way--she treated her staff with respect and equality. I recommend her as an editor and writer and human.”
-Michelle Theall, editor at Alaska magazine and owner of wilddepartures.com
“Susan is a fantastic writer, editor, and manager that I have been honored to work with; her intelligence and integrity shows in every project. Most of all, her humanity is evident in all she touches, whether personally, professionally or in her community involvement.”
~Steven Merritt, Alaska magazine art director and owner of Working Title Media
“Susan provides vivid, engaging and accurate articles for us here at Alaska magazine. She most recently wrote an article about Alaska's variety of options for people who wish to eat locally grown foods. I'm pleased to say readers wrote to tell us how much they enjoyed it!”
~Tracy Kalytiak, former senior editor, Alaska magazine
“Susan Sommer is an award-winning journalist whose work has appeared in Alaska Business Monthly magazine for several years, though this is my first year in hiring freelancers for the magazine. Sommer is very thorough when writing articles, follows the assignments, and turns in expertly written and edited work on deadline. She is an intelligent, creative thinker and has a way with words. She's also a good sounding board for ideas, contributes article suggestions, and I recommend her wholeheartedly for writing and editing assignments.”
~Susan Harrington, former editor, Alaska Business Monthly
“Susan has copy-edited two of my books. Along with working to keep within project budget, her timeliness and attention to detail are outstanding. I recommend Susan Sommer for her writing/editing skills.”
~Kaylene Johnson, writer & author
“I just got finished reviewing the content drafts you sent over and I'm blown away!! I couldn't be happier. The park details, the specific outdoor opportunities you highlighted and the depiction of the wildlife, makes it not only an enjoyable read but enticing to go and visit. This is exactly what I was looking for!” ~Brian R., website designer and outdoor guide
