As a recognized practitioner of the environmental sciences for 30 years as well as an ABCEP Certified Environmental Professional, I gradually moved to creative linkages between ecology, journalism, and media. In private consulting practice since 2001, I produce deliverables and articles on the topics of science, travel, sustainable tourism, and nature as well as prepare seminars, expert testimony, and media interviews.

I have expanded into destination travel focusing on nature appreciation, history, culture, sustainable/green tourism, as well as an on-call travel and consumer columnist. A life sciences education and profession requiring outdoor work, document preparation, and project management combined with remaining connected with family internationally evolved into my current practice of focused niche destinations and topics.

Examples of published works include Elliott.org, Food Wine and Travel Magazine, and blog, Destinations Travel Magazine, Building Magazine, Hospitality21, Maryland Magazine, Family Travel Files, Family Travel Forum, Travel World International, Just Say Go, and Gallagher's Travels.

I am a member of the International Food, Wine and Travel Writing Association (IFWTWA), Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ), National Association of Environmental Professionals (NAEP), North American Travel Journalists Association (NATJA), International Travel Writers Alliance (ITWA), Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), International Coalition of Tourism Partners (ICTP), World Tourism Network (WTN), Society of Professional Journalist (SPJ), and TravMedia.