The “CHARLENE” of Charlene Chronicles
Charlene is a bar-certified attorney with experience in health law and government, and now social media and blogging.
To round out her experiences, she is also a certified insurance representative, a certified aerobics instructor, a seven time marathon runner, a wife to a financial analyst, a mom to a two year old (with another baby on the way), and a dog owner.
All combine into a powerhouse of compassion, organization, connections, knowledge, experience, expertise, and professionalism in her new career as a Massachusetts-based Mom Blogger.
Charlene left the corporate world to become a full-time blogger in early 2010, and now blogs about technology and travel, fitness and fashion, home and parenting. Primarily, she provides thoughts on these six niche areas as it relates to Moms. Rather than talking about tech specs for the latest smartphone, for example, Charlene chats about why it is the perfect phone for a busy Mom; rather than post about why you need to do squats, she writes about how to do squats with a newborn in your arms; instead of covering the story of the 5 inch stilettos that hit the runways, she highlights fashion trends that one can wear at the bus stop.
Her writing style, humor, unique perspective and professionalism has lead to a variety of speaking engagements at blogging conferences like Blissdom (2011, 2012), Bloggy Bootcamp (2011), Blog Better Boston (2012), and SheStreams (2012). Charlene also guest posts on a variety of external websites, like the Blissdom Insider, The Culture Mom, and Isis Parenting. Charlene is also a growing “go-to” Blogger for a variety of public relations campaigns with companies like Steaz, Wendy’s, OshKosh B’gosh, BJs, Rustic Crust Pizza, Dr. Oetker Pizza Ristorante, Alka Seltzer, Scott Naturals, The Motherhood, GE, Lawry’s, Smugglers Notch Resort, HTC and is an Ambassador for GE and Isis Parenting.
Charlene incorporates a variety of video and vlogging posts, making her content varied and unique, and with her activity on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, Google+ and Foursquare, her reach and network is expansive but engaging.
Charlene has over 15 years of experience working on health policy issues around the country. Charlene was a project director for the Federation of State Medical Boards Foundation (FSMB), a non-profit organization to improve physician practice. She was the Assistant General Counsel at the Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority (Connector) where she developed policy and implemented extensive reforms to the Massachusetts health care system. Prior to joining the Connector and the FSMB, she was the Director of Quality Assurance at the Board of Registration in Medicine, and the Chief of Staff and General Counsel for the Joint Committee on Health Care in the Massachusetts State Legislature. She provided analytic support for the Massachusetts Health Care Task Force (2000-2002), and Special Commission on Uncompensated Care (2002), as well as drafted leading legislative initiatives such as Managed Care Reform (1999), the creation of the Betsy Lehman Center (2001), statewide restaurant smoking ban (2004), and regulations relative to the Massachusetts Health Insurance Mandate.
Charlene’s other past employment experiences include working for a Boston-based risk management consulting company, for Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and the White House. In addition to her law degree from Suffolk University Law School (Boston, MA), Charlene has degrees in Economics and Political Science from Wheaton College (Norton, MA) and is a certified insurance representative. She has served as a class officer for her undergraduate alma mater, the Vice Chair of the Legislative Subcommittee of the Boston Bar Association Health Law Section, the Board of Directors for the Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors, the Massachusetts Physician Credentialing Task Force, and is a member of the Massachusetts Bar, Washington D.C. Bar, and the United States District Court Bar of Massachusetts.
In the realm of social media, she is a proud charter member of the Boston Parent Bloggers Network, as well as Mom Select, Mom Blogs Network, Social Media Moms, Clever Girls Collective, Collective Bias and Mommy Blogs. She has also been seen on Fox 25 News and in the Boston Globe, Huffington Post and featured by HTC at BlogHer ’11.
In addition to Charlene Chronicles, Charlene also owns Metrowest Mamas for local family events and kid activity listings where she has a growing local connection and following, and has a weekly online live show called Social Toast that is set to take off in 2012.
If you would like to sponsor Charlene or learn more about working with her on your next campaign or ambassadorship, please visit those respective pages, or contact her directly by email or via her contact form.
