One of the Top Boston Mom Bloggers

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 aerobics instructor, a seven time marathon runner, former associate in fashion retail, a wife to a financial analyst, a mom to a three year old and a ten month old, and two dogs.

All combine into a powerhouse of compassion, organization, connections, knowledge, experience, expertise, and professionalism in her new career as a one of the top Boston mommy bloggers focusing on issues of fashion, fitness, parenting, travel, toys, and technology.

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), SheStreams (2012), Eventbrite (2012) and Springboard (2012), Type-A Advanced (2013), All Baby & Child Spring Educational Conference (2013) and Reviewers Retreat 2013. She also has been quoted in the Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Huffington Post, and has been seen on Fox 25 Morning News in Boston. Charlene was also featured by HTC at BlogHer ’11.

Charlene also guest posts on a variety of external websites, like the Blissdom Insider, The Culture Mom, Quirky-Tech, The Toy Insider, The Big Toy Book, Isis Parenting, and Parents.com. She is also a city editor at Savvy Source and a host on MomTV. Charlene is also a growing “go-to” Blogger for a variety of public relations campaigns with companies like Isis Parenting, VSP Global, 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, Sargento, HTC, Ebay, Seventh Generation, Minute Clinic, TinyLove, Lactaid, Oral-B, Hass Avocados, Nordstrom Rack, UGG Australia, Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, and is an Ambassador for The Toy Insider.

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 Instagram, her reach and network is expansive, but engaging. In the realm of social media, she is a proud charter member of the Boston Parent Bloggers Network, as well as Mom Select, Clever Girls Collective, and Collective Bias.

In addition to Charlene Chronicles, Charlene also owns Metrowest Mamas, a Massachusetts Mom blog for local family events and kid activity listings where she has a growing local connection and following.

Past Experience

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 yes, she has worked at 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). 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.

Contact Me

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 phone at 617-237-6795, via her contact form, or by email, which is  at charlene(at)charlenechronicles.com.