Testimonials
The MAAC
“I wanted to comment about the article that Cheryl did for the Valpo Magazine about the fire academy MAAC. It was very well written and there was not a single error of fact that I could find. That rarely, if ever, happens. She really captured the essence of what we need people to know about our mission. Thank You!
Stewart G. McMillan
Task Force Tips, LLC
Valparaiso, IN
Diane Jortner, Publisher, Best Version Media
"Cheryl has been working with me as a writer and content coordinator for almost two years. Her fun ideas and ability to capture the essence of the families she interviews and make them interesting to the reader is amazing. She writes in an engaging manner and comes up with unique feature ideas. She goes out of her way to investigate, interview, research and take photos. The compliments I receive on the magazines are all due to the professional, fun, informative content that Cheryl provides.
Since we have limited space in our magazines, she’s very proficient at editing down to what is necessary. And her ability to proofread can’t be beat. Cheryl always catches the big and little things that I sometimes miss. I never send out any communication without first sending them to her for a second look. North and South Valpo Neighbors magazines are successful because she makes them so delightful to read."
Diane Jortner
Valpo Neighbors, LLC
Publisher, Best Version Media Magazines
The Kusbel Family
"The Kusbels thoroughly enjoyed our experience with Cheryl throughout our interview process for the North Valpo Neighbors magazine. She made us feel comfortable during the process and the article she wrote about our family was well written and truly captured our story."
Frank and Lisa Kusbel
Valparaiso, IN
Lotus Reach
"Thank you for the article you wrote about our nonprofit organization, 'Lotus Reach: Clothing Kids in Our Community'. Since the article, we have increased our wishing trees and received several new donations from our generous community. Your article raised awareness for our organization, which brought understanding to the needs of our local schools. The Earth Day 5K also enabled us to raise money so we could purchase needed items. We want to thank the community and hope to further meet the needs of our local schools through Lotus Reach volunteers."
Renee Nash, VP of Lotus Reach
Chesterton, IN
The Farha Family
"We were chosen as a featured family for the South Valpo Neighbors magazine monthly publication. Cheryl met with our family to do the interview and write the story. She listened well, asked the right questions, and wrote a wonderful story that accurately captured our family and each member's personality in a style that told a wonderful story. Cheryl was great to work with and a wonderful interviewer and writer."
Darron and Kelli Farha
Valparaiso, IN
The Sibo Family
"My wife and I had the pleasure of working with Cheryl Wooten in November and December 2017 as we were a part of the family feature in the North Valpo Neighbors magazine. Cheryl was very professional and friendly from the moment she walked into our home to do the interview through the follow up and finalization of the article. She briefed us on the process and set a window of time that the interview would take. She asked good questions to get to know more about our family and was able to take this information and boil it down to a very good, concise message. She sought our input and made sure that we were happy with the final product that was being submitted for publishing. Cheryl really knows what she is doing as a writer and I would hire her in a heartbeat if ever I had any work that required a professional writer."
Tom Sibo (The Sibo Family)
Valparaiso, IN
Lady Pilot: Keegan Starkey
The article Cheryl Wooten wrote on lady pilot Keegan Starkey, has brought so much exposure to female flight training. Ever since the article was published, we've received numerous calls and people stopping in the flight school asking if they can meet Keegan or talk to someone about a female in their family getting into flight training. We really appreciated Cheryl's attention to detail and accuracy of Keegan's story. The response to the article has been so much more than we expected. Thank you!
Holly Starkey
Eagle Aircraft
Valparaiso, IN
Pumps Fitness
I am the owner of a local business who advertises in one of the magazines that Cheryl writes for. Cheryl was charged with writing an article about our business. She captured the essence of what our business aims to do in the community and better yet, she gave the article a personal touch by including important quotes from both me and my wife. The mixture of facts versus small anecdotes came through in her article. Give Cheryl a chance! She is easy to work with and sought to make our story, OUR story.
Ian Bowen
Owner, Pumps Fitness
Valparaiso, IN
The Stalker Family
We were featured in the November 2017 issue of the North Valpo Neighbors magazine. In advance, Cheryl made the process very easy, providing a series of questions to help her frame the interview. She met us at our house to conduct the interview, was well-prepared, led us through a logical series of questions, prompting expansion of answers where needed. The net result was a well-organized article the captured the essence of our story. Once the article was drafted, Cheryl allowed us to edit the article as we saw fit, resulting in a nicely condensed, accurate story. Overall, Cheryl Wooten made the entire experience easy and efficient.
Lance and Carol Stalker
Valparaiso, IN