Hello

I’m an accomplished writer, editor, and consultant with a lifelong love for language and a passion for people and organizations working to build a better world. I favor creative, friendly, clear language with a touch of wit when appropriate. You can see some of my work on the pages that follow.

Here are some projects I’m particulary proud of:

• At KQED, Northern California’s renowned public media station, I led a major rebranding project alongside senior management. I created a new mission statement; tagline; brand story; guidelines; and a unique analog “brandout” for staff. I also created annual reports, which were extremely well received by staff, the board, and the community.

• At the Exporatorium, a groundbreaking science and art museum, I wrote a vision statement that’s still widely used years later. It appeared in a four-color full-page ad in The New York Times.

• As editorial director for the Exploratorium’s Exhibits and Media Studio, I wrote the museum’s first Design and Communications Principles. I also created an interactive, inclusive-language style guide for staff. In other editorial leadership roles at the museum, I wrote articles for award-winning apps and websites, and reinvented the museum’s magazine.

• I wrote stories for Color Uncovered, an Exploratorium iPad app, which was downloaded more than 1 million times and shot up to the number one spot in the Apple App Store Free Education category.

• I conceived of and was the copywriter on several successful ad campaigns for both KQED and the Exploratorium.

• I was honored to interview luminaries in the arts and podcasting, including Maestro Michael Tilson Thomas and Podcast Producer Glynn Washington (Snap Judgment and Spooked).

• I conceived of and developed the first augmented-reality museum magazine cover in the United States.

• I launched and marketed a successful food business based on an old family recipe, teaching myself how to develop new recipes, use equipment in a professional bakery, and design packaging. My product was sold in a store, at events, and directly to a large group of devoted customers.

• I wrote about Letchworth Village, a former psychiatric hospital in New York, for Nyack News & Views.

Board Affiliations

I have big love for and interest in the arts and culture. I serve on the boards of Rivertown Film and the Phoenix Theatre Ensemble, and on the advisory board of the Borscht Belt Museum, all in New York.

Current Clients (2026)

After many years in the full-time world, I’m now a consultant and contract writer and editor, currently serving as a contributing editor for a digital publication in New York. I’m also working with a nonprofit client, a public media organization, and a healthcare company.

I’m always open to new opportunities. Please reach out at ellynhament1@gmail.com if you’d like to discuss working together. Thanks!