For nearly two decades, Melany Klinck has been writing feature articles and promotional materials for diverse audiences, including consumers, banking executives, and small business owners.

As a freelancer, she's written for regional and national publications, advertising agencies and small businesses. Most recently, she has been a regular contributor to MyBusiness, Takeoff, and Triumph magazines and AT&T Wireless Services' online newsletter. She also has collaborated with graphic designers to produce sales collateral, direct marketing materials, and Web site content for companies such as: Altair Data Resources; Milam Results Marketing; HCA, Healthcare Corporation of America; United Airlines; TTS, Technical Translation Specialists; B.I.G. Group; American Healthways, and many others.

From 1990-2000, Melany worked for the marketing company, FISI-Madison Financial (now Progeny Marketing Innovations), where she wrote and developed business-to-business and consumer marketing communications; white papers and trade articles on financial marketing; and the company Web site. 

She also served as FISI-Madison's Senior Editor, Corporate Publications, from 1993-2000.  In that role, she managed and wrote numerous articles for five publications:

• Strategist, the company's flagship publication, which provides marketing insights to senior bank executives.
• E-news, an monthly newsletter for bank Web sites, featuring lifestyle and consumer articles.
• Resources, Distinctions, & Consumer Update, quarterly newsletters providing lifestyle and consumer-oriented articles.
• Frontline, a quarterly newsletter for bank customer service staff covering marketing, sales and customer service.

Melany graduated from of the University of Tennessee in Knoxville with a B.S. in Communications.