Cindy Richards

Background

About Cindy Richards

Cindy Richards is a Pulitzer Prize nominated journalist who does it all with integrity, devotion to accuracy, respect for deadlines and a sense of humor. She is comfortable managing multiple people and multiple deadlines. And she is a style and grammar geek who believes it’s possible to write with both brevity and beauty. Richards is a veteran Chicago journalist, with experience as a reporter, columnist and editor in both traditional media and new media. She is an expert in Search Engine Optimization and a social media expert who understands the power of Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram and Pinterest. Follow her on Twitter @CindyTravelsOn or on Instagram at cindy_richards. She leads a team of writers and editors at TravelingMom.com and TravelingDad.com, the leading independent family travel resource and social media company. Previously, she was a full-time writer, editor and columnist who has been on staff at both Chicago newspapers, run international editorial projects for TripAdvisor, written for national magazines, websites and private clients, and taught in the prestigious graduate journalism program at Northwestern University.