{"id":192149,"date":"2018-04-10T08:29:48","date_gmt":"2018-04-10T15:29:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nationalfunding.com\/blog\/?page_id=192149"},"modified":"2022-06-03T05:26:08","modified_gmt":"2022-06-03T12:26:08","slug":"contributors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalfunding.com\/blog\/contributors\/","title":{"rendered":"CONTRIBUTORS"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"contributor_wrap\">\n<div class=\"contributor_pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nationalfunding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/liz_alton.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"190\" height=\"224\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"contributor_bio\">\n<div class=\"contributor_name\">Liz Alton<\/div>\n<p>Liz Alton is a freelance B2B writer and content strategist based in Boston. Her work on finance, technology and marketing focuses on helping small and mid-size business owners make smarter strategic decisions. She\u2019s written for national brands including Google, Twitter, Adobe, IBM, Oracle, Hewlett Packard, CenturyLink and many others.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- ### CONTRIBUTOR ### --><\/p>\n<div class=\"contributor_wrap\">\n<div class=\"contributor_pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nationalfunding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/nancy_mann_jackson2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"190\" height=\"224\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"contributor_bio\">\n<div class=\"contributor_name\"><a href=\"\/blog\/author\/nancy-mann-jackson\/\">Nancy Mann Jackson<\/a><\/div>\n<p>Nancy Mann Jackson is an award-winning journalist and content marketing writer who specializes in writing about finance, real estate, healthcare, small business and human resources. Her work appears in publications including CNBC.com, Fortune.com, Entrepreneur, Working Mother, CNNMoney.com, and DailyWorth, and she writes for brands including HSBC Bank, Capital One, Glassdoor, Oracle, ADP, Cintas, Staples, American Express, Acorns, Hospital Corporation of America and a number of\u00a0others.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- ### CONTRIBUTOR ### --><\/p>\n<div class=\"contributor_wrap\">\n<div class=\"contributor_pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nationalfunding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/david_rodeck.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"190\" height=\"224\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"contributor_bio\">\n<div class=\"contributor_name\"><a href=\"\/blog\/author\/david-rodeck\/\">David Rodeck<\/a><\/div>\n<p>David Rodeck is a financial writer based out of Delaware. Before writing full-time, he worked as a financial planner and passed the CFP exam. He specializes in making lending, taxation and small business planning\u00a0understandable.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- ### CONTRIBUTOR ### --><\/p>\n<div class=\"contributor_wrap\">\n<div class=\"contributor_pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nationalfunding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/sonya_stinson.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"190\" height=\"224\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"contributor_bio\">\n<div class=\"contributor_name\"><a href=\"\/blog\/author\/sonya-stinson\/\">Sonya Stinson<\/a><\/div>\n<p>Sonya Stinson is a New Orleans-based writer who covers business and personal finance, small business management, careers, higher education and lifestyle topics. Her work has appeared in Forbes.com, Entrepreneur, Bankrate.com, CNNMoney.com and other\u00a0publications.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- ### CONTRIBUTOR ### --><\/p>\n<div class=\"contributor_wrap\">\n<div class=\"contributor_pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-192506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nationalfunding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/richard_stolz.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"190\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.nationalfunding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/richard_stolz.jpg 190w, https:\/\/blog.nationalfunding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/richard_stolz-136x160.jpg 136w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 190px) 100vw, 190px\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"contributor_bio\">\n<div class=\"contributor_name\"><a href=\"\/blog\/author\/richard-stolz\/\">Richard Stolz<\/a><\/div>\n<p>Richard F. Stolz is a freelance writer (<a href=\"https:\/\/stolzcommunications.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">stolzcommunications.com<\/a>) based in Rockville, Maryland. He has been writing for business and consumer audiences for more than 30 years, focusing on financial, labor and healthcare topics. Richard has also held management and top editing positions with business-to-business media\u00a0companies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- ### CONTRIBUTOR ### --><\/p>\n<div class=\"contributor_wrap\">\n<div class=\"contributor_pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nationalfunding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/stephanie_vozza.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"190\" height=\"224\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"contributor_bio\">\n<div class=\"contributor_name\"><a href=\"\/blog\/author\/stephanie-vozza\/\">Stephanie Vozza<\/a><\/div>\n<p>Stephanie Vozza is an experienced writer who specializes in small business, finance, HR, retail and real estate. She has been a regular columnist for FastCompany.com for more than three years, earning some of the site&#8217;s highest page views. Her byline has also appeared in Inc., Entrepreneur and Parade, and she has written for companies that include LinkedIn, Staples, Hewlett Packard Enterprises, Capital Impact and Century 21. She was recently named one of the top business writers by HubSpot. Stephanie is also the founder of The Organized Parent, a website that offers product and tips to streamline family life; she sold the company to FranklinCovey in\u00a02011.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- ### CONTRIBUTOR ### --><\/p>\n<div class=\"contributor_wrap\">\n<div class=\"contributor_pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nationalfunding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/james-woodruff.jpg\" alt=\"James Woodruff\" width=\"190\" height=\"224\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"contributor_bio\">\n<div class=\"contributor_name\"><a href=\"\/blog\/author\/james-woodruff\/\">James Woodruff<\/a><\/div>\n<p>James Woodruff has been a management consultant to more than 1,000 small businesses over the past 30 years. This background has given him a foundation of real-life experiences for his freelance writings on business topics. 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