Sam Cottrill joined the Rubber News team September 2021, stepping into the role of online content editor/reporter. In this position, she oversees the daily management of RN's digital publications and social media. Additionally, she helps cover industry news for the print issue and the website.
Prior to joining Rubber News, Cottrill worked as a reporter and copy editor for the Chagrin Valley Times and Geauga Times Courier, weekly publications based in the Cleveland suburb of Chagrin Falls, Ohio. In addition to reporting on several communities and public school districts, she also managed the papers' website, community features and social media.
Cottrill started her journalism career as an intern with the business-to-business publishing company, GIE Media Inc., where she reported on horticulture trends and trades for Garden Center, Nursery Management and Greenhouse Management magazines.
When she's not writing, she can be found on the trails throughout the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, participating at local trivia nights or golfing.
Cottrill, a 2018 graduate of Kent State University, lives in Cuyahoga Falls.
You can reach her at [email protected] or find her on LinkedIn.
