Based out of Richmond, Virginia, Mac McLean is a freelance writer who has spent the past seven years helping small businesses and nonprofits share their stories. His most recent work has appeared in the AARP Bulletin and on the websites for Arbor Homebuilders, Cascara Vacation Rentals, and PlanningCommunities.org,

McLean also produces weekly local government monitoring reports for clients in the municipal solid waste industry with Waste Alert. Before this, McLean worked as a features reporter/staff writer for The Bulletin (Central Oregon), the Bristol Herald Courier (Southwest Virginia), and the Danville Register & Bee (Southern Virginia).