Experience

Editorial Consultant

• Specialize in substantive editing, copyediting, book design, and research. Clients include:
  • Avalon Publishing Group
  • Henry Holt Books for Young Readers
  • University of Alabama Press
  • Wayne State University Press
  • University of Virginia Press
  • U.S. Naval Institute Press
  • Matthew Bender/Lexis-Nexis

Writer

• Author of four journaling texts for Antioch Publishing (Yellow Springs, OH): Memories of My Mother, Memories of My Father, Memories of School (all published in 2001)
• Wrote book reviews for BOOK magazine, Foreword magazine, and Book-of-the-Month Club
• Created marketing brochures, direct mail pieces, and press releases for financial institutions in Florida and North Carolina

Elementary School Teacher

• Designed and implemented teaching units
• Developed testing materials for use in elementary academic areas
• Served on Textbook Evaluation Committee; reviewed and recommended appropriate textbooks
• Volunteered with America Online's Academic Assistance Center (Homework Help for Kids) specializing in grammar, spelling, children's literature, and English

Market Research Analyst

• Supervised data collection
• Analyzed, summarized, and presented results to management for use in strategic marketing planning
• Established a database of customer information used in targeting candidates for direct mail campaigns

Director of Marketing and Public Relations

• Budgeted, developed, and directed marketing plans including print, radio, and television advertising; wrote press releases for submission to area newspapers

Education

• Virginia Commonwealth University: Children's Literature course toward MA in Reading
• Guilford College: Completed requirements for initial 'A' teaching certificate (K-6) in North Carolina (also certified K-12 in Virginia)
• Michigan State University: BA Marketing

Volunteer Affiliations

• Charter member of Mason Town Criers/Toastmasters International
• Member of Northeast Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce
• Led committee to establish first library for Mason Early Childhood Center, Mason, OH