• Proofreading, line editing, substantive editing/rewriting, and writing
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  op-notch organizational and communication skills
• Outstanding ability to multitask and meet deadlines
• Ability to work independently or in a group situation, with a diverse clientele
• Critical reading, analysis, and evaluation skills
• Editing and proofreading skills for print. digital proofing, and Web
• Research expertise
• Ability to organize, develop, and present ideas clearly and concisely
• Ability to interview all types of people about any subject

Editorial Experience

• Proofreader, PhD dissertation, Digital Youth Praxis and Social Justice, Montreal, Canada
• Proofreader, Harlequin, Harlequin Inc, New York, NY
• Proofreader, New American Library, Penguin Group (USA) Inc, New York, NY
• Proofreader, Storey Publishing LLC
  , North Adams, MA
• Proofreader, Sourcebooks, Inc., Naperville, IL 
• Proofreader, Harry N Abrams, Inc
  ,
  New York, NY
• Proofreader, More Food for Thought: An Editorial Cookbook, from Copyediting-L (available through www.cafepress.com/Copyediting-L)
• Proofreader, Running Press, cookbooks, Philadelphia, PA
• Copyeditor, Mother’s House Publishing, Colorado Springs, CO
• Proofreader, Meriwether Publishing Ltd, Colorado Springs, CO
• Copyeditor and proofreader of Freedom Watch, newsletter for Citizens Project, Colorado Springs, CO
• Copyeditor and proofreader of Heartstrings (newsletter), volunteer online newsletter, annual report, and Web site for Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern Colorado, CO
• Communications Manager, the Loan Packager Group, LLC, Houston, TX
  

Additional Experience

• University classroom and online English instructor
• Reviewer and evaluator of textbooks under university consideration
• Teacher of English as a second language at the university level
• Substitute teacher and special education substitute teacher, grades K–10
• Bookseller
• Business writer and investigative reporter
• Freelance writer and research assistant
  

• Master of arts degree, English, California State University, Sacramento
• Additional coursework in education and English, California State University, Sacramento
• Bachelor of arts degree, literature, University of Arizona
• Lifetime California Community College teaching credential, language arts and literature
  

 

Professional Memberships

• Editorial Freelancers Association
• Bay Area Editors Forum
• Rocky Mountain Publishing Professionals Guild
• CopyeditingL