Resume
STRENGTHS:
- 18 years of professional editing and proofreading; eagle-eye for detail; expertise in styles including AP, Chicago, APA, MLA, AMA and New York Times
- Award-winning writer of diverse array of media, including magazine articles, advertising and Web copy, communications documents, arts reviews, and academic materials
- Key editor and coordinator for short- and long-term publishing projects, both in-house and for private clients
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE:
Writer/Editor/Communications Professional: 12/93-present
- Monthly writer and Book Reviews Editor for A&U Magazine
- Associate Editor at www.LambdaLiterary.org
- Write/edit Web copy, e-blasts, blogs, newsletters, ad copy, press releases, book/music/film reviews, tech documents, and books (ghostwriter/editor)
- Former clients and publishers include authors, doctoral candidates, scientists, Doubleday, Ogilvy Advertising, Chicago Sun-Times, SF Examiner
Frameline Film Festival, San Francisco, CA 3/ 08-8/08
Marketing/Community Outreach Coordinator:
- Generated all written and verbal communications: wrote, edited, and designed daily e-blasts for international festival, earning raves from Board members, sponsors and constituents
- Created Facebook page with over 4,000 members
- Attracted highest number of partnering community organizations in festival’s 32-year history
The Princeton Review, New York, NY 8/06-8/07
Editor:
- Key editor/final eye/co-coordinator for national Off the Shelf project, a book and Web-based template for statewide standardized test forms.
- Edited and wrote K-12 children’s stories, nonfiction articles, test questions, technical explanations of state standards.
- Wrote over 100 pages of original copy, plus gave feedback to all other editors and writers on project.
WestEd, San Francisco, CA 2/04-7/06
Editor:
- Consulted with educators, administrators, and curriculum writers on state assessment standards and education equity
- Edited and wrote educational/testing materials for K-12: final eye on all projects
- Facilitated diversity/bias committees and panels for the Kansas State Department of Education
SFSU Office of Student Programs, San Francisco, CA 12/00-6/01
Assistant to the Director:
- wrote and updated content for Website (sfsu.edu/~lead)
- Office Manager, hired and supervised student staff
- Led workshops and presentations to students and staff on policy and procedure
- Created business letters, e-mail templates, policy manuals
- Coordinated school-wide events
East Bay Express, Berkeley, CA 1/94-1/96
Assistant Editor:
- Proofread all copy (display ads, classifieds, articles, headlines, captions)
- Wrote headlines, captions, and music reviews
Pacific News Service/New America Media, San Francisco, CA 4/93-1/96
Staff Writer/Illustrator:
- Wrote articles and press releases, produced illustrations
- Wrote/copy edited for Youth Outlook magazine
EDUCATION:
2006-7 CUNY Graduate Center, New York, NY
English Literature
Emphasis in Gender and Sexuality
2001-4 San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA
BA: English/Creative Writing
Minor: LGBT Studies
Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa
2001 University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, NL
Special Research in Gender, Sexuality and Ethnicity
LANGUAGES:
Intermediate Spanish; some French