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

AWARDS:

PUBLICATIONS:


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