SKILLS

As a writer, I look through my clients' eyes to affirm, enliven, and strengthen their stories. As an editor, I amplify other writers' impact, smoothing their flow while preserving their unique voice. I've worked in the education, marketing, entertainment, health media, and UE sectors with a toolkit that includes:

 

     • identifying narratives    • invention and strategy    • stylistic flexibility    • detail focus
    • copy/line/developmental editing    • proofreading    • speed and efficiency
    • hands-on learning    • respect for deadlines    • active listening    • team spirit

 

 

EXPERIENCE

Ongoing Projects

 

Oct 2020 (current): Content Marketing Lead & Blog Manager, Leoni Consulting Group. Writing and posting blogs and show notes from podcast interviews with higher ed leaders and EdTech marketing specialists.

 

May 2018 (current): Story Consultant/Project Editor, Justine Ryan (author). Developing content for a preK-level storytelling podcast series and related products.

 

Mar 2017 (current): Freelance Blog Editor, Leoni Consulting Group, Cool Cat Teacher, and private clients. Working with authors of education-themed blogs to streamline and strengthen content on tight publishing schedules.

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Completed Projects (recent)

 

Feb-May 2020; Jan-Sep 2022; Mar-Apr 2024: Editor, Lori Desautels (author). Performed advisory edits for clarity and consistency on Connections Over Compliance: Rewiring Our Perceptions of Discipline (Wyatt-MacKenzie Publishing, 2020); Intentional Neuroplasticity: Moving Our Nervous Systems and Educational System Toward Post-Traumatic Growth (Wyatt-MacKenzie, 2022); and Body and Brain Brilliance: A Manual to Cultivate Awareness and Practices for Our Nervous Systems (TeacherGoals, 2024), compassionate handbooks for bringing brain-based research to trauma-informed schools.

 

Jan - Feb 2023: Copywriter, Madcap Labs: Paraphrased full content of one website for a competitor’s site without replicating any language.

 

July 2020-Oct 2022: Creative Writer, Master Plaster. Wrote short stories supporting a STEAM education program and magic products brand.

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Feb 2019 - Jan 2020: Copywriter/Editor, GreenCitizen. Upgraded web copy, wrote blogs about sustainable living, and strategized about brand expansion for e-waste recycling company.

 

Jan - June 2019: Media Consultant, Center for Inspired Teaching. Created social posts, newsletters, and blogs for educational nonprofit focused on engagement-based learning and educational equity.

 

May - June 2018: Developmental Editor, John Nicholas Gross (author). Reviewed and advised on late-stage draft of Prisoners in Paradise: Odyssey of an American Child Vagabond in Greece (Kindle Direct Publishing, 2019), a wild, compelling memoir.

 

Jan 2018 - Apr 2019: Writer, Sinegal Estate Winery. Contributed to small winery's brand repositioning campaign by crafting new voice for marketing emails.

 

Mar - May 2018: Editor, Dr. David Wise (author). Edited articles by National Center for Pelvic Pain Research's director to enhance reassuring message and health literacy focus about debilitating medical condition.

 

Aug 2017 - Oct 2020: Copyeditor, Horoscope.com. Edited astrology-related articles and web copy for grammatical accuracy, consistency of tone, and clarity of ideas.

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Apr - May 2017: Copywriter, Recommnded. Partnered with principal and designer in short, intensive iterative process to generate and refine web copy for video-focused HR start-up.

 

Mar - Apr 2017: Freelance Copyeditor, Brian Sztabnik (author). Proofed and advised on The Best Lesson Series: Writing: 15 Master Teachers Share What Works (Vol.2) (Talks With Teachers Media, 2018), a professional development handbook for English Language Arts teachers.

 

2011: Developmental Editor, Abe Feinberg (author). Consulted on, organized, and copyedited Every Child Left Behind: Public Ignorance is the School Administration's Best Friend (Xlibris, 2011; CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014), a teacher's memoir/case study.

 

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Long-Term Positions (partial list)
 

Apr 2014 - Dec 2016: Staff Editor, George Lucas Educational Foundation. Developed, edited, and produced blog and article content; fine-tuned Edutopia guest blogs by educators; shaped voice of increasingly popular Schools That Work feature; supported editorial needs across all teams. During this period, Edutopia.org sessions grew by 48% (from 2.3 million to 3.5 million).

 

Oct 2011 - Mar 2014: Editorial Consultant, George Lucas Educational Foundation. Copyedited Edutopia blogs, communicated with bloggers, became integral to editorial process and was offered full-time position.

June 2004 - Dec 2012: Script Writer/Editor/Producer and PR Writer, On the Path Productions. Edited interview transcripts into short radio format, audio magazine segments, client podcasts, and in-house programming. Produced multiple series of shows. Developed new health literacy content for "Life Love & Health," "Body Language," and "Your Health Matters brands. Wrote and sent monthly newsletter and semi-monthly press releases.

 

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Other Clients and Brands

Astrology.com/iVillage, CircumStance Design, Deloitte, Fox Interactive, High Voltage Interactive, Phoenix Pop Productions, Presage Software, Questus, Rushcube, Sunsoft LLC,
The Astrologer.com, 3Com, tribalmedia, and University Innovation Alliance.

 

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