Experience

William H. Sadlier, Inc.

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Vice President, Religion

  • Sep 2019 - Present



Gloria Shahin Publishing Services LLC

• Principal

  • Aug 2013 - Sep 2019

  • Providing an array of editorial services to educational, scholarly, and trade publishers, at any stage in the concept and content development process. • Delivering high-quality results efficiently and on time. • Offering solutions to accommodate varied project timelines and needs. Services include: • concept development • writing • developmental editing • line editing • design consulting and prototyping • usability consulting • project management



Saint Mary's Press

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing

• Editorial Director

  • Aug 2009 - Aug 2013

  Oversaw development of high school Framework texts, corresponding teacher guides, and supporting online and digital components. Managed content development for all curriculum titles, Bibles and related resources, and parish resources, and for interactive digital texts. Supervised developmental editing of content in all product lines. Reviewed and edited content for doctrinal conformity and to ensure it met users' instructional needs. Reorganized editorial department, yielding significant… Show more Oversaw development of high school Framework texts, corresponding teacher guides, and supporting online and digital components. Managed content development for all curriculum titles, Bibles and related resources, and parish resources, and for interactive digital texts. Supervised developmental editing of content in all product lines. Reviewed and edited content for doctrinal conformity and to ensure it met users' instructional needs. Reorganized editorial department, yielding significant efficiency and proficiency gains. Attracted and retained highly skilled in-house and freelance editors and writers. Strengthened relationship with Subcommittee on the Catechism through significant improvements in content quality and collaborative dialogue. Managed overall department budget, timelines, and success metrics. Member of XML team, providing input and direction for implementation of XML workflow. Show less



Independent Contractor

• Freelance Writer & Developmental Editor

  • Jul 2008 - Aug 2009

  Developed concept prototype and served as principal author for Faith Fusion: Knowing, Loving, and Serving Christ through the Catholic Church (Our Sunday Visitor), a highly successful middle school religion textbook, and its corresponding catechist’s guide. Concepted and wrote curriculum for Catholic Connections for Middleschoolers (Saint Mary's Press), including six teacher guides and ancillary classroom resources. Team member for Our Sunday Visitor’s Vacation Bible School program… Show more Developed concept prototype and served as principal author for Faith Fusion: Knowing, Loving, and Serving Christ through the Catholic Church (Our Sunday Visitor), a highly successful middle school religion textbook, and its corresponding catechist’s guide. Concepted and wrote curriculum for Catholic Connections for Middleschoolers (Saint Mary's Press), including six teacher guides and ancillary classroom resources. Team member for Our Sunday Visitor’s Vacation Bible School program. Worked with in-house editor and third-party developer to ensure content requirements and audience needs were met. Show less



Silver Burdett Ginn Religion

• Senior Editor

  • Jan 2003 - Jul 2008

  Parsippany, NJ Senior editor and project manager for middle school basal texts. Oversaw content development of student texts and teacher guides. Hired and oversaw work of contract writers; supervised newer members of editorial team; edited content; wrote select features for student and teacher texts; collaborated with design staff to ensure book design and layout supported content and met student and teacher needs. (Part of RCL Benziger following September 2007 acquisition.)



Independent Contractor

• Freelance Developmental Editor

  • Jan 2001 - Jan 2003

  Developmental editor for trade and curriculum publishers. Clients include Pearson Education, Prentice Hall Press, Kiplinger Books, The Center for Applied Research in Education, and Silver Burdett Ginn Religion. Developmental editing projects include Words That Shook the World: 100 Years of Unforgettable Speeches and Events (Prentice Hall Press); Fast-Track Business Growth (Kiplinger), Marketing Professional Services (Prentice Hall Press); New Teacher’s Survival Guide (Center for Applied… Show more Developmental editor for trade and curriculum publishers. Clients include Pearson Education, Prentice Hall Press, Kiplinger Books, The Center for Applied Research in Education, and Silver Burdett Ginn Religion. Developmental editing projects include Words That Shook the World: 100 Years of Unforgettable Speeches and Events (Prentice Hall Press); Fast-Track Business Growth (Kiplinger), Marketing Professional Services (Prentice Hall Press); New Teacher’s Survival Guide (Center for Applied Research in Education), Solving On-the-Job People Problems (Prentice Hall Press), Leadership the Eleanor Roosevelt Way (Portfolio Trade), The Etiquette Edge: Unspoken Rules for Business Success (AMACOM). Editorial services provider for various Pearson Education curriculum titles. Show less



Prentice Hall

• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Editor

  • 1998 - 2001

  Paramus, NJ Acquisitions and developmental editor for business and personal finance titles and for revisions of legacy business, finance, and self-help titles.



Career Press

• Associate Editor

  • 1996 - 1998

  Franklin Lakes, NJ Hands-on work in all stages of book publishing process—from proposal to bound book—at start-up publisher of self-help, small business, career, and personal finance titles. Scope of work included review of incoming proposals, developmental editing, line editing, copy editing, and proofreading, as well as creating interior book designs and formatting text.



John Wiley & Sons

• Editorial Program Assistant

  • 1990 - 1994

  New York, NY Provided editorial support in business and management publishing line. Reviewed incoming proposals, conducted competitive analysis, edited manuscripts, presented titles at publishing meetings.