Experience

Various

• Writing and Editing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Writer, Editor & Proofreader

  • Jan 2009 - Present

  Creative writer, skilled editor, and proofreader for a variety of clients. Professional Profiles/ResumesCollege Applications/EssaysNewslettersPromos/FlyersBook EditingWebsite Editing/ProofreadingLinkedIn ProfilesMarketing CollateralPharma/HealthcareChauffeured TransportationConstant ContactMicrosoft 365 SuiteAdobe Acrobat DC ProSchool Reunion DataSpanishAP, CMOS, APA, MLA, AMAStyle Sheet Creation Creative writer, skilled editor, and proofreader for a variety of clients. Professional Profiles/ResumesCollege Applications/EssaysNewslettersPromos/FlyersBook EditingWebsite Editing/ProofreadingLinkedIn ProfilesMarketing CollateralPharma/HealthcareChauffeured TransportationConstant ContactMicrosoft 365 SuiteAdobe Acrobat DC ProSchool Reunion DataSpanishAP, CMOS, APA, MLA, AMAStyle Sheet Creation



Alight Solutions

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Proofreader

  • Oct 2022 - Present



Wyzant

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 700 & Above Employee

• Writing & Editing Tutor

  • Jan 2013 - Present

  Work with students, mostly college, graduate, and doctoral, on research papers. Assist in editing, proofreading, formatting for APA, MLA (or CMOS). Projects have included successful completion of dissertations for students in nursing, psychology, and education. Advise students on best practices, as well as improvement of writing and/or meeting advisor's requirements. Work with students, mostly college, graduate, and doctoral, on research papers. Assist in editing, proofreading, formatting for APA, MLA (or CMOS). Projects have included successful completion of dissertations for students in nursing, psychology, and education. Advise students on best practices, as well as improvement of writing and/or meeting advisor's requirements.



Independent

• Meeting & Marketing Professional

  • May 2009 - Present

  Serve a variety of individuals and corporations in meeting/marketing and project management. Ability to step in to begin creation of event or start mid-stream. Solid event and hospitality experience. Marketing includes emphasis on branding using key words and highlighting the features and benefits (FAB). Strengths in writing/editing, proofreading, marketing, contract negotiation, handling all logistics, supplier and member relations. Work with corporate and volunteer organizations. Ability to meet tight deadlines. Can travel (US and international).



MedEd-Link, Inc.

• United States
• Events Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Meeting Consultant

  • Oct 2015 - Apr 2016

  Meeting planning work included review of complex RFPs, budgets, contracts (domestic & international), understanding and adhering to HCP and pharma industry compliance, including Sunshine Act. Considerable sourcing and arrangement of locations for private meetings of key opinion leaders (KOL), onsite meeting management, speaker and attendee verification and completing many extremely complex, detailed client reconciliations for billing and reporting purposes to client and HCP expenses per official compliance regulations. Worked onsite for a major client meeting, performing a variety of responsibilities as requested.



AHIMA

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Meeting Consultant

  • May 2015 - Sep 2015

  I served as an assistant editor for meetings department, primarily working on program/speaker writing for several of AHIMA's major meetings, including the 2015 Annual Convention. Interfaced with multiple key stakeholders, including marketing, graphics, exhibits, sponsorship and the AHIMA Foundation. Constant use of Adobe Acrobat XI Pro, Excel and other databases. All programs had high-level speakers in the HIM, HIT and medical and educational fields, and comprehensive sessions with multiple tracks. Assisted all international attendees in obtaining requirements for visa invitation letters. Worked with the meetings department on other projects, as needed.



AHIMA

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Meeting Consultant

  • May 2014 - Sep 2014

  Worked with the MET team primarily in a role of writing, editing, speaker registration for Annual Convention, helping to produce introductions, program books, expanded agendas, and more. Interfaced with speakers for receiving bios, photos and session descriptions. Edited 60-70 pages of bios in two-day turnaround. Helped produce the program for a major, annual summit. A major project was serving as lead to create the preliminary Annual Convention brochure and Final Annual Convention Program. Edited all educational track descriptions and wrote speaker introductions for all tracks. Also ran two health information training meetings, including interfacing with speakers, receipt of 40+ boxes of training manuals and all follow-up with national and international attendees.



AHIMA

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Meeting Consultant

  • Jan 2013 - May 2013

  Happily worked with a great Meetings Team on sourcing, preparing RFPs, contract negotiation, meeting & event planning, learning new software, website review & updates, onsite meeting management and much more! Interfaced with many supplier/vendors to form partnerships with NSOs, CVBs, CSMs, caterers and more. Interacted and was point person to compile 25-page program that included meeting schedule, exhibit information, speaker bios, sponsors and planning team. Performed extremely detailed work in meeting proposal review and analysis, including an annual meeting for 4,000 people (multi-hotel, exhibitors, hundreds of breakouts).Concentrations in: Sourcing Contract reviews, formulas, negotiations Fast turnaround to meet deadlines Proofreading & editing Onsite meeting management Supplier relationships/partnerships Multi-tasking, learning new programs, flexibilitywww.ahima.org



Meeting Professionals International

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Vice Chair, Newsletter Committee (volunteer)

  • Jul 2009 - Jun 2012

  Appointed Vice Chair of MPI-CAC Newsletter Committee, July 2009. Co-edit all articles with Committee Chair. Publication is 32-40 pages, four-color and contains educational articles and features for the Chicago Area Hospitality Industry - circulation is 1200-1300. Member of committee for over 10 years. Former committee chair (three years). Appointed Vice Chair of MPI-CAC Newsletter Committee, July 2009. Co-edit all articles with Committee Chair. Publication is 32-40 pages, four-color and contains educational articles and features for the Chicago Area Hospitality Industry - circulation is 1200-1300. Member of committee for over 10 years. Former committee chair (three years).



American Bar Association

• United States
• Legal Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Meeting Manager (contract)

  • Mar 2011 - May 2011

  Served as meeting manager (temp) in the ABA Young Lawyers Division. Worked extensively on 300+ Annual Spring Conference, and traveled onsite for event. Interfaced with YLD leadership for programs, venues and direction. Worked directly with Meetings & Travel Dept. for contract execution. Main contact with Caesars Palace CSM, housing coordinator and A/V department. Contracted with and coordinated ground transportation to two offsite events (app. 300) with Las Vegas DMC. Learned and used two new software programs to process registrations and update annual meeting program book. Great organization!



Prevent Blindness

• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Manager, Meetings & Conferences

  • Jan 1998 - Mar 2004

  Managed all facets of meetings, events and projects, (30-50/year), working with staff/ volunteer leaders and attendees. Programs included awards/special events, budget, board/committee business meetings, receptions, staff -training conferences, VIP dinners and other in-house sessions, 10-1,000+. • Created written collateral including event orders, marketing pieces, meeting notices and evaluations • Interfaced/planned executive board meetings (high-level); created agendas, meeting materials• Led internal planning committees and assisted with program development, speakers and sourcing• Negotiated hundreds of contracts to include language for attrition, cancellation, walking and ADA• Oversaw and created budgets ($500-1MM); monitored and reconciled master accounts