Experience

National Association of Independent Writers and Editors (NAIWE)

• United States
• Writing and Editing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Director

  • Sep 2018 - Present

  The National Association of Independent Writers and Editors (NAIWE) is a professional association for writers and editors with a focus on career-building enrichment. Your membership includes a professional website designed with you in mind, convenient training administered by fellow editors and writers who have experience in your field, a sounding board of experts who are truly interested in your success, and access to attorneys for basic legal advice and to accountants to answer your tax questions from a writer/editor point of view. There are marketing opportunities such as being featured on the NewsWire blog, The Freelance Life radio show, and the NAIWE News. You also receive discounts for professional development courses, software, and more.



Editorial Inspirations

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing

• Freelance Editor, Indexer, Proofreader

  • May 2001 - Present

  Editorial Inspirations provides exceptional editing, indexing, and proofreading services to both publishers and authors. Each task is approached with a greater understanding of the various aspects of the publishing process. The intent of the author and the publisher is always kept in mind—from the first word to well beyond the end. Editorial Inspirations provides exceptional editing, indexing, and proofreading services to both publishers and authors. Each task is approached with a greater understanding of the various aspects of the publishing process. The intent of the author and the publisher is always kept in mind—from the first word to well beyond the end.



National Society of Professional Engineers

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Editor

  • Sep 2004 - Sep 2007

  * Edited articles for monthly magazine * Copyedited, proofread, and laidout monthly magazine, PE magazine, formerly Engineering Times, according to The Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, The New York Times Manual of Style and Usage, and house style guide * Edited and updated house style guide * Edited documents/letters/publications/brochures/newsletters from other departments * Wrote articles for the monthly magazine and monthly electronic newsletter * Created headlines, bylines, and teasers * Indexed articles from magazine * Compiled, edited, and input articles into MagnetMail for monthly electronic newsletter, Update; upload email list and send to subscribers



American Prosecutors Research Institute

• Program Assistant

  • Sep 2002 - Sep 2004

  * Assisted attorneys and program managers in researching and editing of manuscripts, publications, and presentations * Created notebooks for trainings: gathering text, performing research, and obtaining text from faculty * Compiled notebooks for trainings and sent to the publisher; proofed dummy notebooks for final approval * Attended the following conferences: National Institute on the Prosecution of Domestic Violence (2004), Curriculum Development Committee for the National Institute on the Prosecution of Domestic Violence (2003), Violence Against Women Leadership Summit (2002)