Experience

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  PitchBook

  • New York, New York, United States

  • Copy Editor

    • May 2023 - Present
    • New York, New York, United States

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  Ideas Before Implementation

  • New York City

  • Principal

    • Jan 2013 - Present
    • New York City

    Editing and writing services ranging from cold reading and proofreading to developmental editing. Clients have included major publishing imprints such as Simon and Schuster and economists publishing in the top scholarly journals in their field, St. Patrick's Cathedral, the Archdiocese of New York, and several secular non-profits.As an editor and writer, I provide services including line and copy editing, structural and developmental editing, merging multiple authors' writing for cohesion and coherence, fact-checking, and original content creation. As a writing consultant, I focus on helping writers to develop their ideas before implementing strategic rhetorical tools to structure their writing projects.As a coach, I work with writers on building skills to create their own projects.

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  Self

  • New York, New York

  • Essayist

    • 1997 - Present
    • New York, New York

    Active generation, revision and publication/presentation of creative work. Cited as notable in Best American Essays 2011.I write about the intersection of people with the places they live, the intersection of religious and ethnic identities, medicine and illness with a focus on mental health, cultural inheritance, and the depiction of all of these topics in existing narratives. Writing has appeared in America Magazine, Bellevue Literary Review, Killing the Buddha, Los Angeles Review of Books, The Literary Review, Narratively, Real Pants, The Rumpus, and Words Without Borders, among other publications.Author of "The Land of the Sleeping Giant: Imagining Home," a book-length manuscript of sixteen essays uniting themes of home as cultural inheritance, geographic location, collective memory and exploring writing styles including reportage and the lyric essay. (MFA Thesis, essays published, under review, and in revision)Author of "The Fire Tower," a three-part book-length manuscript chronicling the experience of brain surgery as a young adult in memoir form and exploring the body as the ultimate home.(BA Thesis, unpublished)

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  Coresight Research

  • New York, United States

  • Copy Editor

    • Jan 2022 - Jan 2023
    • New York, United States

    Edit research reports in collaboration with analysts at global firm specializing in the intersection of retail and technology

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  Queens Library

  • Greater New York City Area

  • Copy Editor

    • Jan 2018 - Jan 2022
    • Greater New York City Area

    -Edit and contribute to bimonthly magazine with 15,000 circulation-Write copy for digital promotions such as websites and emails -Proofread and copyedit print materials for customers, including flyers-Create copy for direct mail campaigns-Facilitate monthly departmental trainings on equity, diversity and inclusion

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  Prose Media

  • Greater New York City Area

  • Writer

    • Aug 2013 - May 2017
    • Greater New York City Area

    Write content for confidential Prose clients including press releases, business blog content and other corporate writing projects.

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  Kirkus Media

  • New York, New York

  • Freelance Book Reviewer

    • 2014 - 2017
    • New York, New York

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  Publishers Weekly

  • New York, New York

  • Freelance Contributor

    • 2012 - 2014
    • New York, New York

    Reviews of nonfiction books including memoir, narrative nonfiction, social sciences, biography and history for online platform. Conduct interviews with authors for bylined Q & As

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  Tin House

  • Portland, Oregon and Brooklyn, New York

  • Submissions Reader

    • Aug 2012 - Sep 2013
    • Portland, Oregon and Brooklyn, New York

    Evaluate manuscripts submitted to Tin House magazine; vote on advancement to next round of submission process or recommend rejection.

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  Columbia University

  • United States
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Assistant Director, Writing Center

    • Aug 2012 - Aug 2013

    Administered programming initiatives and daily operations; led and designed the Center's first writing groups for graduate students; created training materials; researched, planned, selected themes, invited speakers or facilitators, and led biweekly staff development meetings with ~25 professional consultants; mentored consultants; collaborated with director and other assistant director on capacity-building efforts; fostered learning community through implementation of new staff development opportunities; fielded student, faculty and staff questions in-person and via emails; general administration of writing center serving thousands of university students.

  • Associate Writing Consultant

    • Aug 2011 - Aug 2012

    Developed writing groups program for multilingual, global learners and graduate students; facilitated one-on-one writing consultations with students; designed regional conference presentation; created training materials.Promoted to Assistant Director the next academic year.

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  City University of New York

  • Lehman College, Bronx, NY

  • Learning Skills Specialist

    • Aug 2012 - May 2013
    • Lehman College, Bronx, NY

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  Booklist

  • New York, NY

  • Freelance Contributor

    • 2012 - 2013
    • New York, NY

    Review forthcoming fiction and nonfiction.

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  Yeshiva University

  • New York, New York

  • Adjunct Faculty

    • Jul 2011 - Dec 2011
    • New York, New York

    Stern College for Women:Taught first-year composition course, designed course materials, selected readings, planned assignments and lessons, administered gradesYeshiva College:Individual writing tutoring with graduate/undergraduate students from all disciplines; intensive work with non-native speakers and first-generation/returning/adult students; informal advising of student tutors Northeastern Writing Centers Association Conference presentation, 2012Faculty reading of original work

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  Columbia University Center for Oral History

  • New York, New York

  • Project Editor

    • Apr 2011 - Jun 2011
    • New York, New York

    Audit-edited interviews for the Guantanamo Bay Oral History Project; indexed interviews and formatted for archival submission; wrote interview abstracts; wrote narrative bios of interviewees; authored initial findings report based on review of project themes.Contracted based on project timeline and grant funding.

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  Central European University

  • Budapest, Hungary

  • Academic Writing Faculty

    • Aug 2009 - Sep 2010
    • Budapest, Hungary

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  Columbia University

  • United States
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Instructor, Undergraduate Writing Program

    • Sep 2007 - Jun 2009

  • Writing Center Consultant

    • 2009 - 2009

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  Oral History Research Office

  • New York, New York

  • Research and Editorial Assistant

    • 2006 - 2009
    • New York, New York

    Wrote abstracts for Carnegie Corporation Oral History website; audit-edited and indexed interviews for Sept. 11 Narrative & Memory Oral History Project; responded to patron research requests; conducted follow-up telephone communication with Sept. 11 Narrative & Memory Oral History Project interviewees; assessed permission requests from authors.

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  The Putney School

  • Putney, Vermont

  • Poetry Apprentice Teacher

    • 2006 - 2006
    • Putney, Vermont

    Designed and taught workshop "A Place in Mind" to high school students; assisted in teaching poetry workshop and designed revision exercises; supervised living experience of dozen high school girls as dormitory head, 24/7 responsibility;co-led camping trips, caving expedition and recreational sports.

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  Rabinowitz Boudin Standard Krinsky and Lieberman PC

  • New York New York

  • Legal Assistant

    • Jan 2005 - Aug 2005
    • New York New York

    Conducted research for six attorneys at boutique law firm with unique history in First Amendment/international law cases; tracked court decisions; organized legal filings and case documents; provided general administrative assistance; verified timelines and statements for case preparationClients included Republic of Cuba in tobacco trademark case.

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  Dartmouth Alumni Magazine

  • Hanover, New Hampshire

  • Editorial Intern

    • Sep 2003 - Jun 2004
    • Hanover, New Hampshire

    Researched article topics for editor of award-winning bi-monthly magazine; copy edited and proofread magazine prior to publication; generated on-campus news items; wrote for regular sections of the magazine; wrote features article.

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  Graustein Memorial Fund

  • Hamden Connecticut

  • Program Intern

    • Jun 2003 - Aug 2003
    • Hamden Connecticut

    Assisted Senior Program Officer of $80 million foundation committed to early childhood education throughout the state of Connecticut; conducted research on funding possibilities and foundation programmatic structures; provided general research assistance to ongoing foundation projects.

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  Graustein Memorial Fund

  • Hamden Connecticut

  • Intern to Senior Program Officer

    • Jan 2003 - Mar 2003
    • Hamden Connecticut

    Designed survey on 50-town funding initiative in Connecticut; Wrote narrative report of results on demographic engagement; Presented findings to Board of Trustees; Participated in organizational and strategic meetings with outside consultants and contractors

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  The Dartmouth, Inc.

  • Hanover, New Hampshire

  • Reporter, Copy Editor, News Editor

    • Jan 2001 - Jan 2003
    • Hanover, New Hampshire

    Wrote and edited articles and headlines; supervised reporters and newsroom for daily college newspaper; reported on off and on campus murders, higher education policy and leadership, campus events. Interviewed notables such as Pulitzer Prize winning alum upon news of award.

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  University Press of New England

  • Hanover New Hampshire

  • Editorial Assistant

    • Jan 2000 - Jan 2002
    • Hanover New Hampshire

    Assisted acquisitions editor prepare manuscripts for publication; managed book and author files; responded to unsolicited submissions with letters; prepared and scanned images for use in production; focused on series on Jewish life, women's history; prepared manuscript of novel in translation from Hebrew for publication as prize winning book.

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  Greater New Haven Community Loan

  • New Haven, Connecticut

  • Grant Writing Intern

    • Jun 2001 - Sep 2001
    • New Haven, Connecticut

    Raised $100,000 program-related investment for affordable housing through grant writingInternship organized by Dartmouth Partners in Community Service program