Experience

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  Freelance Writing and Editing

  • Anywhere

  • Freelance Writer and Editor

    • Sep 2016 - Present
    • Anywhere

    Article and blog writing, article and blog editing, writing and editing website content, proofreading, copyediting, editing, developmental editing, writing, grantwriting

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  Girl Scouts

  • Modesto, California Area

  • Founder and Director of Latino Initiative

    • Aug 2005 - May 2016
    • Modesto, California Area

    Wrote a successful proposal to launch the Latino Initiative. Wrote curriculum and obtained copyright for Dolores Huerta Girl Scout Patch. Wrote and edited marketing flyers, brochures, press releases, project proposals, management reports, and curriculum.

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  California State University, Stanislaus, Department of Social Work

  • Modesto, California Area

  • Director of Community Building Project

    • Jun 1998 - Jun 2003
    • Modesto, California Area

    Wrote successful proposals to fund the Community Building Project. Secured funding from the California Endowment and others.

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  Stanislaus County Department of Behavioral Health and Recovery

  • Modesto, California Area

  • Grantwriter/Project Planner/Interagency Children's Council

    • Jul 1990 - Jun 1998
    • Modesto, California Area

    Wrote and edited numerous successful proposals for grant funding for programs for children and families, including the first Healthy Start programs in California. Wrote and edited a Master Plan for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse published by Stanislaus County.

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  United Farm Workers of America

  • United States and Canada

  • Community Organizer/Para-legal/Negotiator

    • Jul 1974 - Jun 1986
    • United States and Canada

    Wrote and edited press releases, flyers, legal documents, and collective bargaining proposals as part of securing human rights for farmworkers.