Experience

The University of North Carolina Press

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Editor

  • Nov 2019 - Present

  Acquire trade, course, and academic books in US and global history. Acquire trade, course, and academic books in US and global history.



Cambridge University Press & Assessment

• United Kingdom
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Acquisitions Editor for American and Latin American History

  • Sep 2012 - Nov 2019

  Acquire, edit, and deliver to production an award-winning and profitable list of trade books, course books, reference titles, and monographs on American and Latin American history with an annual frontlist revenue target of $2 million and annual front- and backlist sales upwards of $2M annually. Manage New York editorial assistants and summer interns. Collaborate with colleagues in Journals division to identify prospective tenders and original launches, co-sponsor proposals for journal bids, recommend members for editorial boards. Represent Cambridge on professional committees and working groups, including the Association of University Presses and the Longleaf Sustainable History Monograph Open Access Pilot.



New York University Press

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Editor/Senior editor, History and Law

  • Oct 2002 - Sep 2012

  Acquired trade, course, and scholarly texts in American history and in law, contracting and publishing c. 30 titles per year.Co-sponsor of Early American Places publishing grant from Mellon Foundation, supporting collaborative production and marketing of history monographs. Active participant in 5-year strategic plan that defined and dictated Press mission, publishing plans, and relationship with NYU's Bobst Library.Promoted from Editor to Senior editor, Spring 2006 Acquired trade, course, and scholarly texts in American history and in law, contracting and publishing c. 30 titles per year.Co-sponsor of Early American Places publishing grant from Mellon Foundation, supporting collaborative production and marketing of history monographs. Active participant in 5-year strategic plan that defined and dictated Press mission, publishing plans, and relationship with NYU's Bobst Library.Promoted from Editor to Senior editor, Spring 2006



Palgrave Macmillan

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

• Acquisitions editor, History

  • 2000 - 2002

  Created new list in American History, focusing primarily on academic trade titles. Created new list in American History, focusing primarily on academic trade titles.



Scribner Reference

• Reference editor

  • 1999 - 2000

  Project manager for encyclopedias on American history. Project manager for encyclopedias on American history.



Perspective Publishing

• United Kingdom
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Deputy editor

  • 1995 - 1999

  Solicited story ideas, hired and edited freelance writers, and write feature articles for *Insurance Today*, a monthly magazine for UK insurance brokers. Solicited story ideas, hired and edited freelance writers, and write feature articles for *Insurance Today*, a monthly magazine for UK insurance brokers.



American Historical Review

• Editorial Assistant

  • Jun 1992 - Sep 1994

  Assisted book review editor in evaluating review copies from university and commercial presses, assigning reviewers, and editing reviews. Assisted book review editor in evaluating review copies from university and commercial presses, assigning reviewers, and editing reviews.