Experience

The Blue Garret

• Writing and Editing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Editor and Owner

  • Mar 2015 - Present

  Providing content or developmental editing, copyediting, and proofreading to both independent and traditionally published authors. Specializing in fiction, memoir, cookbooks, and general non-fiction. Providing content or developmental editing, copyediting, and proofreading to both independent and traditionally published authors. Specializing in fiction, memoir, cookbooks, and general non-fiction.



Chronicle Books

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Managing Editor Intern

  • Jan 2013 - May 2013

  Proofread and checked changes for a wide range of publications—including art books, cookbooks, and children’s books—at late stages of production. Proofread and checked changes for a wide range of publications—including art books, cookbooks, and children’s books—at late stages of production.



Columbia University in the City of New York

• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Writing Instructor

  • Sep 2001 - May 2004

  Responsible for developing and teaching undergraduate writing courses that engaged students and helped them become effective communicators at the college level and beyond. Responsible for developing and teaching undergraduate writing courses that engaged students and helped them become effective communicators at the college level and beyond.



San Francisco State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Writing Instructor

  • Sep 1998 - May 1999

  Taught remedial writing and first-year composition courses. Tailored teaching strategies to respond to a range of abilities and goals. Taught remedial writing and first-year composition courses. Tailored teaching strategies to respond to a range of abilities and goals.



University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

• Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Writing Instructor

  • Sep 1997 - May 1998

  Taught first-year composition courses. Taught first-year composition courses.