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The strength of my experience lies in the wide variety of writing projects I've worked on: corporate, newspaper, non-profit, academic and neighborhood development.
Some of my clients, past and current:
www.nycitizens.org -- web producer
www.marthamatildaharper.com -- content producer
Flower City Habitat for Humanity -- web site content rewrite
Horses on Parade -- Official event book writing
Citizens Communications -- web content for business products/services
William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration -- magazine writing
University of Rochester -- Rochester Review magazine writing (View my clips.)
Rochester Institute of Technology -- 2001 annual report writing
Technical Communications Manager, Global Crossing Ltd.
I was the primary resource for writing and editing expertise in the company's Information Technology division. My biggest contributions: I led communication efforts internally when a new e-mail and calendar system was rolled out to company employees. I provided web publishing and content for two major intranet web sites. And I was the "voice" of IT for all employee communications the division sent out.
Editor of Currents and Publicist, University of Rochester
I edited and wrote a biweekly employee newspaper, circ. 11,000, and edited and maintained an e-mail news brief for subscribers. I wrote features for Rochester Review, the university's alumni magazine, circ. 70,000. I edited publications (newsletters, brochures, etc.) for other departments. As a publicist, I interviewed faculty members for articles and news releases on research, writings and other scholarly activities.
Reporter, Columns Editor and Copy Editor, Rochester Business Journal
Interviewed business owners and executives for articles in award-winning business newspaper. Edited/rewrote columns by a dozen executives and industry experts. Established the newspaper style based on AP. Edited and proofread all contents for clarity, punctuation, grammar and factual accuracy.
Style guides...Teaching...Technical skills...Degrees...Volunteering
I'm well-versed in AP, Chicago and MLA style guides.
I have experience with HTML, web-publishing software, FTP products, screen shot software and Microsoft Office.
I was in charge of the writing center at a community college during evening hours and worked one on one with students. I also wrote the curriculum for and taught writing for the web to businesspeople in a classroom setting.
I am a member of the International Association of Business Communicators
and the National Writers Union.
I have a B.A. in writing from Houghton College and an M.A. in English/rhetoric & composition from SUNY College at Brockport.
I coordinate public relations efforts for Flower City Habitat for Humanity in Rochester, N.Y.