Education
Syracuse University: M.A. in Writing
Houghton College: B.A., Majors in English and Writing
St. Paul University: M.A. in Counseling
Professional Development
Numerous seminars for editors, including Substantive Editing, Proofreading Skills, Punctuation and Mechanics, Scholarly Editing, Plain Language Writing, Managing the Publication Process
Related Skills and Experience
• Revise articles for academic journals in preparation for publication. Services include editing of grammar, punctuation, mechanics, style, and verification of citations and footnotes, as well as ensuring the quality of texts and meeting deadlines
• Provide editorial services, including proofreading, stylistic and structural editing, for scholarly books and collections of papers published by religious press and for graduate level research papers in health sciences, psychology and religion
• Proofread, edited, and re-wrote minutes, workshop summaries and white papers for national and international conferences covering topics from bio-terrorism to aboriginal forestry management
• Provide substantive and copy-editing services for authors of memoir, fiction, children’s literature and dissertations
• Over five year’s experience editing scripts for animation and industrial videos, and serving as consultant for animated series
• Wrote résumés and provided career information for clients of consulting firm
• Twenty years experience teaching composition and research skills in college and university to adolescent, adult and ESL students. Designed and taught Administrative Writing Workshops to federal government employees
• Wrote, edited and prepared layout of public relations brochures and press releases for regional social service programs
• Wrote and edited proposals to secure funding for social service and geriatric care programs, and wrote monthly and annual program reports for federally funded counseling programs
• Researched, wrote and copy-edited information guides to Ontario cities
• Wrote detailed summaries of radio programs from audio tapes and rare discs; composed and edited material for analytical subject index entries in radio archival catalogue; researched requests for radio production for national broadcasting corporation
• Screened and analyzed documents for computerized litigation support to multi-billion dollar lawsuit
Related Employment History
Freelance Editor, McGill-Queen's University Press, 2015-present
Copy Editor, International Review of Mission, World Council of Churches, Geneva, 2010–2011
Copy Editor, Theoforum, Faculty of Theology, St. Paul University, 2000–2014
Freelance Editor, Novalis Press, 2001–present
Freelance Editor, The Conference Publishers, 2008
Consultant, Gaffney Consulting Inc., 2000–2003
Script Editor and Expert Content Consultant, Ken Ross, Inc., 1994–2008
Editor, Kaleidoscope Press, 2002–2010
Private English Tutor, 1989–present
Instructor, ESL Writing, Algonquin College, 1985–1990
Instructor, Administrative Writing Skills, Algonquin College, 1988–1989
Document Analyst, Aspen Systems, Inc., Rockville, Maryland, 1982–1983
Tutor, Academic Tutoring Agency, Toronto, 1980
Program Assistant, Radio Program Archives, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 1979–1980
Tutor, English Department, Queen's University, Kingston, 1977–1978
Writer and Researcher, Kingstowne Publications, Kingston, 1977
Instructor, English Department, Houghton College, New York, 1976
Instructor, English Department, Jefferson Community College, New York, Summer 1976
Teaching Assistant, English Department, Syracuse University, 1974–1976
Other Employment
Six years of experience working in managerial and staff capacities for federal government contracts to supply employment counseling for job training programs
Computer Skills
Able to work in PC and Mac environments; use Microsoft Word for composition and editing
Professional Memberships
Emeritus Member, Editors’ Association of Canada
Volunteer Experience
Prepared and served meals for Out of the Cold suppers at St. Margaret Mary Church; volunteered in public school library; facilitated creative writing workshops for elementary students and for women in shelters
Interests
Gardening, creative writing, singing, playing harp, reading
Syracuse University: M.A. in Writing
Houghton College: B.A., Majors in English and Writing
St. Paul University: M.A. in Counseling
Professional Development
Numerous seminars for editors, including Substantive Editing, Proofreading Skills, Punctuation and Mechanics, Scholarly Editing, Plain Language Writing, Managing the Publication Process
Related Skills and Experience
• Revise articles for academic journals in preparation for publication. Services include editing of grammar, punctuation, mechanics, style, and verification of citations and footnotes, as well as ensuring the quality of texts and meeting deadlines
• Provide editorial services, including proofreading, stylistic and structural editing, for scholarly books and collections of papers published by religious press and for graduate level research papers in health sciences, psychology and religion
• Proofread, edited, and re-wrote minutes, workshop summaries and white papers for national and international conferences covering topics from bio-terrorism to aboriginal forestry management
• Provide substantive and copy-editing services for authors of memoir, fiction, children’s literature and dissertations
• Over five year’s experience editing scripts for animation and industrial videos, and serving as consultant for animated series
• Wrote résumés and provided career information for clients of consulting firm
• Twenty years experience teaching composition and research skills in college and university to adolescent, adult and ESL students. Designed and taught Administrative Writing Workshops to federal government employees
• Wrote, edited and prepared layout of public relations brochures and press releases for regional social service programs
• Wrote and edited proposals to secure funding for social service and geriatric care programs, and wrote monthly and annual program reports for federally funded counseling programs
• Researched, wrote and copy-edited information guides to Ontario cities
• Wrote detailed summaries of radio programs from audio tapes and rare discs; composed and edited material for analytical subject index entries in radio archival catalogue; researched requests for radio production for national broadcasting corporation
• Screened and analyzed documents for computerized litigation support to multi-billion dollar lawsuit
Related Employment History
Freelance Editor, McGill-Queen's University Press, 2015-present
Copy Editor, International Review of Mission, World Council of Churches, Geneva, 2010–2011
Copy Editor, Theoforum, Faculty of Theology, St. Paul University, 2000–2014
Freelance Editor, Novalis Press, 2001–present
Freelance Editor, The Conference Publishers, 2008
Consultant, Gaffney Consulting Inc., 2000–2003
Script Editor and Expert Content Consultant, Ken Ross, Inc., 1994–2008
Editor, Kaleidoscope Press, 2002–2010
Private English Tutor, 1989–present
Instructor, ESL Writing, Algonquin College, 1985–1990
Instructor, Administrative Writing Skills, Algonquin College, 1988–1989
Document Analyst, Aspen Systems, Inc., Rockville, Maryland, 1982–1983
Tutor, Academic Tutoring Agency, Toronto, 1980
Program Assistant, Radio Program Archives, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 1979–1980
Tutor, English Department, Queen's University, Kingston, 1977–1978
Writer and Researcher, Kingstowne Publications, Kingston, 1977
Instructor, English Department, Houghton College, New York, 1976
Instructor, English Department, Jefferson Community College, New York, Summer 1976
Teaching Assistant, English Department, Syracuse University, 1974–1976
Other Employment
Six years of experience working in managerial and staff capacities for federal government contracts to supply employment counseling for job training programs
Computer Skills
Able to work in PC and Mac environments; use Microsoft Word for composition and editing
Professional Memberships
Emeritus Member, Editors’ Association of Canada
Volunteer Experience
Prepared and served meals for Out of the Cold suppers at St. Margaret Mary Church; volunteered in public school library; facilitated creative writing workshops for elementary students and for women in shelters
Interests
Gardening, creative writing, singing, playing harp, reading