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Professional Writing, Editing, Formatting & More!
A Little About Me
I haven't always worked as a writer-editor. Before I began writing and editing full-time, I directed several anti-gang and anti-drug youth programs, of which I am very proud. I also worked as a Vocational Counselor for seven years. Here is a bit of information about my writing career and life BEFORE writing and editing became my career.
• Grant Researcher & Writer
nonprofit sector
• Documents Analyst for Johnson &
Johnson/Chiron Vision
• Technical Proposal Writer/Editor
• Facility/Program Director &
Vocational Instructor 3-County
Vocational Rehab Facility for San
Bernardino, Riverside, and
Los Angeles, State Department
of Rehabilitation
• Job Club Vocational Specialist for
Upland Division of California State
Department of Rehabilitation
• Career Center Specialist for
Worker’s Compensation
Rehabilitation
• Gang Unit Assistant. Requested to
assist in anti-gang and drug grant
implementation for Ontario, CA,
Police Department
• Executive Director. City of Azusa
Gang and Drug Prevention
Task Force (ATF) Summer Youth
Program
• Facility Startup H.R. Assistant.
Requested to assist in new facility
renovation, startup, and staffing
for Oregon Steel Mills at Fontana
Steel Mills
My Awards include:
- A Scholastic Society Scribe Award, Community Poetry and National Poetry Awards.
- City of Azusa Parks and Recreation Trophy for Most Outstanding Anti-Gang/Anti-Drug Youth Program for 1989.
- California Governor’s Award for Most Effective Anti-Gang/Drug Prevention Program for 1989.
- Several Poetry Awards, including a 2nd Place Community Poetry Award from Chaffey College Community.
I am an experienced, agency trained Copywriter and Editor with over 15 years of experience, my skills are well honed in the following:
- Book & Thesis Editing
- Senior Copywriter
- Newsletter Writing
- Mac & IBM Formats
- Internet Research
- Page Lay-Out in PageMaker
- Business/Technical Proposals
- Grant Writing
- Word, Excel & Power Point
- Marketing & Advertising Materials
- Adobe Acrobat-PDF Editing
- Policies/Procedures Manuals
- Corporate Manuals/Handbooks
Editor for On-Line Publishers:
As a freelance editor for three online publishers, I have edited hundreds of books on a variety of topics including, but not limited to:
As a freelance editor for three online publishers, I have edited hundreds of books on a variety of topics including, but not limited to:
- Novels - all genres
- Children's Books
- Medical Continuing Education
- Self-Help/Motivational
- Inspirational
- Educational/Continuing Ed
- Culinary/Cookbooks
- Autobiographies
- Psychology/Sociology
- Poetry Collections
- Legal Guides
- Author's Bios & Query Letters
- Book Press Releases
- Book Cover Copy & Blurbs
Agency Experience:
As an in-house writer for an International Marketing and Advertising Agency for nine years, I acted as Associate Editor for the corporate newsletter, producing 15 marketing "how-to" articles per month. As a Senior Copy Writer, I helped individual businesses and healthcare practices increase their revenues and customer bases by writing marketing materials, which included:
- Magazine Feature Articles,
- Profiles & Spotlight Interviews
- Health Care Related Brochures,
- Direct Mail, Stationary Systems,
- Posters, Advertorials, Print & Radio Ads
- Telemarketing Scripts
- Promotional/Instructional Videos
- Sales Packages
- Fly-Drive Promotions
- Physician-to-Physician Medical Alerts & letters
- Reactivation & New Resident
- Packages
My Non-Agency Experience includes:
- Resumes & Letter Development
- Website Copy
- Continuing Education Course Writing
- Testing Materials Development
- Mail Order/Special Reports Writing
- Corporate/Employee Manuals
- Program Concept & Design
Education:
B.S. Organizational Management
minor in Counseling Psychology
University of La Verne
A.A. Art and Journalism
A.A. Art and Journalism
Chaffey Community College
