Overview
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Work experience
Self-employed
Continuing to work on editorial aspects of the children's picture book Sassafrass Jones and the Secret of the Habersham Forest by Cathleen Smith Bresciani.
American Bar Association
Copy edited and proofread fourteen books written by attorneys about various aspects of practicing law.
McGraw-Hill
Worked as a member of the Wright Group (no longer a division of McGraw-Hill) on elementary school language arts textbooks.
Morrison Bookworks
Worked as part of a small team of editors on various educational publishing products, including projects from National Geographic School Publishing and McGraw-Hill.
McDougal Littell
Wrote credits and citations for all images used in textbooks McDougal Littell was publishing at the time.
Lawrence Public Schools
Teach 19 45-minute classes per week on all areas of library and information science (fiction vs nonfiction, research, plagiarism and citations, computer coding, Dewey, technology, literacy skills, literature appreciation) to students in kindergarten through fifth grade. Manage collection development for an elementary school library with an annual budget of $5,000.
Tyson Pet Products
Wrote five articles for the Tyson True Chews newsletter on pet care.
Topeka Public Schools
Taught 18 40-minute classes per week on all areas of library and information science (fiction vs nonfiction, research, plagiarism and citations, Dewey, technology, literacy skills, literature appreciation) to students in kindergarten through fifth grade. Managed collection development of an elementary school library with an annual budget of $4,000.
Printstar Books
Learned the ins and outs of book publishing by working for a small publisher in Milwaukee, WI. Worked on two books: Continental Nexus by J.D. Farrell, and From Vendor to Business Resource by Jerry Stapleton.