Overview
I am an award-winning, deadline-driven editor with too many years of experience to count. I love research and unearthing facts and other arcane matter. I also love dogs, which, if it won't endear me to you I hope will remain inconsequential. I will not sign off on a project until I have vetted it to exhaustion. I am a true collaborator and reap tremendous satisfaction from helping others achieve their goals. Colleagues have remarked that I am fair, calm and respectful, which are values I strive to uphold as I believe they are crucial to the health and well-being of employee and company.
My day job is directing communications at a renowned independent school. Prior to this position, I served as publications director at another prestigious independent school and won several national awards in my role as editor of the alumni magazine. However, missing the energy and creativity of book publishing, where I began my career oh-so-many years ago, has led me to Reedsy as a way to return to my roots so that, yes, I can have it all. My portfolio from my book-editing days includes best-selling illustrated children's books, several of which I acquired, updated and brought back to print, and critically acclaimed illustrated books on a wide range of topics, from culinary to gardening to pop culture to Americana. My interests run the gamut, which means my specialties do as well, though I must give a shout-out to the romance genre, which is what I promoted when I dabbled in publicity before setting up shop as an editor, Chicago Manual of Style in one hand and Merriam-Webster in the other.
I hope you'll give me the opportunity to help make your dream(s) a reality!
Services
Non-Fiction
Fiction
Languages
Awards
- CASE Circle of Excellence - 2017, 2018
- UCDA Award of Excellence - 2014, 2015, 2018, 2021
- UCDA Honorable Mention - 2020, 2022
Work experience
Independent K-8 school in New York
• Generate and oversee comprehensive strategic communications program as member of senior leadership administrative team
• Direct all digital and print communications and publications
• Write and tell stories both in my and other senior officers’ voices and work closely with school head in creation and implementation of his messaging
• Oversee redesign of school’s public-facing website
• Manage school's social media presence
• Coordinate emergency notifications and crisis communication plans as needed
Independent K–12 school in New York
• Directed nationally honored print and digital publications program for school comprising 4000+ constituents
• Served on administrative council that develops initiatives to advance institutional mission and strategic goals
• Generated story ideas, wrote articles, conducted interviews, and supervised writers, illustrators, photographers, copyeditors and proofreaders
• Created content and curated photos for website, portal and social media
• Reviewed and approved all materials and text to ensure consistency of view, content, style and tone
Rizzoli
• Acquired and edited best-selling illustrated books and calendars
• Created and oversaw six-figure book budgets and negotiated author contracts
• Developed manuscripts in consultation with authors and licensors
• Wrote book jacket and flap copy
• Hired and supervised editorial assistants, copyeditors, proofreaders and designers
VanDam Inc.
• Edited cartography for worldwide city maps and atlases
• Wrote copy and researched key travel data; updated and revised content for reprint program
• Hired and supervised freelance editors and designers
Simon & Schuster
HarperCollins
Portfolio
