Experience
Freelance Editor, Austin, Texas. March 2005 to
Present.
Developed educational and assessment material to client specifications. Recent subjects include language arts, world history, U.S. history, and state history for clients Harcourt Achieve, Austin, Texas (see below); Harcourt Assessment, San Antonio, Texas; Publishers Resource Group, Austin, Texas; and Pearson-Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle, New Jersey.
Project Editor,
Reading/Language Arts, Harcourt Achieve, Austin, Texas. April 2005 to Present.
Developed educational materials for two reading programs for grades 1 through 6. Edited and rewrote stories, articles, questions, and activities. Coordinated with development house writers and in-house design and production staff.
Editor, Humanities
Department,
Publishers Resource Group, Inc., Austin, Texas. December 2000 to
February 2005.
Worked at a development house writing and
editing a variety of
educational and assessment materials for clients. Projects included developing
teacher’s edition and teacher’s resource material for Celebrating Texas, a
middle
school history program; and editing the TAKS Information Booklets for Social
Studies, the Texas Education Agency’s study guides for the
Texas
Assessment of Knowledge and Skills. Supervised freelancers and established and maintained project schedules.
Followed manuscript through all stages of development and assured
quality. Communicated with clients and project staff.
Maintained factcheck files and freelancer database.
Associate Editor, Social Studies
Department, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Austin, Texas. February
1996 to December 2000.
Developed, wrote, and edited instructional materials for middle school
and high school educational programs, including People, Places, and Change,
World History: Continuity and
Change, World
History: People and Nations, and Exploring America’s Past.
Supervised freelance writers and fact checkers, participated in photo
selection, and worked closely with design and production staff.
Communicated with clients and project staff.
Maintained factcheck files and freelancer database.
Account Associate, C.M.
Brownstein
& Associates, Inc., Bethesda, Maryland. July 1994 to April
1995.
At a consulting firm managing non-profit associations, served as
Director of Governance and Special Projects for Financial Women
International, a 10,000-member professional association. Coordinated
with Board of Directors and regional, state, and local officers.
Proofread monthly and quarterly publications, national directory, and
correspondence.
Congressional Staff Intern,
Office
of Congressman Martin Frost, Washington, DC. January 1994 to
March 1994.
Answered constituent mail and telephone inquiries. Reviewed and
summarized proposed legislation. Maintained constituent database,
purchased supplies, and performed general office duties.
Archeologist, Micronesian
Archeological Research Services, Guam. September 1991 to March
1992.
Excavated and analyzed Pre-Contact sites on the Manenggon Hills
Development Project. Performed detailed recordkeeping and mapping of
excavation work. Analyzed and recorded artifacts.
Education
1993
M.A. in Middle East Studies, School of Oriental and African Studies,
University of London
1991 B.A. in Political Science and Anthropology, Rice
University
Honors
1998
Publishing Excellence
Award, World History:
People and Nations, Holt, Rinehart and Winston.
1997 Publishing
Excellence Award, Exploring
America’s Past, Holt, Rinehart and Winston.
Service
Volunteer,
Texas Memorial Museum, UT Austin:
2004 Publishing
Editor, the Austin Science Fun
Guide.
2003 Editor,
interpretive exhibit text, Biodiversity
in Texas
2002 Editor,
interpretive exhibit text, Natural
Wonders: Treasures of the TMM
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