Writing and Editing Experience

Dublin Food Pantry, Dublin, Ohio | Interim Executive Director, 2023-2024 | Grants, print and e-newsletters, website copy, blogs, direct mail appeals, social media, internal policies and procedures, technical and creative assets for internal and external stakeholders

Muirfield Village Living/Stroll Muirfield, Dublin, Ohio | Contributing Writer, 2021-present

Worthington Spotlight, Worthington, Ohio | Contributing Writer, 2022-present

NNEMAP Food Pantry, Columbus, Ohio | Director of Development & Marketing, 2015-2021 | Grants, print and e-newsletters, website copy, blogs, direct mail appeals, social media

Sophisticated Living, Columbus, Ohio | Contributing Writer, 2016-2017

Splurge! magazine, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Lead Writer, 2015-2017 (launched March 2015; ceased publication in May 2017)

Slice magazine (now 405 magazine), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Contributing Writer, 2014-2015 | Work included 4 cover stories and 3 articles that earned awards from the Society of Professional Journalists, Oklahoma Chapter

Piedmont-Surrey Gazette, Piedmont, Oklahoma | Contributing Writer, 2014

Freelance Consultant, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Grant writing and consulting services for various nonprofit social services organizations, 2013-2015

Furniture Bank of Central Ohio, Columbus, Ohio | Community Relations Manager, 2010-2013 | Grants, print and e-newsletters, blogs, direct mail pieces, social media posts

Freelance Writer and Editor, Columbus, Ohio | Various educational publishing clients, 2001-2003; 2005-2010

All-Stater/HighWired Sports magazine, Columbus, Ohio | Senior Copy Editor, 2000 (ceased publication in December)

McGraw-Hill Companies, Columbus, Ohio | Project Manager, 1999-2000 & 2003-2004

Portfolio of Selected Works and Titles

Social Studies Textbooks

  • Online Learning Curriculum (unable to disclose publisher or client names), 2021-2024 | copyediting content for high school World and American History courses covering national and various state-specific versions; assessment item copyediting, alt-text writing and proofreading
  • American Odyssey, state standard correlations
  • American Vision, writing, copyediting, copy fitting (first edition)
  • The American Journey: Vol. 1, Beginnings to 1877, state standard correlations
  • The American Journey: Vol. 2, 1861 to the Present, state standard correlations
  • The American Republic to 1877, state standard correlations
  • Geography: Our World Today, state standard correlations
  • Glencoe World History, copyediting
  • Economics: Today and Tomorrow, fact-checking
  • Glencoe World Geography, copyediting, state standard correlations
  • United States Government: Democracy in Action, state standard correlations
  • Key Concepts in American History: Abolitionism, chapter writing
  • Lifelines in World History: The Medieval World, copyediting
  • Modern Civilizations of the Americas, copyediting

Science Textbooks

  • Physics: Principles and Problems, project manager, ancillaries
  • Health and Wellness, project manager, ancillaries
  • BSCS Biology: A Molecular Approach, project manager, student and teacher editions

English/Language Arts Textbooks

  • Glencoe Writer’s Choice, writing, editing, fact-checking
  • Communication Applications, writing, editing, video project management (first edition)
  • Joining the Conversation, copyediting (first edition)

Math Textbooks

  • Online Learning Curriculum (unable to disclose publisher or client names), 2021-2024 | completed various projects for middle school math courses, including copyediting lessons and assessment items; creating and proofreading lesson templates; copyediting both national and state-specific content; writing and proofreading alt-text for complex mathematical images; proofreading technical illustrations and images including graphs, models, creative art, and photos
  • Online Learning Curriculum (unable to disclose publisher or client names), 2021-2024 | completed various projects for high school Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II courses, mainly content development (managing a team of writers); copyediting assessment items; writing and proofreading alt-text for complex mathematical images