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Offer a range of editing and publishing services to authors, publishers, and businesses. Provide feature writing and copywriting to a variety of clients.Recent ProjectsCopyeditor, The Junkie Detective, a novel (Martin Schechter, MD)Copyeditor, Passage to Marfa, a novel (Dana Levitt)Copyeditor, Redefining Your Life DIET (Sheila Robinson, EdD, Gravitas Press)Contributing essayist/columnist, Publishers Weekly, "The Best Party on Earth"Copyeditor, The Healing Powers of Nature and Music (Michelle Oram)Copyeditor, The COVID-19 Survival Guide (Paul Kilgore, MD, MPH, FACP, Quantitative Health LLC, Bloomfield Hills, MI)Copyeditor, Hino Express, quarterly magazine, Toyota Industries Commercial FinanceWriter, SmartFinds Marketing, providing digital content for a Midwest-based food wholesaler across three brandsCopyeditor, The Road to Roon, a novel (John B. Tidwell)Copyeditor, The Return, a novel (Edward J. Treisman, MD)Copyeditor, The Crystalline Stallion and the Quest for the Stolen Crystal, a YA novel (Karen Sellenraad)Feature writer, "A Superior Road Trip" (American Lifestyle magazine)Guest blogger, "Winner Reads All" (House of Anansi, Toronto, Ontario)Copyeditor, Leading with Edge: Activate Your Competitive Advantage through Personal Insight (Jose R. Costa, LVN Group)Product development, copyeditor, consultant, Museum Guides for Curious Children (Rebecca Mitchel)Copyeditor, Experiencing Perspectives, Mercedes-Benz Financial Services catalogue for 2017-2019art exhibitsCopyeditor, What Justice Looks Like: Convicting Art Burgess, Freeing Davontae Sanford (Samuel Damren, Fifth Avenue Press, Ann Arbor, MI, 2019)

Partial Client List• Africa and Beyond, art gallery (public relations)• Avanti Greeting Cards (copywriting)• Bloomfield Township Public Library (author)• Caroline Ashleigh Associates, “Antiques Roadshow” appraiser (public relations)• The Droste Group, executive consulting (Web content)• TheDifference.net, customer service training (Web content)• Gayle’s Chocolates (Web content, press releases)• Geologix, cosmeceutical company (copyediting, tagline)• Group [eX]: Buffington Design, Worden & Co. (editing, Web content, feature writing, PR) • Lubrizol (copyediting, PR)• Mercedes-Benz Financial Services (copyediting)• PPG (copyediting, Web content, Repaint Reporter; feature writing, PR)• Sally Sanfield Artist Management (public relations)• SmartFinds Marketing (online content for food wholesaler)• Toyota Industries Commercial Finance (copyediting, internal communications)• Weingut-Janz, vintner and exporter (brochure copywriting)

Beyond strategic planning and managerial responsibilities, researched, wrote, edited, and submitted original grant proposals and progress reports to foundations, exceeding department’s fundraising goals for five consecutive years ($90 million).

In addition to managerial responsibilities, wrote/edited and coordinated production of trade publications; worked with designers, artists, manufacturers, and printers on product development from conception to sell-through.

Presented adult and juvenile titles to national accounts, wholesalers, retailers, and specialty accounts; developed new business, trained incoming reps, coordinated author appearances and marketing efforts.

Wrote, edited, and proofread catalogue copy, book jackets, flyers, and brochures; managed ad budget; researched, compiled and managed review lists; coordinated direct mail campaigns; coordinated receptions, author events.