Develop and implement operational, strategic, and financial goals as they align with the CEO’s vision for the Geological Society America. Utilizing strong leadership and organizational skills to provide a creative point of view, lead and oversee various functional areas, and play a pivotal role in executing business strategies, driving excellence, facilitating effective communication and collaboration across departments, optimizing efficiency and productivity, and driving growth.

Oversee and manage operations for all print and online journal and book publication programs, including strategic planning, technical development, editorial, production, subscription fulfillment, pricing, licensing, and sales activities.

• Managed all editorial aspects of all online and print journals and books• Supervised editorial team and contract vendors• Recruited and hired all new editorial staff• Assessed current business practices, improved processes, and planned and managed strategic changes • Designed and monitored workflows, set schedules and goals, and ensured timely publications that met all deadlines• Built and maintained relationships with authors, reviewers, editors, staff, and committee and board members• Set up and customized new submission and peer-review tracking systems for all publications, and managed transition from old to new systems for in-progress publications

• Managed submission, editorial, production, and invoicing processes for all ahead of print and online publication of Geosphere (6 issues/yr)• Oversaw work of freelance copyeditors and proofreaders and in-house typesetters• Managed workflow and provided daily assistance for editors, authors, and reviewers• Actively sought new opportunities for online publications and process efficiencies• Trained coworkers• Met deadlines and maintained production schedules for manuscript tracking, copyediting, typesetting, proofreading, and coordinating author review and corrections of edited manuscript and page proofs• Represented GSA at GSA’s annual meeting• Wrote, edited, and proofed marketing materials

GeoScienceWorld (GSW) is a unique nonprofit collaborative, whose mission is to aggregate and disseminate information to advance earth science and to strengthen the sustainability of our society partners.

• Managed book production process from manuscript to bound book for 12 to 15 projects at a time• Met deadlines and maintained production schedules for manuscript tracking, copyediting, typesetting, proofreading, and coordinating author review and corrections of edited manuscript and page proofs • Managed work of freelance editors, proofreaders, and typesetters• Prepped final files and art for printing• Quality checked soft proofs• Oversaw some work of editorial assistants• Chose book interior templates and jacket art, and edited and proofread jacket copy

• Proofread copy for greeting cards, books, calendars, and other products• Sent out contracts to authors• Tacked contract permissions• Communicated with authors regarding submissions and explanations of contracts

• Edited and proofread book manuscripts and page proofs• Oversaw work of freelance editors and proofreaders, and editorial and student assistants• Met deadlines and maintained production schedules for manuscript tracking, copyediting, typesetting, proofreading, and coordinating author review and corrections of edited manuscript and page proofs • Created and maintained book tracking databases (in FileMaker Pro)• Coordinated editorial, production, and marketing schedules• Wrote, edited, and proofread marketing copy, and chose catalog covers• Responsible for creation of coffee table book of photography• Represented company at trade shows and conferences

• Assisted with teaching duties for marketing courses• Researched tourism topics

• Edited and proofread college- and high-school-level correspondence courses and exams on a variety of topics from literature to mathematics to human ecology• Edited website copy• Typeset course manuscripts• Guided instructors through publication process• Made stylistic and content decisions to guide course direction• Assisted students with textbook and course questions

• Proofread book manuscripts• Filed Library of Congress copyright and CIP information• Handled permissions and rights requests• General office duties• Maintained Lotus databases• Tracked manuscripts and author correspondence• Coordinated freelancer budgets and travel and expense reports• Created department-wide reports