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Writing and editing specializations include travel, technology, features, interviews, arts and entertainment, education, and culture. Write and create content for various clients, including: - Fodor's Travel Guides: Regular contributor; guidebook writer for titles including Fodor's California since 2018 - Company Confidential: Global travel guides for a top-10 UK travel website since 2019- Los Angeles Times- Orange County Register- U.S. Department of State: SPAN Magazine (New Delhi embassy) and Khabr-o-Nazar Magazine (Islamabad embassy) - Victorian Homes Magazine- Live OC and Live LA magazines- Wet Seal- Either/Or Media- Feis America MagazineEditing and proofreading services for clients including: - Allergan- Aspen Publications- Vulcan Real EstateCopy editor and proofreader for fiction and non-fiction books and six literary anthologies (references available upon request) as well as video games. Familiarity with adhering to corporate, AP, Chicago, AMA, MLA, APA, and other specialty style guides.Freelance graphic design and photography services for various clients.

Irvine, California, United States

Adjunct lecturer and instructor of record in English, teaching Writing 60: Argument & Research.

Los Angeles, California, United States

Create branding and internal and external communications for Office of the Provost special project in conjunction with Cloud for Good. Design logo, wordmark, visual identity, marketing and promotional materials, and other print and digital content for launch of new enterprise-level academic advising platform. Write emails, Salesforce Marketing Cloud customer journeys, infographics, and other collateral.

Orange, California, United States

Adjunct lecturer and instructor of record in English. Courses taught: ENG 103 - Writing About Fantasy (first-year rhetoric and composition)ENG 103 - Writing About Comedy (first-year rhetoric and composition)ENG 208 - Composing the Self (creative nonfiction; autoethnography; memoir)ENG 370 - Technical WritingENG 375 - Composing New MediaModalities taught: online asynchronous, online synchronous, and in person.

Fullerton, California, United States

Adjunct lecturer and instructor of record in English and Business Communication. Courses taught: ENGL 101 - Beginning College WritingBUAD 201 - Business WritingBUAD 301 - Advanced Business WritingModalities taught: online asynchronous and in person.

Orange, California, United States

Adjunct lecturer and instructor of record in English. Courses taught: ENG 101 - Freshman CompositionENG 103 - Critical ThinkingModalities taught: online asynchronous and in person.

Mission Viejo, California, United States

Adjunct lecturer and instructor of record in English. Courses taught: ENG 1A - Principles of Composition IENG 1B - Principles of Composition IIModalities taught: online asynchronous and in person.

Santa Ana, California, United States

Adjunct lecturer and instructor of record in Journalism and Media Studies. Courses taught:JAMS/CMSD 105 - Mass Media and SocietyModalities taught: online asynchronous and in person.

Award-winning tech, education, entertainment, features, arts, business, and general assignment reporter for the Los Angeles Times Orange County, Newport Beach/Costa Mesa/Irvine Daily Pilot, Huntington Beach Independent, and Laguna Beach Coastline Pilot newspapers and websites. Covered a variety of beats as a full-time staff reporter through 2009 before transitioning to columnist and then freelance contributor, covering tech, business, features, arts, and retail. Photography duties as assigned, including concert photography.

Irvine, California, United States

Lead editor, writer, designer, proofreader, and/or coordinator for a variety of college publications, including marketing/public relations and outreach materials, internal communications, and special events. Collateral examples included all print and digital advertising and marketing, in-house and external emails and letters, accreditation materials, academic catalogs, handbooks, signage, photography, event flyers and programs, website copy, press releases, executive correspondence, annual publications, departmental and program brochures, television and movie theater commercials, Spotify ads, stationery, and cards. Created and maintained editorial style guide. Created projects in InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, PowerPoint, etc., ranging in scope from bookmarks to 400-page print books to websites. Coordinated entire process, including concept development, client relations, soliciting content, writing, publication design, layout, proofreading and editing, vendor negotiations, and print production. Proofread all college materials. Advanced certification in Digarc's Acalog electronic academic catalog management tool. Photography duties as needed. Transitioned in February 2022 to as-needed part-time role.

Editor, writer, and designer of quarterly Southern California Persian-interest luxury bridal magazine with distribution of 10,000 issues. Developed story budget and flat plan; conducted interviews and wrote articles; designed layout using InDesign; managed contributors; print production and proofreading; represented magazine at industry events.

Technical document editor and designer supporting the research and development efforts of the world's largest eye-care company. Proofread and formatted engineering documents and publications, adhering to corporate and AMA style guides.

Proofread and brainstormed campaigns for clients including Microsoft, Sony, Jaguar, Land Rover, and Callaway Golf at worldwide advertising agency. Developed and maintained client style guides and adhered to each client's brand voice. Collateral included online, print, billboards, bus shelters, and TV and radio commercials.

Master Of Arts, English

Master Of Fine Arts - Mfa, Creative Writing

Ba, Journalism

Activities and Societies: President, SFSU Society of Professional Journalists student chapter. Feature writer/editor, SFSU XPress student.

Diploma