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Oversee the development of Core Knowledge social studies curricular materials, including conceptual and content development, writing and revising students books and teacher guides, consulting with subject matter experts, developing budgets, and supervising staff.

Collaborated in the development of Core Knowledge curricular materials, including conceptual and content development, writing and revising students books and teacher guides, and consulting with subject matter experts.

Provided freelance writing and editing services for social studies projects, Grades 4 - college

Served as editorial lead and program strategist for a full range of short- and long-term, digital- and print-based K-12 social studies and ELA projects. Managed internal staff in both the US and India, including mentoring, distribution of tasks, and providing support. Collaborated with pre-sales, sales, and project management to price and bid new projects and establish project budgets and workflow. Managed client expectations, including risk mitigation and issue resolution.

Provided editorial leadership in the pricing, planning, and execution of social studies and ELA projects for the K-12 market. Recruited and managed freelancers. Supervised in-house editorial staff as needed. Collaborated with directors and members of other departments, including but not limited to project management and production.

Served as editorial team lead on a variety of K-12 social studies projects. Managed projects from beginning to end, working with project management to keep them on schedule and within budget. Managed freelancers. Collaborated with in-house editorial team, project managers, compositors, copy editors, fact checkers, artists, illustrators, and other team members. Supervised in-house editorial personnel as needed. Developed client and vendor relationships. Assisted with pricing and bid estimates.Projects included:• K-6 History and Geography Readers and Teacher Guides• Middle School World History SE and Ancillary Development• High School US History SE, TE, and Ancillary Development

Provided freelance writing, editing, and correlating services for educational publishing companies.Projects included:• Geography and US History Document-Based Question Activities• World History Critical Thinking Workbooks• Government and Economics Critical Thinking Workbooks• World History and US History Online Instruction• World History SE and TWE

Managed development of chapbook for Schaumburg Library writer's group, including establishing writer’s guidelines and schedule, editing manuscript, overseeing copy editors, and collaborating with designers and business managers.

Chicago, Il

Developed Jamestown Education print and online reading and literacy materials for English language learners and students reading at least two grades below level, Grades K-12.Organized Lunch and Learn professional development program.

Researched and wrote articles for children's history magazine.

Managed editorial process and freelance vendors for diverse projects, K-12, in deadline-driven development house. Managed development of 18 projects in two years.Managed 5 projects simultaneously and kept them all on schedule.

Taught high school World History and Cultural Geography at the college prep and workshop (remedial) levels. Taught online World History and Geography courses for district's adult high school diploma program.

Certificate, Women In Leadership

M.A., History

Single Subject Teaching Credentials, Social Studies, Clad

B.A., History

Graduated magna cum laude and with distinction in the field of History.