I teach senior English to some of the best and brightest students the city of Buffalo has to offer, preparing them for college and the job market beyond.

I work at Orchard Park Middle School, filling in daily for permanent teacher needs. I use my excellent classroom management skills and organization to help things run smoothly when the regular teacher is out.

Proofread and edit manuscripts of varying lengths for a small local publishing company. Works include both fiction and non-fiction.

Write copy for staffing blogs focusing on both client and customer needs (keeping top employees, how to write cover letters, balancing a "fun" work environment, etc.).

I worked in the packaging department proofreading, editing and writing copy for both domestic and international boxes for such major Fisher-Price lines as Little People(r), Imaginext(r), PowerWheels(TM) and Laugh&Learn(TM).

I researched and wrote education-based articles for The Buffalo News' EDU Today section, focusing on local issues affecting WNY students and parents.

Proofread and edit digital and print marketing copy; including local, national, and international clients; for both Gelia and SKM, major marketing agencies in the Buffalo area. Focus includes on lines, copy, and content, as well as fact-checking as needed.

- Proofread all marketing copy, including local, national, and international clients, focusing on all details of the English language and accuracy -- including on lines, copy, and content, as well as fact-checking- Edited all details, including local, national, and international clients, with regard for proper usage and flow, as well as design and setup of jobs - Accounted for specific and varied audiences- Created grammar style guide for the agency, focusing on proper and… Show more - Proofread all marketing copy, including local, national, and international clients, focusing on all details of the English language and accuracy -- including on lines, copy, and content, as well as fact-checking- Edited all details, including local, national, and international clients, with regard for proper usage and flow, as well as design and setup of jobs - Accounted for specific and varied audiences- Created grammar style guide for the agency, focusing on proper and strategic English usage- Curated spreadsheet database of products for one of the agency's largest clients- Worked specifically on weekly Sunday circular for local appliance store, brochures, billboards, pamphlets, websites, annual fund publications, websites, marketing campaigns, signage, and other media- Familiar with SEO and web analytic tools- Utilized AP style Show less

Taught 9th Grade Regents ELA and Senior Electives (20th Century Authors and English Composition); also taught 10th Grade Regents ELA and Senior Electives (Fright Fiction and British Literature)

Taught 9th grade English and 10th grade Honors English, working with girls of varying academic strengths.

Taught Commencement Academy (English Intensive for struggling 8th graders) and 10th grade English in an urban setting.

Taught Digital Media to urban students in grades 9-11. Instructed in the use of digital cameras, Mac iMovie, and Windows Movie Maker. Used digital video as a learning tool.

Wrote correspondence on behalf of the college president and vice-president of College Relations. Wrote articles for Horizon, the Medaille College alumni magazine. Successfully organized, researched, and wrote major grants for the college.