Katy O'Grady Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc

Writing and editing services, including ghostwriting, book editing, feature writing, blogs, and newsletters for authors; associations; software development, training, and consulting firms; and small businesses.

Edit e-newsletter with 5-7 feature articles five times per year, customized for 51 state school counselor associations. Manage online publication and visuals; manage email layout and delivery. View sample: https://www.schoolcounselor.org/newsletters/february-2018/president-s-letter-for-2018,-passion,-growth-and?st=TX

Professional School Counseling, the flagship journal of the school counseling profession, is a rigorous peer-reviewed journal that publishes high-quality articles on theory, research and best practices for the profession. It also explores techniques, materials and ideas to assist school counselors and related practitioners at all levels in their professional development. This award-winning journal is published online throughout the year by the American School Counselor Association.

Wrote feature articles including: "Your Body and Your Career: Today and Tomorrow," "Innovators at Work: Making Your Idea a Reality," "Beyond the Clinic: Volunteering as a Physical Therapist," "Finding Your Fit in Private Practice" (3-part series), and "Communicate, Accommodate, Innovate: Good Habits in Hard Times."Edited journal articles on topics including diabetes, neurology, and spastic diplegia.

Edited the books "Project Management for Non-Project Managers" and "The Strategic Project Leader," 2nd edition, by Jack Ferraro. Provided writing and editing for web content, promotional materials, blog posts, and newsletters.

* Wrote and designed e-mail promotions for conferences, products, and publications, and tracked success of promotional campaigns* Edited white papers and other association documents* Wrote website content and supervised site redesign; maintained website content

For the Department of Energy's Office of Health, Safety, and Security and Office of Environmental Management, provided technical editing for DOE standards, orders, guidance documents, and other materials.

Editor of a bimonthly, 16- to 24-page online member newsletter. Included developing editorial calendar, soliciting articles, extensive writing, and editing submitted articles.

Editor of a quarterly, eight-page print newsletter for organization’s supporters. Wrote and edited articles and supervised layout.

* Developed a corporate past performance catalog with descriptions and case studies to support proposal development for a technology firm serving federal government agencies and large contractors. * For the Office of Transportation Vetting and Credentialing, Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security, edited system documents for a Web-based screening and communication management system. Led document development team for User Manual, Maintenance Manual, and System Administration and Operations Manual. Wrote training materials and trained 30 system users; provided usability feedback and client interface. To support a related data intake system, developed training manual, trained users at departments of motor vehicles in 10 states via teleconference/online sessions, and served as an ongoing resource for the client and end users for six months.

Associate editor of 24- to 36-page quarterly magazine for association members. Contributed to development of editorial calendar; solicited and edited articles; supervised design of publication.

Master Of Liberal Arts (Mla)

Ba, Theatre

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