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Tallahassee, FL, US

Tallahassee, Florida, United States

Tallahassee, FL

Tallahassee, Florida

• Edited materials for a three-year, $2 million science assessment project funded by the U.S. Department of Education. Performed substantive editing on annual performance reports, technical papers submitted to.
• Edited Florida Department of Environmental Protection scientific reports, corresponding with authors to ensure error-free reports
• Copy edited test items and proofread item specifications and competencies and skills for seven Florida Teacher Certification Examinations (FTCE), working with subject-matter experts
• Wrote and edited content and marketing materials for CALA Learn, a mobile application for the FTCE online practice test module
• Edited the FTCE learning portal, conducting research to verify the accuracy of resource sections
• Wrote scripts for accessible e-guides for the FTCE

Arlington, Virginia

• Performed substantive editing on research-based manuscripts for academic journal
• Copy edited and proofread research reports and marketing materials
• Managed inaugural biweekly e-bulletin, researching and writing summaries on K–12 education issues
• Managed contract with education association to research and write quarterly newsletter, which was well received by association's editorial advisory board
• Handled heavier workload after downsizing of editorial department; two-person department oversaw all publications of 15-member team

Dulles, Virginia

• Copy edited arts content for Digital City’s local community guides, meeting deadlines for next-day publication
• Researched and updated descriptions to raise and maintain editorial integrity of city sites
• Performed daily quality assurance on city sites and various features to ensure accuracy
• Wrote theater and museum descriptions for city sites
• Served as AP and in-house style resource for 13-member team

Manassas, Virginia

• Managed annual association directory, supervised database, and coordinated design, production, and printing
• Supervised transition of database of 10,000+ records from vendor to in-house system, resulting in accurate data maintenance and significant financial savings
• Researched, edited, and proofread directory content
• Formatted directory and designed surveys, advertisements, and fliers
• Wrote promotional copy and periodically wrote and copy edited magazine articles
• Worked closely with computer programmer to develop inaugural CD-ROM directory, beta testing and authorizing final product

Pensacola, Florida

• Illustrated brochures and workshop materials for business writing seminars

Panama City, Florida

• Edited copy, designed pages, and supervised production for news and lifestyle sections of daily newspaper
• Met weekday news section deadlines as part of four-person team and completed Sunday news sections as sole on-duty editor
• Wrote feature articles for weekly entertainment tabloid, in addition to assigned news desk duties

Master Of Arts, English

Bachelor Of Arts, English, Magna Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa