Michele Thomas Email & Phone Number

New York, United States

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Develop lesson plans and teach first-year English Literature and Rhetoric, including units on Personal Narrative, Classic Horror, and Food Writing

New York, United States

Personal Narrative/Creative Nonfiction Writing

Brooklyn, Ny

-Manage all in-store operations, including staffing, training, curation, e-commerce, marketing, and business development-Manage delivery team & operations for all Greene Grape stores - Greet & interact with guests & corporate clients, providing recommendations & premium customer service

New York, Ny

-Wrote, edited and supervised design, production, manufacturing, and purchasing production of curriculum texts and ancillary teaching materials for all professional and amateur level cooking courses-Coordinated staff development for chef instructors.

Teach grammar and essay writing to New York City high school students enrolled in the Legal Outreach 4-year college preparatory program.

Coordinated with Executive Director, staff members, and fellow board members to manage day-to-day operations of Girls Write Now, including curriculum planning and implementation, publicity and public relations, developing the annual anthology, and administering MySpace and Facebook spaces, as well as www.girlswritenow.org.

-Applied knowledge of science, reading, literature, mathematics, pedagogy, and editorial procedures to develop and produce Grades K-3 student and teacher materials for a range of school publishers, including Harcourt, Harcourt-Achieve (formerly Rigby, Steck-Vaughn), and Macmillan/McGraw-Hill.

•-Applied knowledge of science, pedagogy, and editorial procedures to produce pupil editions, teacher editions and ancillary materials that met market needs and McGraw-Hill School Division standards of excellence•-Edited basal Teacher’s Editions for Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Science © 2005 (National Editon) and 2007 (Florida Edition)•-Applied knowledge of production procedures and production editing skills to effectively process products for multiple grades through the production… Show more •-Applied knowledge of science, pedagogy, and editorial procedures to produce pupil editions, teacher editions and ancillary materials that met market needs and McGraw-Hill School Division standards of excellence•-Edited basal Teacher’s Editions for Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Science © 2005 (National Editon) and 2007 (Florida Edition)•-Applied knowledge of production procedures and production editing skills to effectively process products for multiple grades through the production cycle.•-Produced and processed products to meet budget and schedule goals.•-Coordinated and collaborated with designers and production managers to achieve project goals.•-Administered users and provided departmental training for School Division page-tracking software. Show less

•-Edited and produced a monthly ready-to-use editorial package, including themed special sections and Timely Features — seasonal and event-related features — for syndication by a subscriber network of 3,000+ newspapers across the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom•-Promoted from Associate Editor•-Wrote and edited branded news releases and articles for clients such as Platinum Guild International, Accessories Council, Met-Life Auto & Home, Armstrong Ceilings & Floors, and TOTO… Show more •-Edited and produced a monthly ready-to-use editorial package, including themed special sections and Timely Features — seasonal and event-related features — for syndication by a subscriber network of 3,000+ newspapers across the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom•-Promoted from Associate Editor•-Wrote and edited branded news releases and articles for clients such as Platinum Guild International, Accessories Council, Met-Life Auto & Home, Armstrong Ceilings & Floors, and TOTO USA.•-Developed cooperative marketing strategies for Metro products with Executive Vice President and Marketing Director.•-Established and maintained fashion, music and publishing publicity contacts.•-Edited and designed a special newspaper insert inaugurating National Minority Health Month.•-Copy edited Metro’s Plus Business, a monthly journal for the newspaper advertising industry.•-Supervised small staff of editors and freelance writers. Show less

Master Of Fine Arts - Mfa, Creative Writing

Ba, Media Studies, Journalism

Grand Diplôme, Intensive Sommelier Training

Diploma, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies