Mira Park Email & Phone Number

Nyack, New York, United States

--Head editor of serialized fiction for one story in the romance genre. Over 150 episodes completed so far--Checks for continuity and gives suggestions for rewrites if needed

New Jersey

--Edited over a million words in a year working for various companies and indie authors--Fiction projects: a romantic suspense based on the Grimm Brothers fairy tales; a historical romance set in Scotland; two western romances; a romantic suspense set in California; a historical romance set in Japan; and two sweet hometown romances by the same author. --Non-fiction projects: 400 page cookbook for DK Publishing (Penguin/Random House) completed in June 2022; a collection of literary short stories by a Korean writer published 2021.

New York, Ny

--Edits bios for high level executives in global financial firm encompassing 6,000+ employees and 25+ countries--Updates Salesforce page for above executives

Glen Rock, Nj

--Handles daily tasks using Customer Relationship Management Software (Sugar) to monitor Message on Hold, assist with renewals, and bring back lapsed customers--Writing blog posts and case studies for company website, holdcom.com related to the telecommunications field--Providing customer assistance through Zendesk live chats--Writing and editing scripts for message on hold and voice prompts

Lodi, Nj

--Planned 20-24 Continuing Education Courses for lawyers throughout the year at various US locations--Worked on curriculum with other speakers such as Economists, Neurologists, etc. --Event planning duties with hotels where courses were held--Marketing duties to get lawyers to attend events—email blasts, website, social media, etc.

North Jersey

PlaygroundTalk.com provides local tips and recommendations for North Jersey related to schools, classes, kids entertainment and travel. The site draws about 10,000 unique visitors a month (20,000 page views) and has over 2,000 people on their email list. They also have a presence on social media channels: Facebook (almost 2,000 followers), Twitter (1,850), Pinterest, and Instagram. Their newsletter publishes each Thursday and covers the best events for families for the coming weekend as well as timely articles. It has proven an invaluable resource. Our corporate sponsors are Hackensack University Medical Center, Pascack Valley, Kidville and Alpine Financial. Her writing has also been featured on Mommy Poppins, Jersey Moms, and New Jersey Family Magazine.TESTIMONIALS: "It has been a pleasure working with Playground Talk. I honestly feel they are dedicated to helping me grow my business. It has been great to be a part of the Vendor Network and I have made multiple valuable connections already. Playground Talk is more than just an advertising vehicle, they have provided me with advice, networking opportunities, and more importantly, they have referred a significant amount of business in the short time working with them." Michelle Meehan, Owner JW Tumbles, Hillsdale NJ"After my dedicated post a local preschool hired me as their after-school yoga teacher for the entire year." Wendy Messano, Little Shanti Yoga

MiraBest provides local tips and recommendations for North Jersey related to schools, classes, kids entertainment and travel. The site draws over 1,000 unique visitors a month and almost 3,000 page views. Each week a post covers the best events for families for the coming weekend. It has proven an invaluable resource. Her writing has also been featured on Mommy Poppins, Jersey Moms, and New Jersey Family Magazine.

*Oversaw all stages of production editorial process for fiction and nonfiction titles from manuscript to bound book*Trafficked manuscripts to copyeditors, proofreaders, and indexers*Evaluated manuscripts for design, collated and checked proofs, slugging, reviewed jacket blues and cover copy* Updated the production status report for my titles each week

* Acquired, edited, and produced 30-60 titles annually. Books geared for the library market: romance, mystery, and western genres* Managed freelance staff of copyeditors, proofreaders, and artists. * Created and submitted ARC's for reviews at publicity outlets* Attended national writing conferences to give speeches and sit on panels* Wrote flap copy, marketing pieces, and press releases for each title* Reviewed submissions in query and manuscript form, wrote rejections, editorial content letters* Provided content and advice for the company web site

* Similar duties as listed above

* Worked for the Hospitality, Tourism, and Culinary Arts Department* Prepared manuscripts for production process* Updated monthly tracking, expense, and sales reports* Procured reviewers for input on revisions of textbooks* Prepared contracts for new projects* Developed author's guidelines and sent them to authors

Evaluated manuscripts, worked with authors, wrote back cover copy.

* Wrote front matter and back matter for six books every month* Logged in or rejected incoming manuscripts* Sent galleys to authors and gathered photos, bios, dedications* Proofread galleys, covers, front and back matter, magazine ads* Wrote cover descriptions and back cover copy* Wrote monthly marketing letters and Cover 3 descriptions for sales reps

Ph.D; Masters, English Literature

candidate, completed three years (enough credits for

B.A, English

Honors Completed Departmental English Honors Program