Leading a dynamic editorial and design team in the creation of print and digital PreK-12 social studies content.

Responsible for managing product development of K-12 literacy, reading intervention, and professional development products.

Founder and president of editorial services company that specializes in providing exceptional content and development support for publishers of print and digital educational content.

Responsible for leading a team of in-house and freelance editors, writers, and designers in developing and delivering educational content that provides effective solutions for parents, teachers, and homeschoolers and their children or students.

As Director of Educational Programming I provided effective leadership and oversight for a team of content experts and specialists in the development of Learning Care Group’s curricula and supplemental programs for use across different brands. In addition, I led the establishment and maintenance of effective cross-functional relationships and partnerships with various departments including Marketing, Operations, and IT.

As Sr. Director of Editorial, I oversaw editorial planning and development of all ELA, ELL, science, and assessment content for an online educational publisher (Reading A-Z, RAZ Kids, Science A-Z, Ready Test A-Z, and Writing A-Z. The content developed by content teams garnered industry awards, including Codie (SIIA), Revere (AAP), Eddie and Bessie (The ComputED Gazette) awards. Some of the team's other successes included launching an award-winning ELL site that was profitable in its first full year developing and launching a proprietary assessment site, as well as partnering with NWEA, a highly respected national assessment organization.

Responsible for leading an awesome editorial team in the development of award-winning, supplemental, Web-based literacy content geared towards K-6 classrooms. The Product Dev team is responsible for building and regularly deploying new teacher and student-facing content to six different Learning A-Z sites (www.learninga-z.com). Responsibilities also include budget management, strategic and new product development, as well as working across departments.

• Responsible for management and oversight of content development for educational publisher with direct report to Publisher.• Oversee team of in-house and freelance editors and writers in developing content plans, processes, schedules, and execution content. Responsible for negotiating and managing vendor contracts. • Oversee operations with P&L responsibilities, budget oversight, contract development and execution, and vendor management.• Collaborate and coordinate with marketing and sales team to deliver materials to meet market needs• Implemented use of open‐source content management system (CMS) to streamline product development process.

• Responsible for day-to-day operations with oversight of product development projects for such educational publishing companies, including McGraw-Hill, Cengage, and Pearson. • Oversee project teams in execution of variety of product development and market research projects, including Advanced Placement test prep books (History, Physics, and English), online assessment tools, as well as textbook and supplement product development.• Oversee daily operations with company P&L responsibilities as well as business development and sales activities.• Responsible for reducing costs and improving EBITDA

• Managed product development for licensed and non-licensed science, reference, early- and pre-reader products for Scholastic’s At Home group, the direct-to-home division of Scholastic, Inc.• Managed key licensing relationships, including Disney, Nickelodeon, and Dr. Seuss. • Worked across company divisions to ensure successful execution of initiatives and leverage existing publishing assets.• Coordinated marketing departments and channels - including Direct Mail, Telemarketing and Web Marketing – to keep marketing message true to product.

• Responsible for content development and content management for custom publishing and content packaging arm of Weekly Reader.• Developed content working with such partners as U.S. Department of State, NASA, MSN, Harcourt, Holt, Rhinehart, and Houghton Mifflin. • Managed P&L with gross annual revenue of $4.4 million.• Negotiated and executed contracts with textbook publishers to provide high-margin branded content in science, math, social studies and language arts.

• Responsible for content development and delivery for three classroom periodicals with focus on core social studies competencies, including geography, history, and political science with more than 3.5 million readers.• Coordinated editorial content development for licensing packages as well as development of content for company Web site.