Ruth Anne Burrell Email & Phone Number

Overland Park, KS, US

Overland Park, Kansas, United States

As the owner and head biographer of Rooted Biography, I guide families through the process of writing, editing, and sharing their stories with the next generation. My goal is to take any unnecessary stress out of the process for my clients and deliver a beautiful book that families will enjoy reading and sharing for years to come.

Olathe, KS

MaxOver, LLC develops and produces high quality sports equipment for athletes of all skill levels. Top-selling products include the X4 and X3 pro-style baseball/softball batting tees, engineered from the ground up to be the most long-lasting tees on the market. As the director of marketing and communications, I manage MaxOver's online presence through.

• FamilyArc believes in the power of stories to connect families across generations by passing on memories, beliefs, and values. As leader of the biography team, my goal was to guide biographers in gathering those.
• Creating standard department processes for interviewing, writing, and editing services
• Managing family legacy projects from setup to completion
• Building trusting, long-lasting relationships with clients
• Interviewing clients and writing stories that captured family values through accurate, compelling narratives
• Editing family stories for clarity, accuracy, and flow, and working with FamilyArc biographers on revisions

• FamilyArc believes in the power of stories to connect families across generations by passing on memories, beliefs, and values. As a leader on the biography team, my goal was to help gather those memories through.
• Interviewing clients and writing stories that captured family values through accurate, compelling narratives
• Editing family stories for clarity, accuracy, and flow, and working with FamilyArc biographers on revisions
• Proofreading stories to ensure adherence to Chicago Manual of Style and internal style guide
• Proofreading marketing copy
• Giving live demonstrations of FamilyArc’s online platform and handling customer care concerns

Kansas City, Kansas

• FamilyArc believes in the power of stories to connect families across generations by passing on memories, beliefs, and values. As part of the biography team, my goal was to gather those memories through interviews and.
• Interviewing clients and writing stories about everything from childhood memories, to engagement and wedding stories, to business successes and failures, to the values and legacies of loved ones who have passed on
• Working with FamilyArc editors to revise family stories for clarity, accuracy, and flow
• Representing FamilyArc at a variety of industry conferences

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

- Provided grant-writing support through research, writing, and editing grants- Wrote and edited profiles and feature stories for quarterly newsletters to foundations and donors- Managed the child sponsorship program for 250 children in Shepherd’s programs

Muncie, Indiana Area

- Interviewed more than 20 alumni about their Taylor experiences- Delivered written and oral reports to Taylor staff and Alumni Council based on interviews- Provided recommendations for engaging alumni more deeply

Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

- Compiled and proofread nearly 70 monthly and daily newsletters- Copyedited and revised back cover copy for eight repackaged novels- Collaborated with marketers and designers to create a bookmark and seven back page ads- Used HootSuite software to schedule three months of social media posts on Twitter and Facebook

Master Of Arts - Ma, Christian Education

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Professional Writing