Sari Kimmel Email & Phone Number

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

• Manage a team of Section 508 remediation specialists, editors, writers, and designers/desktop publishers under a contract with the Office of the Chief Information Officer within the U.S. Department of Education. Key.
• Advising ED staff on accessibility best practices.
• Remediating high-profile documents for posting to ED's website.
• Developing and leading agency-wide training on Section 508 and accessibility.
• Designing, writing, editing and developing high-quality outreach materials for agency-wide distribution.

Washington, DC

• Support several mission-critical Federal contracts and collaborate with executive leadership to develop proposals and business marketing materials. Select projects include:U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | ANNUAL.
• Guide and lead a team to produce the yearly Annual Performance Report and Annual Performance Plan for Congress.
• Prepare meeting agendas, facilitate meetings, and draft monthly reports.
• Perform comprehensive edits adhering to style guides ahead of senior leadership and OMB reviews.
• Create graphs, charts, tables, and infographics to convey highly technical, data-driven content.
• Conceptualize and create report layout using design software and perform desktop publishing.

Washington, DC

• Supported clients and MacroSys business development and training efforts. Select projects included:AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH | INTERNATIONAL STUDIES AND NATIONAL REPORTS:
• Established standards for content presentation by organizing content and developing layouts.
• Created complex graphs and statistical tables that adhered to AIR requirements.
• Prepared final Section 508-compliant PDFs from source files.
• Wrote and designed documentation for internal staff on how to use web-based visual library.FHWA OFFICE OF POLICY | COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT FOR NHTS PROGRAM:
• Perform copyedits and/or substantive edits of reports, white papers, policy briefs, and flyers while adhering to FHWA style and publication guidelines.

Washington, DC

• Edited and prepared communications collateral in support of Federal clients. Select projects included: LIBRARY OF CONGRESS (LOC) | ANNUAL BUDGET JUSTIFICATION TO CONGRESS:
• As lead editor/designer, coordinated with 19 offices within LOC to create its annual budget justification.
• Performed technical edits.
• Re-designed document layout and performed desktop publishing.
• Created complex tables and graphs.
• Managed photo permissions.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Technical And Scientific Communication

Activities and Societies: Winner of two Mary Jo Priest Awards in recognition of "excellent students who demonstrate a passion in writing".

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Zoology

Double major