EDUCATION:
Associate degree – Paralegal Studies – Bryant & Stratton (Liverpool, NY)
Graduated 2003 Suma cum Laude
 
Associate degree – Criminal Justice – Cayuga Community College (Fulton, NY)
Graduated 2001 Magna cum Laude
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
IMAGINE LEARNING          QC Print Reviewer          January 2026-Present
  • Create SOPs, guidelines, and checklists for various tasks and departments
  • Conduct copy edits on curriculum text according to industry standards
  • Review final files for quality and consistency

FIRECHICKEN PRESS, LLC   Owner & Editor  October 2024 - Present
  • Provide editorial services to clients including developmental edits, content edits, copy edits, and proofreading according to industry standard (e.g., CMOS & MW)
  • Provide one-on-one coaching for clients to help them navigate the editorial process and various publishing methods
  • Manage budget and financials, including accounts payable/receivable
  • Negotiate contract terms and editorial deadlines

​ANAIAH PRESS, LLC      Editorial Director     November 2013 – October 2024
  • Supervised a staff of Senior Editors, Line Editors, Proofreaders, and Brand/Marketing Associates
  • Worked with authors through developmental edits, content edits, and copy edits
  • Drafted back cover copy
  • Galley proofed manuscripts / proofread final documents 
  • Created editorial SOP for the content editorial team, the copy edit team, and the print reviewers
  • Set release dates
  • Read and assessed author submissions
  • Built and maintained working relationships with authors of differing backgrounds
  • Blog Coordinator
  • Created, proofread, and scheduled social media posts
 
POCKETFM                  In-house Writer              March 2024 – July 2024
  • Wrote fast paced show episodes based on provided outlines
  • Brainstormed and pitched show ideas
  • Managed competing priorities to complete deliverables on-time with a 100% success rate
  • Revised and edited based on team leader’s feedback
  • Completed in-house show tracking forms

​VITALTEK, INC     Freelance Ghostwriter          October 2022 – May 2023
  • Write stories from outlines to clients’ specifications
  • Set and meet deadlines
  • Revise and edit based on client feedback
 
ELANCE.COM     Freelance Writer / Editor       January 2013 – December 2016
  • Write stories from outlines to clients’ specifications
  • Set and meet deadlines
  • Revise and edit based on client feedback
  • Recommendation Rate: 100%
  • Repeat Client Rate: 75%

​ROGUE PHOENIX PRESS       Content Editor      November 2014 – June 2015
  • Work with authors through developmental and content edits
 
ENTRANCED PUBLISHING     Senior Editor         July 2013 – October 2013
  • Work with authors through developmental, content, and copy edits
  • Galley proofing
  • Reading and assessing submissions
RELEVANT SKILLS:
Fluent with the following programs:
  • Microsoft Office, especially Word
  • CanvaPro
  • Google docs, sheets, and forms
  • Sharepoint
  • Clockify
  • Mailchimp
  • EmailOctopus
  • Bookbrush
  • Bookfunnel
  • SmarterQueue
  • PaddyPost
  • BookSirens
  • Meta Business Suite
  • Adobe PDF
Strong time management skills.
Ability to meet or exceed deadlines.
Ability to take direction, corrections, and editorial feedback and implement it with little guidance.
Professional communication skills.
Ability to work well in a team.
Strong leadership skills.
Fast and accurate typing skills.
Well versed in popular publishing platforms such as Amazon KDP, Barnes & Noble, Ingram Spark, Draft2Digital, and Google Play. 
EDITORIAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
  • Acquired and edited A MAPLE VALLEY CHRISTMAS by Jerry Todt, which was optioned and developed into a Hallmark Christmas movie (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21841642/).

  • Beta reader and critique partner for USA Today Bestselling author, Courtney Lynn Rose.

  • Acquired and edited HIDDEN DANGER by Jennifer Peirce, which went on to become a 2019 Selah Award winner. Her second book, EXPECTING DANGER was a 2019 Selah Award finalist.

  • Worked on MIDNIGHT BLUE by Suzie Waltner, which won first place in the Angel Book Awards.

  • Acquired and edited SAVING MOUNT RUSHMORE by Andrea Jo Rodgers, which won a 2019 Selah Award (third place in the middle grade category).

  • Acquired and edited A WORTHY HEART by Sara Beth Williams, which was a 2020 Selah Award Finalist.

  • Acquired and edited ANCHOR MY HEART by Sara Beth Williams, which was a 2022 Selah Award Finalist.

  • Worked on THE CHRISTMAS CABIN by Laura Thomas, which won the 2023 Word Award via the The Word Guild, Canada.

  • Acquired and edited FORTUNE’S FALL by Katherine Barger, which won both the 2019 American Christian Fiction Writers First Impression Contest (first place) and the 2020 Illumination Award (third place).

  • PitchWars mentor to Alexa Martin for her debut novel INTERCEPTED, which sold to Berkely in a 3-book deal and was released to critical acclaim. 
PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS:
  • Entangled Publishing: Tempting Tanner, Chasing Xander (w/a Lexi Lawton)​
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  • FireChicken Press, LLC (personal self-publishing company): The Cursed Series (7 books), Wars of the Heart Series (3 books), The Warped Realities Series (2 books)

  • Rogue Phoenix Press: Death of a Waterfall (Rights reverted and titles now available exclusively on the Readict App.)

  • Anaiah Press: Perfectly Imperfect, Warped Remains (rights reverted), Dangerous Love (rights reverted), Jaded Love (rights reverted)

  • Swoon Romance: Love and Other Games (rights reverted / publisher closed)

  • Cobblestone Press: Love by Number, Love on the Rocks, Love at the Edge (Rights reverted and titles now available exclusively on the Readict App.)

  • Books to Go Now: Never Date a Cop, Jilted, Valentine Voyeur (rights reverted)