I'm a proud Nevadan, born and raised in Las Vegas/Henderson. My love of publishing started in high school, when I was on both the yearbook and newspaper staff. I also was an intern at the Las Vegas Review-Journal, where I had two articles published.
After graduating high school, I went to the University of Missouri, originally for journalism. I switched to the English major in a fit of panic, but I'll always deep down be a journalist. There, I met folks who got me involved a boutique software developer focused on AI and educational software offerings.
Changes in the market and company leadership resulted in a lot of upheaval. I found myself taking on and succeeding in more roles than the copy writing position I had originally been signed up for. The idea was brought up: we already create curricula. What if we had textbooks to go with the software teaching it?
The Fourth City Press was born. Grateful beyond words, I lead it from 2013 til its was purchased in 2018. I decided to take a haitus from publishing, but, to be honest, I couldn't stay gone. I became a teacher, but I immediately took over the yearbook program at the first school I taught at. Then, again at my next school.
It turns out, publishing is my home. Instead of sheep, I count references. I see in CMYK and measure in pica. There's nothing more exciting than a prepress check that's all green lights. No links are broken? Praise be.
I am an academic editor and educator with a robust background in academic publishing, secondary education, and linguistic research. With a proven expertise in developmental and copy editing, project management, and academic content creation, I relish challenging opportunities. Adept at managing complex editorial projects, I like to foster collaboration among cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality publications.
I have a passion for helping the world showcase its knowledge through well-edited, expertly-researched academic and reference works.
The old adage dictates that "the pen is mightier than the sword." Indeed. It's even mightier when it has citations.
