Resume

• 2015

  Publishers and Writers of San Diego

  San Diego Professional Editors Network (SD/PEN) is an association of trained editors who come together to share expertise. I am currently the Interim Secretary and one of two Directors who assist the Board of Directors with programming and planning activities that support ongoing education and networking opportunities for our members.

  Interim-Secretary & Director

  San Diego Professional Editors Network (SD PEN)

  Member

  Editorial Freelancers Association (EFA)

  Copyediting.com

  English

  French

  Travel Grant

  Graduate Research Fund

  I was awarded a grant to travel to Aarhus University in Aarhus

  Denmark

  to present a paper at the International Conference for Literature.

  California State University

  San Marcos

• 2004

  California State University

  San Marcos

  CA

  Taught composition to undergraduate freshmen; taught professional writing workshop to CSUSM staff; and tutored college and high school students in writing.

  Adjunct Professor

  California State University

  San Marcos

  Carlsbad

  CA

  •\tEdited and proofread all manuscripts

  ebooks

  websites and corporate materials for factual information

  grammatical correctness

  and style\n•\tCoordinated all facets of book production and acted as liaison with authors

  art department

  audio engineer

  and Hong-Kong based manufacturer\n•\tConceptualized

  researched and developed new projects \n•\tWrote books as well as composed text for ebooks

  websites

  and press releases\n•\tEvaluated and responded to submissions

  Managing Editor & Project Manager

  Smart Kidz Media

  Inc.

  Cardiff by the Sea

  CA

  Clients and publications include ABILITY Magazine

  Orange County

  CA; Pridestaff

  La Jolla

  CA; North County Transit District

  Oceanside

  CA; A & N Technical Services

  Inc.

  Encinitas

  CA; Fountainhead Press

  Southlake

  Texas; Sea Breeze Holidays

  LTD.

  Fiji

  Tawn Graphics (Encinitas)

  Professional Editor & Writer

  Fitzgerald Editorial Services

• 1991

  Freelance Writer/Editor

  Publications and clients included Gensler Architects & Associates; Designers West Magazine; Interior Magazine (London); Floor Covering Weekly; Center for Gender and Justice; San Francisco Examiner; Peace by Piece

  IDEA newsletter; Farrell Design Associates; A & N Technical Services

  Inc.

  Freelance Writer/Editor

• 1987

  Designer's West Magazine

  Fitzgerald Editorial Services

  Los Angeles

  •\tInitiated

  wrote and edited feature stories on architecture

  interior design

  art

  and business \n•\tReported on international design shows

  architecture conferences

  and LA art beat\n•\tServed as liaison between magazine and design industry

  Associate Editor

  Designer's West Magazine

• 4.0

  M.A.

  Thesis: A Scribbling Dame: Eliza Haywood's Literary Reputation and the Female Spectator\nThesis Co-Chairs: Dr. Oliver Berghof

  Dr. Dawn Formo

  Dr. Robin Keehn

  Literature & writing

  Taught General Education Writing (GEW) to college freshmen; taught Professional Writing Workshop to CSUSM Staff; CAPI tutor for high school students; and writing tutor.

  California State University

  San Marcos

  UC Berkeley

  Political Science

  University of California

  Los Angeles

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

  Staff writer for award-winning Bruin Newspaper.

  University of California

  San Diego

  Copyediting Certificate

• The Writing Center served to help all CSUSM students improve their writing skills.

  Writing Center

  California State University

  San Marcos

  Activist

  RESULTS.org is an advocacy organization devoted to finding smart solutions to end severe poverty both globally and domestically. RESULTS teaches its advocates to lobby their members of Congress to support key legislation that will help save lives at home and abroad.

  RESULTS.org

  Writing Tutor

  LEARN is a volunteer-based tutoring program that helps adults improve their literary skills and empowers them achieve their full potential.

  LEARN Literacy Center

  San Diego Public Library

  Writing Consultant

  The Collaborative Academic Preparation Initiative matched graduate students in literature and writing with local high school seniors to help them improve their writing skills.

  Collaborative Academic Preparation Initiative (CAPI)

  Technical Writing

  Project Management

  Chicago Manual

  Online Tutoring

  Curriculum Development

  Writing

  Feature articles

  Microsoft Office

  Copy Editing

  Project Planning

  Editing

  Press releases

  Teaching

  Journalism

  Project Coordination

  AP Style

  Adult Education

  Children's Books

  Higher Education

  The State of Dystonia

  The State of Dystonia

  The latest on disability rights in Costa Rica with Vice President Ana Helena Chacon Echeveria and film director Laura Astoria Carrera.

  Vice President of Paradise

  An op-ed on the Reach Every Mother and Child Act

  bi-partisan legislation designed to help end preventable child and maternal deaths by 2035.

  \"Saving Lives of Mothers

  Babies Globally\"

  Me 'n Mom: A Keepsake Journal

  123 I Love You

  Encore! Billy McLaughlin's Remarkable Comeback

  Encore! Billy McLaughlin's Remarkable Comeback

  Going Solo

  www.abilitymagazine.com/Kurt-Yaeger.html

  Solo Dx: Silence Never Sounded So Good

  The ABCs of How I Love You

  Me 'n Dad: A Keepsake Journal

  Paula

  Fitzgerald

  Smart Kidz Media

  Inc.