Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading, Professional Member (2020-2026)
Alliance of Independent Authors, Partner Member
Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, member
Courage to Create (Writing Barn), member
12 x 12 (picture books), member
KidLit Collective chapter of Editorial Freelancers Association, Leadership Team and member
Editorial Training, Experience, and Professional Development
Copyediting certificate, University of California, San Diego Extension Program
Assistant Math Editor for major educational publisher
Researcher, which included editing and proofreading, state legislature
Further studies in fiction editing, writing books for children, editing books for children, working with indie authors, picture book editing, rhyming picture book editing, poetry, book mapping, developmental editing, and editing YA fiction
Attendance at SCBWI conferences and other writing and kidlit writing events
Ongoing professional development as a member of several online editorial and writing communities
Public Speaking
Presenter, Women in Publishing Summit (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)