Professional and Industry Memberships

• Association of Independent Publishing Professionals, member
• Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, member
• Editorial Freelancers Association, member

Editorial Training, Experience, and Professional Development

• Copyediting certificate, University of California, San Diego Extension Program
• Assistant Math Editor for major educational publisher
• Further studies in fiction editing, writing books for children, editing books for children, working with indie authors, picture book editing, and book mapping
• Attendance at SCBWI conferences
• Ongoing professional development as a member of several online editorial and writing communities
• Presenter, Women in Publishing Summit

Education

• Bachelor of Arts degree, English and Spanish
• Master of Arts degree, Teaching K-6
• Certified teacher with elementary and ELL endorsements
• Additional post-graduate studies