OBJECTIVE

Seeking Home-Based, Freelance Writing/Editing Position with flexible hours utilizing excellent computer, writing, editing, data entry and Internet research skills, along with a strong academic background.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts Bellevue University, Bellevue NE (Jan 2001)

Major: Sociology Minor: Communication Arts

GPA: 3.79/4.00 Graduated Cum Laude Dean's Scholar

Associate of Arts Iowa Western Community College, Council Bluffs IA (May 1997)

Major: General Studies Emphasis in English

GPA: 3.714.00 Graduated with Honors President's Honor Roll

COMPUTER SKILLS

Applications: MS Office (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook)

Tools: Internet Research Tools, Keyboarding/Data Entry

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Freelance Writer/Editor (December 2005)

•  Organized, wrote, revised, edited and proofread article for the Manak Dynamics Engineering website, http://www.mdek.com.

Freelance Writer/Editor (May 2005)

•  Provided writing and editorial assistance to Paraplegia News, http://www.pvamagazines.com/pnnews/ , a magazine concerning issues important to wheelchair users.

•  Conducted telephone interview with article subject.

•  Organized, wrote, revised, edited and proofread article, published in the August 2005 issue of Paraplegia News.

Freelance Writer/Editor (Aug 2004 – Present)

•  Provide occasional writing and editorial assistance to mobileWOMEN, an online magazine concerning issues important to women in wheelchairs.

•  Conduct telephone interviews with article subjects.

•  Organize, write, revise, edit and proofread articles to be published on mobileWOMEN website, http://www.mobilewomen.org.

•  Conduct Internet research to gather story ideas.

•  All contact with editor is made through email or phone calls.

Freelance Writer/Editor (Jul 2004)

•  Organized, wrote, revised, edited and proofread article about weight loss and disability, published in SpeciaLiving magazine, http://www.specialiving.com.

Freelance Writer/Editor (Jun 2004 - Present)

•  Provide writing and editorial assistance to Action , (formerly called Orbit ) the newsmagazine of the United Spinal Association, http://www.unitedspinal.org.

•  Conduct telephone interviews with article subjects.

•  Organize, write, revise, edit and proofread articles about spinal cord injuries to be published in Action .

•  Conduct Internet research to gather story ideas.

•  All contact with editor is made through email or phone calls.

Freelance Writer/Editor (Feb 2003 – Dec 2003)

•  Provided writing and editorial assistance to an author who is preparing an autobiographical manuscript for publication.

•  Reviewed, organized, revised, edited and proofread manuscript and related components.

•  Conducted Internet research.

•  Prepared and sent correspondence to prospective literary agents.

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

Internet Researcher/Home Typist (Oct 2001-August 2005)

•  Utilized various Internet sites and tools to research and compile information on funding sources for Be Someone, Inc., http://www.besomeone.org, a Georgia-based nonprofit organization that advocates chess as an alternative to violence for at-risk youth.

•  Provided editorial assistance and utilized Internet sites and tools to conduct research and compile information on various topics for the Phoenix Foundation of Greater Kansas City.

•  Utilized various Internet sites and tools to research and compile information on affordable disabled housing for the Paralyzed Veterans of America.

•  Researched and compiled information on changing trends in volunteering and staff-volunteer relationships for Midlands Family Services.

•  Identified and compiled recipes, poems, and stories for Douglas County Hospital.

•  Researched and compiled information on changing trends in economic development for the United Way of the Midlands.

•  Researched and compiled information on various topics from the 2001 Tri-County Human Care Profile for the United Way of the Midlands.

•  Gathered information and prepared typed documents containing the sayings, quotes, and speeches of Father Edward Flanagan for Boys Town.

ACTIVITIES AND AWARDS

Member, Phi Theta Kappa National Honor Society

Nominee, Bellevue University All-American Scholastic Scholarship

Assistant Coach, Underwood High School Drill Team

CREATIVE WRITING AND PUBLICATIONS

Nine Children's Books to be submitted for publication after completing copyright process.

The Path Not Taken, “The Road,” The National Library of Poetry (1996)

Treasured Poems of America , “Untitled,” Sparrowgrass Poetry Forum (1996)

REFERENCES AND WRITING SAMPLES

Available upon request.