Professional Experience
OVERVIEW
PUBLISHING EXPERIENCE
Lane Editorial
2005-Present
Director
Providing editing, writing, and consulting services to trade and educational publishers and independent authors on a variety of works for publication, presentation, and/or distribution. Areas of specialization include academic editing; health, sports, and fitness; illustrated juvenile nonfiction; supplemental K-6 classroom materials; cookbooks; animal behavior and training; and Americanizing UK texts.
Learning Resources
2002-2005
Editorial Director
Responsible for the overall management and strategic growth of the editorial department, including managing four full-time, in-house editors and all freelance editors and authors. Researched and developed new product ideas to establish the company's presence in critical new publishing areas (especially ESL/ELL, Spanish, and products suitable for the trade market). Created and standardized all editorial processes and procedures, and trained staff in same. Wrote catalog copy for all editorial products, and edited nearly all print and online copy generated across the company. Worked directly with domestic and international vendors. Developed and adhered to the department's annual budget and project-specific budgets. Increased the editorial department's revenue by 300% in less than three years.
McGraw-Hill Companies
1998-2002
Senior Acquisitions Editor
Imprint: Contemporary Books
Expanded and maintained profitable lists in seven publishing categories. Managed an active backlist of 650+ titles. Maintained excellent working relationships with authors, literary agents, and colleagues across departments. Wrote sales and catalog copy and presented books to sales team seasonally. Acquired and managed international co-publishing projects from contract negotiations to bound books. Assisted VP and publisher in hiring and supervising interns, temporary employees, and assistants.
1995-1997
Acquisitions and Production Editor
Imprint: VGM Career Books
Increased America's leading line of career books by more than 100% in two years. Acquired and managed new projects from concept to bound book. Collaborated with authors, literary agents, freelancers, and in-house departments to complete all projects within tight deadlines and tighter budgets. Managed a backlist of 400+ titles. Conducted profitability analyses and responded accordingly to maximize profit.
1994
Assistant Editor
Imprints: NTC Business Books, VGM Career Books
Assisted three senior or executive editors in developing and producing approximately 70 new titles per year. Coordinated all freelance copyeditors, proofreaders, and indexers. Conducted photo research, secured permissions, obtained Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication data, and handled all reprint corrections for 300+ backlist titles. Worked closely with design and manufacturing departments to ensure all books met deadlines and budgets.
EDUCATION
University of Chicago Publishing Program (Chicago, Illinois)
Certificates: Basic Manuscript Editing, Elements of Book Design & Production
Stanford University (Palo Alto, California)
Master of Arts: Social Sciences in Education
Full merit-based scholarship; completed all PhD coursework
Mills College (Oakland, California)
Bachelor of Arts: General Studies (major) and Linguistics (minor)
Graduated with honors; nominated for Rhodes scholarship
Languages Studied (in descending order of fluency)
Spanish, German, Gujarati, Italian, French, Old English
Foreign Study
Gujarat, India (7 months); Aberdeen, Scotland (6 months); Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany (1 month)
VOLUNTEER AND PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
REFERENCES AND ACQUISITIONS LISTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
- 30+ years in trade and educational publishing (in-house and freelance)
- Extensive experience in editorial acquisitions, development, and list management
- Deadline driven and detail oriented
- Exceptional organizational, project-management, communication, and "people" skills
- Fluent in CMS, APA, and AMA styles; conversational in most others
- Former K-8 classroom teacher
- MA plus all PhD coursework completed in the Social Sciences in Education program, Stanford University
PUBLISHING EXPERIENCE
Lane Editorial
2005-Present
Director
Providing editing, writing, and consulting services to trade and educational publishers and independent authors on a variety of works for publication, presentation, and/or distribution. Areas of specialization include academic editing; health, sports, and fitness; illustrated juvenile nonfiction; supplemental K-6 classroom materials; cookbooks; animal behavior and training; and Americanizing UK texts.
Learning Resources
2002-2005
Editorial Director
Responsible for the overall management and strategic growth of the editorial department, including managing four full-time, in-house editors and all freelance editors and authors. Researched and developed new product ideas to establish the company's presence in critical new publishing areas (especially ESL/ELL, Spanish, and products suitable for the trade market). Created and standardized all editorial processes and procedures, and trained staff in same. Wrote catalog copy for all editorial products, and edited nearly all print and online copy generated across the company. Worked directly with domestic and international vendors. Developed and adhered to the department's annual budget and project-specific budgets. Increased the editorial department's revenue by 300% in less than three years.
McGraw-Hill Companies
1998-2002
Senior Acquisitions Editor
Imprint: Contemporary Books
Expanded and maintained profitable lists in seven publishing categories. Managed an active backlist of 650+ titles. Maintained excellent working relationships with authors, literary agents, and colleagues across departments. Wrote sales and catalog copy and presented books to sales team seasonally. Acquired and managed international co-publishing projects from contract negotiations to bound books. Assisted VP and publisher in hiring and supervising interns, temporary employees, and assistants.
1995-1997
Acquisitions and Production Editor
Imprint: VGM Career Books
Increased America's leading line of career books by more than 100% in two years. Acquired and managed new projects from concept to bound book. Collaborated with authors, literary agents, freelancers, and in-house departments to complete all projects within tight deadlines and tighter budgets. Managed a backlist of 400+ titles. Conducted profitability analyses and responded accordingly to maximize profit.
1994
Assistant Editor
Imprints: NTC Business Books, VGM Career Books
Assisted three senior or executive editors in developing and producing approximately 70 new titles per year. Coordinated all freelance copyeditors, proofreaders, and indexers. Conducted photo research, secured permissions, obtained Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication data, and handled all reprint corrections for 300+ backlist titles. Worked closely with design and manufacturing departments to ensure all books met deadlines and budgets.
EDUCATION
University of Chicago Publishing Program (Chicago, Illinois)
Certificates: Basic Manuscript Editing, Elements of Book Design & Production
Stanford University (Palo Alto, California)
Master of Arts: Social Sciences in Education
Full merit-based scholarship; completed all PhD coursework
Mills College (Oakland, California)
Bachelor of Arts: General Studies (major) and Linguistics (minor)
Graduated with honors; nominated for Rhodes scholarship
Languages Studied (in descending order of fluency)
Spanish, German, Gujarati, Italian, French, Old English
Foreign Study
Gujarat, India (7 months); Aberdeen, Scotland (6 months); Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany (1 month)
VOLUNTEER AND PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- Charter Oak Foundation (Vice President and Immediate Past President)
- Chintimini Wildlife Rescue Center (Weekly Hotline Volunteer and Wildlife Transport Volunteer)
- Lancefield Farm Company (family farm est. 1846, President)
- Former (pre-pandemic) Certified United States Masters Swimming Coach (Levels I and II) and Professional Member of the Association of Professional Dog Trainers
REFERENCES AND ACQUISITIONS LISTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
