Kitty Axelson-Berry

Kitty Axelson-Berry

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Retired!

  • Education

    • West Hempstead High School

      1961 - 1967
      High School
    • Smith College

      1968 - 1971
      BA Religion, Music

      Activities and Societies: Iconoclastic years translated into involvement in anti-war, social justice, back-to-the-land efforts, Zen Buddhism...

  • Experience

    • Valley Advocate and Springfield Advocate newspapers

      Jun 1985 - May 1994
      Editor in Chief

      Editor in chief/ managing editor responsible for assigment and oversight of all articles in two zoned editions weekly; management of editorial department; productive collaboration with advertising, production, business, and personnel departments.

    • Modern Memoirs, Inc.

      Sept 1994 - Aug 2019
      President

      commissioned and assisted memoirs; self-publishing, private publishing services. Services include interviews, writing, editing, proofreading, light research transcriptions, translations, typingbook design, book formatting (interior and exterior)commissioned maps,genealogy chartsprinting, binding (all levels)

    • Association of Personal Historians

      Nov 1994 - Jan 2012
      Founder, First President

      The international trade association for professional personal historians working in all media, especially books, videos, audio, and interactive websites.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Conflict Transformation Across Cultures

      School for International Training, Brattleboro, Vermont
      Jun 2013
  • Volunteer Experience

    • President, Board Member

      Issued by Jewish Community of Amherst
      Jewish Community of AmherstAssociated with Kitty Axelson-Berry
    • Board member

      Issued by Association of Alternative Newsweeklies
      Association of Alternative NewsweekliesAssociated with Kitty Axelson-Berry
    • Board member

      Issued by AlterNet
      AlterNetAssociated with Kitty Axelson-Berry
    • Board member

      Issued by Institute for Alternative Journalism
      Institute for Alternative JournalismAssociated with Kitty Axelson-Berry
    • Board member

      Issued by Echo Hill South Asssociation on Mar 2012
      Echo Hill South AsssociationAssociated with Kitty Axelson-Berry
    • Elected representative to Town Meeting

      Issued by Town of Amherst, MA on Apr 2016
      Town of Amherst, MAAssociated with Kitty Axelson-Berry
    • Founder, First President

      Issued by Association of Personal Historians on Sept 1994
      Association of Personal HistoriansAssociated with Kitty Axelson-Berry
    • Co-founder

      Issued by American Tribute Center on Dec 2001
      American Tribute CenterAssociated with Kitty Axelson-Berry