Experience

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  Academy of general dentistry

  Jan 1996 - Jan 1997

  Editorial associate

  • Edited clinical articles for peer-reviewed Journal of the Academy of General Dentistry, collaborating with authors to generate substantial revisions • Restructured and coordinated the Journal’s review, editorial and production procedures, working with relevant departments and ending a one-year backlog• Tracked and responded to submissions; assisted in article selection• Verified facts and statistics• Organized work flow of Journal manuscripts into production • Secured photographs and permissions • Checked page proofs Voir moins

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  Hebrew theological college

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2003

  Public relations writer

  • Wrote and edited newsletters, brochures and college handbooks• Composed speeches and correspondence to the public

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  Blitstein institute

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2004

  Lecturer/writing instructor

  • Designed and delivered an undergraduate course in Children's Literature• Conducted Creative Writing Workshops

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  Self-employed

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2009

  Freelance editor

  Copy edited academic papers, articles in medical journals, and an academic book:Petrovsky-Shtern, Yohanan. Jews in the Russian Army, 1827-1917: Drafted into Modernity. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2009.Wrote, edited and assisted in the design of newsletters, pamphlets and press releases for community organizations in Toronto and Chicago

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  Walder education pavilion, teachers’ resource center

  Jan 2010 - Sept 2010

  Writer/editor

  Wrote and assisted in the design of teaching aids and marketing materialsEdited the Teacher's Guide to Witness to History, a high-school Holocaust-history textbook:• Organized and formatted the contributions of five contributing authors• Wrote "Moral Implications: Learning from History" sections for each chapter

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  Self-employed

  Jan 2011 - now

  Book editor

  Freelance Editor 2011 - PresentSubstantive editor and copy editor of fiction and non-fiction for adults, young adults and children. Projects include:Foti, Silvia. The Nazi's Granddaughter: How I Discovered My Grandfather Was a War Criminal. Washington, D.C.: Regnery History, 2021.Hayden, Brian. The Eyes of the Leopard. Vancouver, B.C.: Granville Island Publishing, 2021.Laugharne, Elizabeth. Messages in Glass. Victoria, B.C.: St. Mary the Virgin Anglican Church, 2021.Pal, George. Prisoners of Hope: Rising from the Ashes of the Holocaust. Victoria, B.C.: George L. Pal, 2020.Genest, Michele and Dan Jason. Awesome Ancient Grains and Seeds: A Garden-to-Kitchen Guide. Madeira Park, B.C.: Douglas & McIntyre (2013) Ltd., 2018.Hawthorn, Tom. The Year Canadians Lost Their Minds and Found Their Country: The Centennial of 1967. Madeira Park, B.C.: Douglas & McIntyre (2013) Ltd., 2017.Watts, Irene N. Seeking Refuge. Vancouver, B.C.: Tradewind Books, 2016.(Winner of the Vine Award for Jewish Literature) Jovanovic, Katarina. The Blue Vase. Vancouver, B.C.: Tradewind Books, 2015.(Winner of the Chocolate Lily Award for B.C. Children's Literature)Lyle, Master John. Taking a Stand Against Bullying. North Vancouver, B.C.: Influence Publishing, 2015.Tallman, Patricia. The Restore-Our-Planet Diet: Food Choices, Our Environment, and Our Health. London, U.K.: LOTONTech, 2015. Smith, Mark David. Caravaggio: Signed in Blood. Vancouver, B.C.: Tradewind Books, 2014.(Starred review in Kirkus Reviews)Fraser, Jennifer Margaret. Crush. Vancouver, B.C.: Granville Island Publishing, 2013. Ryan, Pius and Rick Ryan. Educere: System Design and Development for Public Schooling, Vancouver, B.C.: Granville Island Publishing, 2012. Voir moins