Portfolio: Copyediting
 | Project. Forests, Carbon and Climate Change Book Client. Oregon Forest Resources Institute A 200-page book with topics that range widely--from explaining atmospheric carbon dioxide, to forest management strategies, to emerging carbon markets. The work involved copyediting chapters from 17 authors, coordinating 26 peer reviews, and managing the entire process.
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 | Project. FisherNews Monthly Newsletter Client. Fisher Scientific Company For five years I was an employee of Fisher Scientific Company and edited this monthly eight-page newsletter. It included science research and development, interviews, sales and marketing, and a wide diversity of general topics of interest to employees. | |
 | Project. Water Utilities Website Client. Water Research Foundation WRF's web Knowledge Portal includes 62 Fact Sheets and 62 Topic Overviews covering issues important to water utilities, such as microbials, advanced treatment, and source water protection. I edited all these documents for accuracy, grammar, citations, and consistency.
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 | Project. Changing the Face of Medicine: Women Physician Kiosks Client. National Institutes of Health An interactive interpretive display created to interest female students in the field of medicine. I edited 27 stories of prominent women physicians, both historic and contemporary.
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 | Project. Regional Healthcare Workforce Report Client. Southwest Washington Workforce Development Council A 2,500 word report that combines workforce projections with data from a healthcare industry survey. The summary simplifies the information so that it is accessible to employers and education providers.
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 | Project. Science Symposium Proceedings Client. Washington State Academy of Sciences For five years I edited the Academy's annual symposium proceedings into a 50- to 60-page document designed to communicate the science to the general public and elected officials. Each symposium focused on a different topic, such as health disparities or environmentally-acceptable energy choices.
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 | Project. Cemetery Policies Client. Metro Regional Government A two-page document designed to be a user-friendly yet formal version of the agency's cemetery policies, aimed at cemetery visitors, researchers, lot owners, and the general public.
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 | Project. Interactive Map Excursions Client. Death Valley National Park Text edits for 24 hot spot locations on an interactive map located at the Furnace Creek Visitor Center. Also includes descriptions of half-day and full-day excursions
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 | Project. Utility District Litigation Documents Client. DHI Environmental Services Four technical memoranda in support of litigation. Technical editing worked to ensure effectiveness, clarity of communication, uniformity of formatting and layout, and to improve readability. Document lengths: Part One. 109 pages, 21,000 words. Part Two. 39 pages, 14,000 words. Part Three. 53 pages, 14,500 words. Part Four. 46 pages, 13,000 words. Confidential. No sample available. | |
 | Project. Lower Columbia River Water Trail Guide Website Client. Lower Columbia River Estuary Partnership Editing of river paddling site surveys into a web-based guide that covers a 140-mile stretch of the lower Columbia River. It covers technical information, descriptions, and paddling suggestions for seven reaches of the river.
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 | Project. What's the Matter With Moss? Brochure and Fact Sheet Client. Metro Regional Government A 3,500 word outreach brochure and fact sheet to educate residents about concerns, living with moss, and techniques related to moss control.
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 | Project. Portland Parks Systems Plan Client. City of Portland Oregon, Bureau of Parks and Recreation Editing of a 20-page document that introduces and explains the department's plan. It features the park's mission and includes an innovative "Nature to People" spectrum as an approach to park planning.
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 | Project. Quarterly Newsletter Client. Portland Development Commission A 14,000-word magazine-style newsletter featuring a cover story, news updates of projects and programs from each section of the region, along with a housing report and administrative issues.
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