I received my BA in Visual/Studio Art from the University of Mary Washington in 2009. My university did not allow minors at the time, but I used an independent track to take a full complement of linguistics, writing, and literature courses that are equivalent to the standards for a minor in English.

I began freelance proofreading in college, offering my services to other students and was sought after in my art classes as an editor/proofreader for artist's statements and art history papers. I was also an active editor on a group-run art blog dedicated to documenting the work of the Visual and Performing Arts department.

I acquired some minor proofreading experience while working as an administrative assistant for a government IT contracting company. The company was run by a family for whom English was a second language and they often utilized my skills to improve their contracts and technical writing before presentation to government offices.

I became a full-time, professional proofreader in May of 2014 for The Teaching Company (producer of The Great Courses). While the work is centered on marketing copy for advertising, the content itself is actually academic in nature and requires rigorous attention to facts, figures, and overall high-level presentation.

I am now the full-time copy editor for The Teaching Company and work with some of the best professors in the world. I am also a freelance book reviewer and blogger.

• Proofreading specializing in academic content and advertising/marketing as well as visual elements (alignment, placement, fonts, margins, etc)
• Copy editing

I am currently a professional copy editor for a company that specializes in academic content and have had the pleasure of working with professors from some of the most prestigious institutions and programs in the United States and abroad. While my focus in in literature and the arts, I have worked with specialists in nearly every academic field, from astrophysicists to medieval scholars. I bring professional experience as well as a great love of my work to every job.

I am employed full-time but would like to take on small freelance projects on the side. I would require a minimum of a week's notice for proofreading projects, 2 weeks for heavy editing. I am generally available to work weekends and in the evenings.