Get to Know Me

I am an editor with more than 10 years of experience. I’ve worked with AP, APA, and Chicago style guides. I also have 7 years of experience as a layout designer using Adobe InDesign, and I have worked as a part-time art director for 4 years. I currently work at the Oncology Nursing Society as a Staff Editor for two bimonthly peer-reviewed oncology nursing journals, where I work with authors to make articles the best they can be, put those articles into layout, and art direct covers with a slate of illustrators. In my free time, I enjoy hiking, canoeing, backpacking, and biking. I have 2 dogs (a cattle dog and a schipperke/cattle dog mix) who love to join my partner and I on our adventures. I have a lifelong love of learning and have acquired a variety of creative hobbies, such as metalsmithing, stained glass, watercolor, and knitting.

Work Experience
Staff Editor, Oncology Nursing Society
April 2017–present
Nonprofit organization with 40,000+ members that advances excellence in oncology nursing
  • Copy edit and layout articles for two bimonthly peer-reviewed journals, Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing and Oncology Nursing Forum
  • Communicate changes and resolve queries with authors
  • Perform layout reviews for all articles and provide constructive feedback to copy editors
  • Maintain design-specific style guides for continued consistency for each journal
  • Write, manage, and send biweekly staff newsletter
  • Act as art director for cover illustrations for both journals
  • Attend ACES, Adobe MAX, and CreativePRO conferences
  • Assisted with redesign for both journals in 2017 and 2018
Copy Editor, Oncology Nursing Society
June 2013–April 2017
  • Copy edit and layout articles for two bimonthly peer-reviewed journals
  • Maintain mentorship program with burgeoning and published authors
  • Attend ACES and AM&P conferences
Copy Editor, The Pitt News
January 2010–April 2012
Daily student newspaper with fast-paced deadlines, circulating 14,000 issues per day
  • Maintained clarity and grammatical accuracy using AP Style
Columnist, The Pitt News
January–April 2012
  • Developed and wrote how-to columns on popular topics
Copy Editor/Staff Writer, Northside Chronicle
January–April 2012
  • Nonprofit community newspaper for the Northside in Pittsburgh
  • Researched and wrote assigned articles and copy edited using AP style

Education
University of Pittsburgh
​August 2008–April 2012
  • English Literature, History of Art and Architecture double major; Italian minor
  • 3.816 GPA; Summa Cum Laude
  • Florence University of the Arts, Florence, Italy; Spring 2011