OBJECTIVE

To be a dynamic editor/writer/publicist for a magazine, newspaper or other publication or company or to manage a variety of publications or communications vehicles.

WHAT I BRING TO THE TABLE

· I am an exceptional and dedicated writer with a consistent record of accomplishment in a variety of genres, including marketing communications, product collateral, merchandise catalogs, book reviews, newspaper columns, magazine feature articles and stories for major metropolitan history books.

· I possess excellent editing, proofreading, public speaking and detail-oriented research skills.

· I am a born leader, team player, gentleman and scholar.

· I am able to juggle numerous tasks simultaneously, to maintain a sense of humor when all appears to be lost, and to be the picture of calm and poise under stress.

1997- WORK FOR HERITAGE MEDIA CORPORATION (Publisher)

Contributing Writer of stories for eriHeritage books

· City-by-the-Bay; A History of San Francisco Since World War II (1998).

· The Spirit of Oakland; An Anthology (2000).

· In the Shadow of Pikes Peak; An Illus. History of Colorado Springs (1999).

· Sand Dreams and Silicon Orchards (2000).

· Seattle: 150 Years of Progress (2001)

· Grace and Grandeur: A History of Salt Lake City (2002)

· Hayward: The Heart of the Bay; An Illustrated History (2002).

· Kansas City: Rise of a Regional Metropolis (2002).

· Fremont; A Modern History of an All-American City (2002).

· Dynamic Dallas; An Illustrated History (2002).

· Works in progress: Portland, Baltimore, Los Angeles, Akron, Atlanta, Fresno, Long Beach, New York City and Louisville.

Author and Photo Editor of Heritage books

· Fremont; A Modern History of an All-American City (2002).

· Antelope Valley; An Illustrated History (2002).

· Rhode Island; An Illustrated History of the Ocean State (2Q04).

· Dynamic Des Moines! A Pictorial History (2Q04).

2000 - HUBER MARKETING GROUP, PLEASANTON, CALIFORNIA

2001 Writer, Editor, Proofreader (by contract, per project basis)

· Edit contents for FUEL, 24 Hour Fitness' quarterly employee newsletter.

· Edit collateral for a telecommunications company.

· Edit brochure and slipsheets for a leading provider of Internet security and access management solutions for the mobile enterprise generation.

· Edit brochure, slipsheets and white paper for a leading global provider of customer support and service for online businesses.

1997-HEXCEL CORPORATION, PLEASANTON, CALIFORNIA

2000 Marketing Communications Specialist (by contract, full-time while pursuing “outside” editing and writing jobs too numerous to mention)

· Copyedit company literature.

· Write product descriptions for Hexcel’s Web site.

· Write numerous internal communications.

· Carry out massive archive projects for company literature and documents.

1986- FREELANCE WRITING AND OTHER CONTRACTUAL WORK FOR

1997 PACIFIC BELL

Marketing Communications Manager (contract—terminated by SBC buyout)

· Write articles for Update and Connections, 1986-1993.

· Staff writer for Marketing Directions magazine, 1986-87.

· Write customer brochures, 1988-1994.

· Write product awareness brochures for employees, 1988-1997.

· Write product launch documents for employees, 1988-1994.

· Coordinate product launch events, including making hotel accommodations, arranging for catering and meeting-room set-up, and shipping product launch documents, 1988-1990.

· Proofread all business and consumer customer brochures for grammar and consistency with Pacific Bell style, from first draft to blueline, 1988-1996.

· Responsible for copy flow for all customer brochures, 1988-1996.

· Serve as Marketing Communications Manager’s liaison with virtually all Marketing product managers and external advertising/design firms, 1988-1996.

· Manage production of numerous brochures in five languages (Chinese, Korean, Tagalog, Vietnamese and Spanish), including approval of back translations, layouts, mechanicals, color keys and bluelines, working with advertising agencies such as Pancom International and Casanova-Pendrill, 1994-1996.

· Coordinate production of consumer market direct mail documents, 1994-1996.

· Write copy for Pacific Bell Business Services Telecommunications Resourcebook.

· Write copy for Pacific Bell Customer Services Handbook.

1986 - OTHER WRITING ACCOMPLISHMENTS

· 12 feature articles for California Athletic Industry magazine.

· Quarterly newsletter contents for PacTel Paging Systems.

· Stories for Pacific magazine.

· Captions for Intel employee merchandise catalogs.

· Book review for San Francisco Examiner.

· 500+ weekly newspaper columns for Valley Falls (Kansas) Vindicator.

· 31 published and self-published books on library history, library grants management, Kansas history, genealogy, travel and the human experience.

1975- KANSAS STATE LIBRARY, TOPEKA, KANSAS

1985 Federal Programs Librarian

· Conducted grants management of federally funded programs under the Library Services and Construction Act, including writing long-range programs and producing detailed evaluation reports annually for the U.S. Dept. of Education.

· Responsible for monitoring $1M in annual grants.

· Created concept for and edited monthly newsletter, Kansas Libraries, 1982-1985.

· Undertook two Historic American Buildings Surveys in order for libraries to qualify for LSCA Title II construction grants.

· Became in-house expert on state and federal library laws, Kansas Administrative Regulations and Attorney Generals’ Opinions, and compiled The Handy Book for Kansas Public Librarians and Trustees. This latter book was lauded nationwide for its excellence, thoroughness and innovative approach to “everything librarians need to know but were afraid to ask.”

· Researched and wrote two other books published by the State Library: Kansas Public Libraries from Abilene to Zenda; A Concise History and The Carnegie Legacy in Kansas: A Retrospective View of the 59 Public Libraries Built by Andrew Carnegie. The documentation cited in the Carnegie book was used by the Kansas State Historic Preservation Office as invaluable resource material when nominating the surviving Carnegie libraries in Kansas for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. The book has also been acknowledged in Carnegie Libraries Across America; A Public Legacy, by Theodore Jones (John Wiley & Sons/Preservation Press, 1977), and since 2002 has been featured online at http://skyways.lib.ks.us/carnegie/intro.html.

· Developed literacy program proposal that the U.S. Dept. of Education wanted to use as a model for other state library agencies.

EDUCATION

Ottawa University, Ottawa, Kansas:

· Bachelor of Arts in English/Creative Writing (with distinction).

School of Library and Information Science, Emporia State University, Emporia, Kansas:

· Graduate courses in library science.

COMPUTER & OTHER SPECIAL SKILLS

Macintosh 5.1, Microsoft Word 2000, Excel

Familiar with Chicago Manual of Style and The Associated Press Stylebook

Excellent research skills honed by years of experience as a professional genealogist

(former instructor in genealogical methods and practices at San Leandro Adult School,

1987-1991)

Possess an emergency 30-day substitute teaching permit from the state of California,

valid until January 1, 2005.

SPECIAL HONORS

Awards from Pacific Bell:

· Four plaques for copywriting product launch campaign materials.

· Two plaques for copywriting internal product awareness documents.

· Marketing Communications Departmental Team Player Award.

· Plaque from Marketing Communications Department in appreciation of 11

years of freelance copywriting and support.

Listed in Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges.

Listed in Men of Achievement (Cambridge, England).

Included in Who’s Who in Genealogy and Heraldry, 1^st and 2^nd editions.

Recipient of Topeka Genealogical Society’s President’s Award for Outstanding

Contribution.

Recipient of Alameda County Fair Association Fair Directors' Purchase Award

(photography), 2001.

Photograph "Grand Canyon Sunshine & Shadows" published in the International Library

of Photography's The Mirror's Reflection (2003) and featured online at

http://www.picture.com/display.asp?ID=1209821