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Summary

• Experience in writing, editing, proofreading, and web site design.
• Fluent in wide range of software; quick to learn new computer skills.
• Bilingual with extensive background in both French and English.
• Master of Arts Degree, Comparative Literature.



Education and Awards

University of Alberta, Faculty of Extension, Edmonton, AB
January 2005
• Completed course: "Essential Editing".

The Community Networks Group, Edmonton, AB
September 2003
• Completed course: "Being Noticed by the Media".

University of Alberta, Faculty of Extension, Edmonton, AB
January 2003
• Completed course: "Pen for Hire: The Business of Freelance Writing & Editing".

University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
Fall 1998 – Spring 2000
• Thesis-based Master of Arts in Comparative Literature. Advisor: Nasrin Rahimieh. Committee: Milan Dimic, Janice Williamson.
• One of the fastest thesis-based Master’s degrees to be completed in the Department of Comparative Literature, Religion, and Film/Media Studies.

University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
Fall 1994 – Spring 1998
• Bachelor of Arts in Comparative Literature, with minor in Film Studies.
• Focused on widest range of courses possible, from Mathematics and History of Science to Ethnomusicology and Art History.

Scholarships and Awards
• Grant from Faculty of Arts to lecture at Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2000.
• Bachelor of Arts Dean's Honour List, 1994-1998.
• Rutherford Scholarship, 1994.



Publications

• Over 90 "Like it is" columns, St. Albert Gazette, monthly since January, 1998
• 157 various music articles, SEE Magazine, September 1995 to December 2001
lecture "Mercury Models: Distortion of Language and Identity in New Heavy Metal", Bulgarsko Muzykoznanie (Bulgarian Musicology), February 2001
• 2 travel stories, SEE Magazine, October and November 2000
• short story "Circles and Sam", Fait Accomplit, March 2000
Master of Arts thesis Mercury Models: Postmodernism, Simulacra, and New Heavy Metal, Department of Comparative Literature, Religion, and Film/Media Studies, University of Alberta, January 2000
• poem "Travelling and Learning", Fait Accomplit, December 1999
• 28 "Club Conscious" columns, SEE Magazine, December 1997 to July 1999
• 1 editorial article, SEE Magazine, June 1999
• monologue "Love Letter from a Romantic Decadent", Fait Accomplit, March 1999
• essay "Sex and Comfort in the films of Atom Egoyan", Slap Shot: A Review of World Cinema, December 1998
• poem "Make with me sexy art film", Fait Accomplit, December 1998
• 3 front page news stories, SEE Magazine, April, September, and October 1998
• 1 book review, SEE Magazine, April 1998



Work Experience

Columnist
St. Albert Gazette, St. Albert, AB
Dec. 1998 – Present
• Write monthly editorial column for newspaper.
• Write accurately and clearly, adhere to deadlines.

Instructor, Assistant Editor, Marketing Coordinator
Wordsmith Associates, Edmonton, AB
June 2004 – Present
• Promote services to prospective clients
• Write and edit course materials
• Tutor individual clients on a one-to-one basis
• Instruct Written Communciations plain language business writing workshops

Marketing Coordinator
NeWest Press, Edmonton, AB
Dec. 2002 – Oct. 2003
• Wrote and proofread promotional copy for books, advertisements, press releases, etc.
• Managed promotional expenses and grant money within budget.
• Arranged all aspects of author tours, coordinated with media.

Assistant Registrar and Newsletter Editor
Canadian Multicultural Education Foundation, Edmonton, AB
July 2002 – Sept. 2002
• Processed registrations for multiculturalism conference: “Canada: Global Model for a Multicultural State”.
• Assisted with newsletter editing, duplication, coordination, and delivery.

Contributor
SEE Magazine, Edmonton, AB
Sept. 1995 – March 2000
• Wrote editorial, travel, and arts columns, including interviews and front page news stories.

Editorial Assistant
Fait Accomplit, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
April 2000
• Proofread submissions to the literary journal.

Proofreader/Marker/Tutor
Freelance work, Edmonton, AB
Sept. 1999 – March 2000
• Proofread and marked PhD thesis of non-native English speaker.
• Marked undergraduate papers for grammar and style.
• Tutored for High School English.

Computer Database Designer/Coordinator
University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, AB
July 1998 – August 1998
• Met with surgical staff to ascertain database requirements.
• Designed user-friendly database, entered data.
• Wrote instructions for surgical staff on use of database, met and advised staff.



Volunteer

• CJSR Radio: host/produce music program, write and record advertisements for broadcast, and act as webmaster for www.cjsr.com.
Edmonton Small Press Association: coordinated events.
• Canadian Mental Health Association: perform at coffee house events.
• North Country Fair: Site Preparation and Traffic Coordination.



Activities

• World travel.
• Composing, recording, and performing music.
• Reading and writing.
• Biking, hiking, and camping.



References

Available upon request.


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