Publishing Portfolio

I've been immersed in the book publishing industry since 2012, working on books across a wide array of categories and genres. I've helped edit and create titles from places like Penguin Random House, DK, Amazon Publishing, Disney, National Geographic, Black Dog & Leventhal, Quarto Publishing Group, Becker & Mayer, Girl Friday Productions, and Dorrance Publishing.

My five New York Times bestselling titles include:

Other books I've had the privilege of working on:

WORK EXPERIENCE:

DK, Penguin Random House

Executive Editor, March 2024—Present

Senior Editor, January 2022—March 2024

Pittsburgh, PA

Girl Friday Productions

Book Development Editor, Marketing Liaison

February 2018—October 2021

Seattle, WA

 

Allegory Ridge

Editor-in-Chief, Director of Publishing

March 2017—November 2023

Seattle, WA

Kaiser Permanente

Copy Editor, Proofreader

June 2017—May 2018

Renton, WA

 

Becker & Mayer

Production Editor

September 2016—April 2017

Bellevue, WA

 

Expedia

Content Editor

February 2016—August 2016

Bellevue, WA

 

Red City Review

Managing Editor

June 2013—September 2017

Pittsburgh, PA / Seattle, WA

 

Dorrance Publishing

Senior Publishing Services Consultant, Editor

July 2012—May 2015

Pittsburgh, PA

EDUCATION:

University of Southern Maine, Stonecoast, Portland, ME

June 2023

Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing

New York University, Summer Publishing Institute, New York, NY 

July 2015

Master’s Certificate

 

University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

April 2012

Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Anthropology