Resumé
Digital Publishing Services Manager
SUNY Geneseo, July 2015 – Present
- Manage the editorial and production timelines of all accepted projects; 25 open textbooks, 4 original manuscripts, 2 digital projects to date, and 3 journals per year.
- Design and compile production files of book & journal interiors and covers for all print and electronic publications.
- Collaborate with event coordinators to design marketing materials for library events and initiatives, including digital signage, print posters, brochures, postcards, and social media posts.
- Train and manage student employees to assist with publishing activities.
- Maintain a textbook catalog on the WordPress site milneopentextbooks.org, & archives and journals in bepress Digital Commons.
- Initiated a partnership with SUNY Press to collaborate on the publication and distribution of open textbooks.
Editor & Production Manager
SUNY Geneseo, July 2013 – July 2015
- Designed and typeset 33 reprints and 7 original manuscripts to showcase Milne Library’s Special Collections and local authors in PDF and ePub formats.
- Coordinated the editorial and production timelines of 8 Open SUNY Textbooks.
- Produced marketing materials to promote newly released books.
- Oversaw student workers and interns.
- Maintained two press websites utilizing Open Monograph Press.
- Provided classroom instruction for Geneseo students and faculty in the areas of editorial practices, book production software, and e-book publishing.
Library Publishing Toolkit Researcher & Editor
The Research Foundation for SUNY, January 2013 – July 2013
- Conducted research of library publishing projects and strategies.
- Compiled and created resources for libraries interested in participating in publishing projects and services.
- Served on the editorial committee for the edited volume, the Library Publishing Toolkit.
- Designed and managed the project’s website using WordPress
- Coordinated the marketing and communications for the Library Publishing Toolkit project.
Contract Designer
Doorlight Publications, by project 2008–2012
- Designed and typeset the covers and interiors of: Mary Lyon: Documents and Writings, The Wormwood Archive, A Blessed Big Day, and Cat Tales.
Education
- MFA in Creative Writing & Poetry from Emerson College, 2009
- BA in English Literature and Creative Writing from Houghton College, 2006
Certifications & Professional Development
Learning Engineer Fellowship, SUNY CPD & OLI, Fall 2023
Badge earners are able to analyze evidence-based design practices, design learning activities that align to objectives & measurable outcomes, improve learning designs based on evidence, build effective formative and summative assessments, and reflect on learning science research.
Textbook Success Program, Rebus Community, October 2019 Cohort
The Textbook Success Program is a professional development program that equips faculty, librarians, administrators, and managers with the tools they need to make great open textbooks.
Creative Commons Certification, September 2018
The Creative Commons Certificate recognizes expertise in open licensing.
