Freelance
Developmental editing, copy editing, proofreading, permissions services, creating ancillaries, and writing original content
Clients include New York University, Penguin Random House, Roxane Gay, Netflix, W. W. Norton & Company, TSTC Publishing, Kaplan, Perfectly Frank Inc., and the Center for Policing Equity, in addition to numerous independent authors, political organizations, and individual clients.
Editorial
Editor, Radish Media, Inc.
Developmental and copy editor for Radish Fiction’s serialized genre fiction
Editor, Georgia McBride Media Group
Copy edit, line edit, and proofread contemporary fiction manuscripts in young adult, new adult, and adult genres for numerous imprints, including Month9Books and Swoon Romance
Rights and Permissions
Rights and Clearances Specialist, NBCUniversal News Group
Manager of the Text Permissions Department, W. W. Norton & Company
Oversee the department responsible for rights acquisitions and permissions clearing for third-party content in all disciplines across Norton’s extensive book and digital ancillary catalogue
Permissions Specialist, W. W. Norton & Company
Project manager and rights coordinator on an extensive book list; collaborated with editors in all disciplines to determine and meet production schedules for print books, e-media packages, and digital ancillaries; rights acquisition; contract negotiation
College Permissions Associate, W. W. Norton & Company
Independently cleared permission for copyrighted material in hundreds of books and ancillaries, estimated budgets, negotiated fees, issued vendor payments, and supervised interns
College Permissions Assistant, W. W. Norton & Company
Cleared text and line art permission for books across all academic disciplines, wrote front and back matter, generated and maintained metadata
Education
Certification in Publishing, New York University
Trained by industry leaders in manuscript editing, copy editing and proofreading, digital strategies in book publishing, copyright and permissions, and children’s book publishing
Bachelor of Arts, Baylor University
Bachelor of Arts in Professional Writing, Bachelor of Arts in Theatre, Graduated with Honors, Phi Beta Kappa National Academic Honor Society, Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society, and Sigma Tau Delta English Honor Society, Baylor University Theatre Merit Scholarship, Baylor University President’s Scholarship
Organizations
Read Ahead Junior Board - Governance and Recruitment Chair
Read Ahead Mentor Program - 4th Grade
Association of American Publishers
