Publisher
Gibbs Smith, Layton, UT || 2020-2023
• Directed the creation of 50 cooking, home reference, gift, and children’s books per year at this employee-owned company with sales of $11 million in 2022 • Managed a staff of 11 remote employees, including editorial, design, and managing editorial teams • Established a managing editorial department to create schedules and implement best practices • Introduced a multi-step acquisitions process to track and plan seasonal lists • Spearheaded the rebranding of the company’s mass market imprint, 7 Cats
Publisher
Lonely Planet Kids, New York, NY || 2018-2020
• Established a New York office for this global children’s nonfiction publishing program with sales of $2.5 million in 2019 • Published 35 original titles per year, each in both US and UK/Australian editions • Grew US sales by 76%, UK sales by 17%, and Australian sales by 16% over four publishing seasons • Increased imprint contribution by 58% in the same period • Led a team of 10, including editorial, design, and production staff based in New York and London • Partnered with sales teams in the US, UK, and Australia to develop projects suited to each territory • Collaborated with marketing and digital teams to relaunch the imprint website • Delivered the keynote address on global publishing at The Bookseller's 2018 Children's Conference in London
Editorial Director
Sterling Children’s Books, Sterling Publishing/Barnes & Noble, New York, NY || 2012-2018
• Managed daily operations of this children's publishing business with annual sales of $16 million • Guided the development of more than 150 titles per year including picture books, novels, nonfiction, educational product, and novelty formats • Led a team of five editors, with dotted-line oversight of three designers • Liaised with managing editorial, design, production, and inventory staff to maximize efficiencies between departments • Negotiated contracts with agents, authors, illustrators, and licensors • Maintained a multi-year publishing partnership with the American Museum of Natural History • Attended Bologna Book Fair annually to acquire coedition rights from foreign publishers
Editorial Director/Executive Editor
Flash Kids Books, Barnes & Noble Publishing, New York, NY || 2002-2012
• Created and managed this $3 million children's educational publishing program including workbooks, flashcards, and learning charts • Worked directly with Barnes & Noble buyers to develop and market new titles • Recruited, trained, and supervised a team of six in-house editorial, design, and production staff • Negotiated contracts with authors, packagers, and outside vendors • Oversaw budgets, schedules, and long-term planning
Freelance Education Writer
New Leaders for New Schools EPIC Project, New York, NY || 2008-2012
• Researched and wrote leadership profiles for NLNS’s Effective Practice Incentive Community, an online resource for principals in training • Conducted interviews with principals and other school leaders to ascertain key practices that yielded significant gains for urban schools
Supervising Editor, Health
McGraw-Hill School Division, New York, NY || 2002
• Planned and implemented the development of textbooks and teachers' guides for the nation's best- selling elementary health program • Managed a staff of six editors • Analyzed state and national teaching standards to ensure that textbooks met educational guidelines • Organized and led teacher forums across the country to track teaching trends
Editorial Director
Frank Schaffer Publications, McGraw-Hill Children's Publishing, Torrance, CA || 2000-2001
• Oversaw the development and production of more than 40 early-childhood and elementary-level supplementary education books per year • Analyzed current educational trends to ensure age-appropriate, teacher-friendly product 2000 to 2001 • Supervised in-house and freelance editorial staff and provided direction for each imprint's team of artists, graphic designers, and brand marketers
Development Assistant
Ocean Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox, Los Angeles, CA || 1999-2000
• Handled all script and literary submissions to this high-profile production company whose credits include Bedazzled, Analyze This, Groundhog Day, and Caddyshack • Wrote extensive script coverage for consideration by top talent agents and studio executives
Editor
Frank Schaffer Publications, Torrance, CA || 1998-1999
• Managed book, game, and puzzle ideas from concept to published product • Collaborated with the Character Counts foundation to produce a best-selling line of supplemental workbooks about character education • Coordinated donation of more than $130,000 to national non-profit teaching organization
Bilingual Third and Fourth Grade Teacher
Teach For America/Compton Unified School District, Compton, CA || 1995-1997
• Instructed 38 Spanish-speaking students in language arts, math, science, and social studies • Empowered students to lead district in state and district standardized tests • Served as regional grade leader and member of Teach For America, a national teaching corps
EDUCATION
Master of Arts with Distinction in International Journalism
University of Westminster, London, England
Bachelor of Arts in English
University of California, Riverside, CA
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