Education

I consider myself a lifelong learner, so I take advantage of every opportunity to broaden and deepen my knowledge base. If you’d also like a list of trainings and seminars I’ve attended, just let me know.

Bachelor of Arts in English

Edgewood College, Madison, WI
August 2002–January 2006

Measurements

• Cumulative GPA: 3.97
• Latin honors: Summa cum laude
• Graduate of the Honors Program

Extracurricular activities

• Head copy editor, On the Edge (student newspaper)
• Co-editor, Cerebral Café (student art & literary magazine)
• Student orientation assistant & honors mentor

Achievements​

• Received college’s Dominican Scholars Award for academic excellence (nominated by the English department)
• Awarded first place in college’s playwriting contest; play was performed by local actors in one-act play showcase
• Won first place in college’s English Department writing contest for short fiction
• Copyedited Associated Collegiate Press & Wisconsin Newspaper Association award-winning student newspaper articles
• Published two plays in college’s art & literary magazine

Certified Scrum Product Owner® (CSPO®)

Scrum Alliance
January 2017

Description adapted from the 2020 CSPO Learning Objectives.

The CSPO learning objectives fall into five categories:

1. Product owner core competencies
2. Describing purpose and strategy
3. Understanding customers and users
4. Validating product assumptions
5. Working with the product backlog

Editor in the Life Sciences

Board of Editors in the Life Sciences
May 2013

Description adapted from the BELS Certification Study Guide.

The goal of the Board of Editors in the Life Sciences is to promote excellence in manuscript editing in the life sciences. A manuscript editor’s responsibilities include not only such matters as grammar, punctuation, and syntax but also logic, organization, consistency, and coherent development of the message.

Accessing Higher Ground

Association on Higher Education & Disability
2017 & 2018

Description taken from the Accessing Higher Ground website.

Accessing Higher Ground focuses on the implementation and benefits of:

• Accessible media, Universal Design and Assistive Technology in the university, business and public setting
• Legal and policy issues, including ADA and 508 compliance
• The creation of accessible media and information resources, including Web pages and library resources

Confab

Brain Traffic
2019–2021

Description taken from the Confab website.

Confab is an event for people who care about making content better for their users and organizations. And no, you don’t have to be a content strategist to attend! If you plan, design, build, or manage content, Confab is where you belong.

Confab Higher Ed

Brain Traffic
2015–2017

Description taken from the Confab Higher Ed website.

Confab Higher Ed offers two days of focused talks, plus an optional hands-on workshop day, dedicated to content best practices for colleges and universities. Share learnings, swap case studies, and talk shop with other people who care about content—without ever having to explain why the words “website welcome message” make you wake up in a cold sweat.

CPA Convention

Colorado Press Association
2016 & 2017

Description taken from the CPA convention webpage.

Our goal is simple: To provide one of the nation’s best educational conventions for Colorado’s newspaper professionals, while also promoting networking and inspiration.

CSE Annual Meeting

Council of Science Editors
2011–2014

Description taken from the Council of Science Editors website.

The Council of Science Editors (CSE) is an international membership organization for editorial professionals publishing in the sciences. Our purpose is to serve over 800 members in the scientific, scientific publishing, and information science communities by fostering networking, education, discussion, and exchange. Our aim is to be an authoritative resource on current and emerging issues in the communication of scientific information.