I am a writer, editor, trainer and consultant, specializing in plain language communications. Writing
I have written everything from website content, radio stories and scripts for multimedia CDs to magazine and textbook articles, marketing material, corporate brochures, training manuals and a plain language style guide. I have also published a novel and a book of poetry and photography with a small press. Editing and Rewriting
I have edited and/or rewritten everything from proposals, grant applications, government documents, training manuals, annual reports and curriculum documentation to magazine and academic articles and advertising copy. Teaching and Training
I have taught communication skills, including business writing, grammar fundamentals, report writing and preparing and delivering presentations. Clients
I am registered with the federal government as a supplier of writing, editing, training and consulting services. I have security clearance, and I am listed with PS Online. I had a Standing Offer for Editing Services with Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) from June 2008 to June 2011. My private, non-profit, business and government clients have included Mantle & Overall Communications, Word Sculpture (Sweden), the Association for Management Excellence, G. R. Young Communications, Algonquin College, Performance Management Consultants, the Ottawa Citizen, Pearson Education Canada, Creative Force Communications (Canada Council for the Arts), Audiosynchrasy (Agri-Food Canada), the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), the Department of Defence (DND), the Canadian AIDS Society, the RCMP Canadian Firearms Program, Public Safety Canada, Transport Canada, the Office of the Correctional Investigator (OCI) and Natural Resources Canada (NRCan). Professional Associations
I am a voiting member of the Editors' Association of Canada. I was Chair of the Editors’ Association’s Professional Development Committee for the Ottawa branch from 2006 to 2010 and was on the Editorial Advisory Committee of Carleton University Magazine from 2005 to 2009. For More Information
www.simplywrite.ca
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