EXPERIENCE

Indexed 100+ books on a freelance basis, mainly business and quality management titles (1990, 2002-present, Boston Road Communications, Groton, MA) Thesaurus editing for taxonomies in a controlled vocabulary (Jan. 2007 – present: PlaceLinks, Waltham, MA) Tested Lotus software (Lotus Notes, Lotus 1-2-3, & Lotus Organizer). Specialized in OLE technology and spreadsheet formula translations, using MS Windows, Mac, OS/2 and UNIX platforms (1989-1998: Lotus Development Corp., Cambridge, MA & Iris Associates, Westford, MA) Wrote computer software documentation (1986-1988: Norwest Information Services, Minneapolis, MN) Edited government computer hardware testing documents (1984-1986: Control Data Government Systems, Bloomington, MN) Wrote press releases, newsletters, and other publications for various organizations (Thrivent Financial, Florence Roche Elementary School, Groton Area Newcomers: 1998 - present).

EDUCATION
1983-1986 University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN: Master of Agriculture in Technical Communication, College of Agriculture.          1978–1981 University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN: Bachelor of Science in Communication Disorders, College of Liberal Arts.

AFFILIATIONS

Chapter Advisor, Thrivent Financial: NE MA, SE MA & Metro Boston, 2007- 2008 President, Northeastern NE MA Chapter of Thrivent Financial, 2006-2008 Communications Director, Northeastern NE MA Chapter of Thrivent Financial, 2005-2006 Member, American and New England Society of Indexers, 2003 – present Member: Indexers Unlimited 2006 - present Member, Florence Roche Elementary School Council, Groton, MA, 2002 - 2004 Co-chair, Local Cultural Council of Groton, MA, 1998-2001 Director, Learning Express toy store board of directors, 1998-2000