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Michael tutors in Wilkes-Barre, PA

Michael L.

Private tutor in Wilkes-Barre, PA

Education

Education University of Missouri at Columbia: School of Journalism. Bachelor of Journalism, May 1987. 3.27 GPA Southeastern Community College: West Burlington, Iowa. Associate in Arts, May 1985. 3.29 GPA

Experience

Summary • Own editing services business: editor, proofreader, consultant, writing tutor • With my business, have more than six years of experience editing magazines and books in traditional and online formats; business documents; academic papers; manuscripts • Edited more than 40 books in business careers genre in traditional and online formats • Twenty years of experience as newspaper copy editor (14 as a manager), editing variety of articles • I make writing clean, simple, yet elegant without losing voice of author • Volunteer for Big Brothers/Big Sisters, and for McGlynn Learning Center Experience March 2008-present: Owner of To All a Good Write, an editing services business • Edit, proofread, consult and tutor to improve writing for businesses, nonprofit organizations, authors, and high school and college students. • Major clients include Cypress Magazines, publisher of Golf Inc., The National Jurist, preLaw and Our City San Diego; and Universum, an international branding company October 1994-October 2006: News editor, The Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., 36,000/50,000 circulation newspaper • Led universal copy desk of 17 editors and designers • Worked efficiently with editors, managers, other department heads to produce paper • Authorized stories, headlines, layouts to go to press • Worked with and instructed copy editors and reporters to improve stories and skills April 1989- October 1994: Copy editor, The Times Leader May 1988-March 1989: Assistant sports editor, RECORD Newspapers, chain of nine weekly papers, Port Jefferson Station, N.Y. • Ran five of nine sports sections, assigned stories, worked with reporters to improve skills May 1987-April 1988: Sports editor, Daily Star-Journal, Warrensburg, Mo., 5,000 circulation paper • One-man sports staff, doing all writing, editing, page design, photography August 1981-spring 1987: Part-time sports writer, The Hawk Eye, Burlington, Iowa, 20,000 circulation paper Education University of Missouri at Columbia: School of Journalism. Bachelor of Journalism, May 1987. 3.27 GPA Southeastern Community College: West Burlington, Iowa. Associate in Arts, May 1985. 3.29 GPA Important information - Volunteer tutor for McGlynn Learning Center, in Wilkes-Barre. Help first-graders through 11th-graders with homework in all subjects. Also volunteer for field trips. September 2010-present - Volunteer for Big Brothers/Big Sisters. December 2013-present. - Strong knowledge of Associated Press style. Good knowledge of the Chicago Manual of Style - Very comfortable with Word 2007, Adobe Acrobat, PowerPoint

Subject Expertise

English

Availability

Any day at any time

Can Meet

Up to 30 minutes away for no additional charge

Hobbies

- Volunteer tutor for McGlynn Learning Center, in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Help first-graders through 11th-graders with homework in all subjects. Also volunteer for field trips. September 2010-present - Volunteer for Big Brothers/Big Sisters. December 2013-present.

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