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Work History

• Business Information Group
• Assistant Editor
• December 2008 to Febuary 2010

• Duties included contributing monthly articles to all three magazines (Jobber News Magazine, SSGM Magazine and BodyShop Magazine), interviewing, liaising with the art department, copyediting, updating daily news items for the websites autoserviceworld.com and bodyshopbiz.com and other related editorial duties (such as attending industry events, etc.).

• Rogers Publishing
• Copyeditor (Internship)
• April 2008 to May 2008

• Duties included proofreading and copyediting articles for four trade magazines(Canadian Grocer, Hardware Merchandising, Canadian Contractor, and Pro Painter) owned by Rogers Publishing.

• Clara Thomas Archives and Special Collections (York University)
• Student Archivest
• June 2005 to August 2006

• Assisted students, faculty, and external users unfamiliar with the policies and procedures of the archives; updated databases, filed and retrieved archived material, registered new users, researched archived material for patrons and donators; various secretarial work including answering phone calls, taking messages, and photocopying.

Education

• Centennial College
• Book and Magazine Publishing, Diploma
• 2007 - 2008

• Diploma included courses in copy-editing; design; magazine marketing and sales; book marketing and sales; feature writing; copyrights, permissions, and contracts; and online magazines.

• York University
• English, Honours Bachelor of Arts
• 2003 - 2007

• Degree included multiple courses in creative writing, Canadian and American literature; postmodern literature, science fiction literature; Canadian, American, and British poetry.