Provides support to the divisions of Visitor and Resource Protection and Interpretation and Education. Ensures clarity, proper formatting, document flow, grammatical accuracy and basic Section 508 compliance for all correspondence. Periodically assists in drafting correspondence and other publications sent to parks and other internal staff. Compiled and edited the Visitor and Resource Protection 2018 Annual Report. Wrote and edited InterComm IMR Employee Newsletter article for the Acting Regional Director.
Administrative Assistant.
Provides administrative and editorial support. Ensures clarity, proper formatting, document flow, grammatical accuracy and basic 508 Compliance to all Federal documents produced by BLM Colorado. Coordinates with field and district offices for document corrections and edits. Logs, tracks and submits Congressional, constituent and public correspondence. Periodically writes letters and memorandums in response to constituents. Maintains digital and hard-copy records according to agency records retention schedule. Assisted in writer/editor capacity for BLM CO Themes and Priorities project. Provided assistance for Resources and Fire Management Division realignment project. Served on BLM Colorado State Office Building Move Committee. Helps to implement new programs and systems within the Division and State Office when appropriate. Updates BLM exernal website using Drupal software for Division. Is a pro or adminstrative user in Concur, Payment, DTS, QuickTime, FBMS, FPPS, Google Drive, InOutBoard and Drupal.
2016-2017
Freelance Editor
Trusted Writer Consultancy
Provided substantive editing, copy editing, proofreading, and formatting to a variety of documents. Edited documents ranging from magazine articles to textbook content as well as supplemental brochure information, preparing it for publication. Worked toward set deadlines, no more than 48 hours, and provided feedback to writers on suggested content, grammar, or syntax changes. Helped writers make requested changes and provided answers to questions when necessary. Worked with senior editors and writers to provide documents and magazine articles to the requesting client. Archived drafts of working documents during their development. Provided documents in their final drafts, ready for publication.
2014-2015
Intern-Communications, Administration
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Colorado
Ensured clarity and grammatical accuracy of a wide variety of Federal documents. Provided public affairs support to Support Service program area. Compiled, edited and sent out weekly Look Ahead Report for BLM Director in Washington, DC,. Logged, tracked and submitted Congressional, constituent and public correspondence. Posted press releases on BLM Colorado external website using Communique web-design software. Updated BLM Colorado external website pages for appropriate program areas. Maintained constituent, congressional and media contact lists.
Skills
Excellent technical and creative. writing ability.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Excellent Microsoft Office Suite skills (e.g., MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, MS Access, etc.).
Experience writing/editing technical and editorial documents.
Knowledge of MLA, Chicago, APA, Turabian, GPO, Gregg and AP styles.
Knowledge of Drupal and XPRS web design software.
Basic HTML skills.
Proficient Adobe Photoshop skills.
Basic Adobe Dreamweaver, Illustrator and Flash skills.
Eleven years of customer service experience.
Ability to type minimum of 70 words per minute.
Highly organized.
Positive can-do attitude.
Education
Master of Arts Degree: Professional Creative Fiction Writing
University of Denver, University College
4.0 GPA
Bachelor's Degree: English Literature, Minor: Business
Metropolitan State University of Denver
Graduated Sigma Tau Delta 2014
3.6 GPA
