Donna E. Shelley
Your Word Doctor
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Education
Northern Arizona University, Bachelor of Arts, English (1996)
Northern Arizona University, Master of Arts, English (1998)
Professional Experience
(Current Position)
Your Word Doctor
Writing/Editing Services
- Write, edit, and proofread various written materials for academic and business clients, such as academic papers, technical articles, newsletters, advertisements, reports, brochures, and web site copy
- Revise/edit academic papers for Master’s and PhD candidates
- Proofread technical copy
- Online proofreading and copyediting for web sites
- Format/edit resumes and cover letters.
Communications Manager
Northrop Grumman Corp. (Redondo Beach, CA)
- Wrote multiplicity of communications, including meeting presentations, employee announcements, speech writing, and editing, security manual, oral presentations
- Developed, wrote, and implemented various internal and external communications, including strategic communications plans, technical documents, event collateral, and proposal editing
- Oversaw intranet web page, writing and editing content and directing implementation by support personnel
- Editor-in-Chief of company newsletter, electronic and hard copy, with full responsibility for publication, from concept to finished product
- Wrote broad spectrum of articles for the newsletter, editing and proofreading all content
- Coordinated newsletter design, photography, publishing schedules, and budget
- Checked all newsletter proofs and blue lines
University Instructor
Northern Arizona University (Flagstaff, AZ)
- Business Communication. Designed curriculum and taught writing-intensive course required of all junior level business students. Syllabus included technical writing, written and verbal communication, proposal writing, communication theory, interpersonal communication, human resources skills, and cross-cultural communication, public speaking, and community / media relations.
- English Composition. Developed curriculum and taught basic writing course, required of all university students––teaching writing skills needed to complete cross-curricular coursework. Classes taught in both computer-based and standard classroom
Graduate Assistant Mentor / Writing Center Tutor
Northern Arizona University (Flagstaff, AZ)
- Mentored Graduate Teaching Assistants (TAs) in assignments as Writing instructors and writing lab tutors. Trained and supervised TAs individually and through workshops. Writing center tutor to freshman through graduate level students with varying degrees of expertise, at all stages of the writing process.
Doctoral Dissertation Editor
Northern Arizona University (Flagstaff, AZ)
- According to candidate needs, edited, proofread, and commented extensively on doctoral dissertations.
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