Alissa McGowan's Curriculum Vitae

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Education

• Master of Arts – English Literature – California State University, Northridge (2012)
• Bachelor of Arts – English Literature – University of California, Davis (2008)

Professional Experience

• Freelance Proofreader – Graphic Orb (2010–2013)
  • Proofread a large volume of advertising and communication projects for brand editorial style and consistency using various client-specific style guides (clients included Amgen, Sony, Gooding, and Intel); verified content against project documentation; reviewed materials at various stages of development; worked in collaboration with project managers and production artists
• Catalogue Production Manager – Gooding & Company (2012)
  • Produced two 300-page art-quality catalogues for Gooding & Company's 2012 Pebble Beach Auctions in just 5 weeks: assigned writers; edited text; wrote text; coordinated text review process; and managed vendors, writers, and car specialists
• Writer/Editor – Eco Family News (2009–2010)
  • Researched and wrote articles, compiled newsletters, proofread and edited articles and correspondence
• Editor – Actor's Ink ezine (published by Now Casting) (2008–2009)
  • Edited text and layout of Actor's Ink ezine and transcribed interviews
• Writer/Photographer – Animal Match Rescue Team (2008)
  • Wrote blurbs and took photos of shelter animals to help increase their odds of adoption
• Writer – Milestone SEO (2007)
  • Wrote articles relating to water damage and mold remediation and then posted those articles to sites such as Article Sphere with keywords linking back to the company's website.
• Manuscript Editor – Dr. Lynne A. Isbell, UC Davis (2006)
  • Copy edited a manuscript on evolutionary history for Dr. Isbell, which was subsequently published by Harvard University Press as The Fruit, the Tree, and the Serpent: Why We See So Well.

Professional Conferences

• Moderated "Education: Dialectics and Linguistics in the Classroom" panel at "Looking Askew: Odd-Angle Approaches"
  –California State University, Northridge (April 2012)
• Presented "Alcatraz versus the Establishment" at "Looking Askew: Odd-Angle Approaches"
  –California State University, Northridge (April 2012)
• Presented "Coming of Age in Middlesex" at "Sex...or Something Like It"
  –California State University, Northridge (March 2012)
• Presented "Dangers of the Condescending Narrator: A Critical Perspective on Brandon Sanderson's Alcatraz Series for Middle-Grade Readers" at "Once Upon a Precipice"
  – California State University, Northridge (April 2011)

Memberships

• Member of Editorial Freelancers Association (EFA)
• Member of American Copy Editors Society (ACES)
• Member of Chattanooga Writer's Guild (CWG)

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