Freelance Writer/Editor/Proofreader

Skills

  • Strong writer/proofreader with editing, research, and journalistic experience

  • Quick to adapt to individual publications’ stylesheet, voice, and expectations

  • Proficient with MS Office and Google Workspace

  • Education in and deep familiarity with Catholic theology and culture

  • Writing focus on culture, community, current events, spirituality, and family life

Experience

Freelance Writer/Proofreader | 2011—Present

  • Provided significant content editing and rewrites for the 224-page Virtue Field Guide (2023) for the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist.

  • Proofread and provided feedback for 700-page theology textbook Echoing the Mystery (2018) for the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist.

  • Publications include:

    • March 2016 cover article in Columbia magazine, on a Catholic-run refugee medical clinic in Erbil, Iraq. This article was one of three that won Columbia first place for “Best Coverage of Religious Liberty Issues” in the 2017 Catholic Press Awards.

    • Meditations in Magnificat, including Lenten and Advent devotions. Frequent contributor to “She Pondered These Things in Her Heart” column, geared toward mothers and wives.

    • Multiple articles, including two cover stories, for FAITH Magazine

    • Essays on Plough.com, Cruxnow.com, FemCatholic.com, and GrottoNetwork.com

Freelance Researcher | Knights of Columbus | 2011—Present

Provided background research, interview questions, and other writing support for the Knights of Columbus’ Video Production Team, including work on the Emmy-winning projects Liberating a Continent: John Paul II and the Fall of Communism (2016) and The Face of Mercy (2016).

News Web Editor | Knights of Columbus | 2008—2011

Managed the Knights’ online news site from its inception, including gathering links for the site’s news aggregate and soliciting/editing all original content from contributing columnists. Also assisted with other projects in the Knights’ Executive Office, including:

  • Copywriting and proofreading for Columbia magazine

  • Speechwriting

  • Background research, writing, and proofreading for book, website, and museum exhibit projects

Education

  • BA ’08: Theology and British/American Literature, Communications minor (Franciscan University of Steubenville, Steubenville, Ohio).

  • Participated in Honors Great Books Seminar Program throughout undergraduate studies.

 References available upon request.