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1997-		Writing and Editorial Consultant, Operations Evaluation Department, World Bank, Washington, DC
1992-1996		Senior Editor, American Writing Corporation, Communications Development, Inc. (contractor to the World Bank), Washington, DC
1981-		Freelance Editor, various clients
1976-1992		Editor, Mathematica Policy Research, Princeton, NJ
1975-1976		Writer, Visual Education Corp., Princeton Jct., NJ
1974-1976		Editor, A.S. Barnes and Co., Cranbury, NJ
1971		Editorial Assistant, ABC Radio News, New York, NY

• Writing, rewriting, substantive editing, and copyediting
• Planning and coordinating multi-author and cross-organizational reports and papers
• Serving as editorial liaison between authors and publishers
• Leading in-house writing seminars and editorial training sessions
• Supervising free-lance editors and coordinating work schedules

• Reports and papers on World Bank lending and donor community operations in developing countries
• Reports and papers on social-policy research for U.S. federal and state agencies
• Research presentations at professional conferences, seminars, and workshops; congressional testimony
• Proceedings from association meetings and conferences; discussion panel transcripts
• Professional journal articles on research methodologies and econometric techniques
• Research contract proposals, including statements of organizational and project-team qualifications
• Organizational newsletters, brochures, and catalogues
• Ph.D. dissertations and master's theses; academic statements of purpose; professional resumes

• Write and edit evaluation reports on Bank lending to developing countries—including Country Assistance Reviews, Country Strategy Papers, Country Economic Memoranda, and Performance Audit Reports
• Write pr�cis and "fast-track" synopses (for the Executive Board) on OED reports and evaluations
• Rewrite and edit reports and papers on country-specific economic and social policy issues
• Rewrite and edit sector-specific policy papers applicable to the developing world

Countries Examined

Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Burundi, China, Cote d'Ivoire, Ecuador, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Korea, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Russia, Senegal, Singapore, Taiwan (China), Tanzania, Uganda, Ukraine, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Zaire

• Wrote, edited, and oversaw the production of U.S. social-research reports, contract proposals, analytical and survey design documents, literature reviews, focus-group and panel discussions, conference and seminar presentations, congressional testimony, and submissions to academic and professional journals.
• Hired, trained, and supervised a staff of on-call editors; coordinated their work assignments.
• Established and monitored editorial-style and word-processing conventions; wrote and edited appropriate manuals; gave seminars and workshops on editorial conventions.

• Public Assistance (AFDC, Food Stamps, Medicare/Medicaid, WIC). Regulations, eligibility rules, and population coverage; benefit formulas; participation rates, the determinants of participation (including decisionmaking processes), and the demographic characteristics of participants; automated administrative systems.
• Employment and Training. National-level program regulations and operations; participation rates and demographic characteristics; administrative and operational systems; workfare training for minority single mothers and teenage AFDC recipients; supported work and transitional employment for mentally challenged persons; job-skills assessment.
• Health Care. Medicare and Medicaid; HMOs and alternative health plans; home-based, community-based, and long-term care; respite services for caregivers of Alzheimer's patients; health profiles of patients; National Health Service Corps placements and other health care delivery in rural areas.
• Unemployment Insurance and Reemployment. Unemployment and extended benefit formulas; reemployment bonuses and relocation assistance; trade adjustment assistance and dislocated worker schemes; work-search rules.
• Other Program and Policy Areas. Elderly day care programs; National School Breakfast and Lunch programs; dietary standards and nutrient intake; school performance of low-income children; demographic profiles of disabled Americans; childcare options and quality; Child Support Enforcement legislation; migration and fertility patterns.
• Databases: SIPP, CPS, and Census—their strengths and weaknesses vis-�-vis accounting periods, sampling variability, topic and population coverage, and item nonresponse.

Visiting Nurse Service of New York

• Rewrote and edited an "Op-Ed White paper" on the adverse effects of the proposed National Health Security Act on Medicare coverage for home care for elderly and disabled Americans.

MHB Technology

• Designed and wrote the company's brochure, advertisements, and advance articles for trade magazines and business journals.
• Worked with graphics artists and printers to prepare material for dissemination.
• Prepared trade-show material and edited an instructional manual and a user's guide for the company's main product—a computer-based access security control system.

• Edited a monograph of five papers that assessed major alternatives for reforming the nation's health care insurance system. Endorsed by the Bush Administration, the conference included a coalition of business, academic, and medical groups, national experts on health insurance reform, and the state Governor and legislators.

• Edited three papers that assessed the feasibility of using advanced educational indicators to reduce dropout rates among high school students and to promote the concept of providing a traditional educational experience to pre-school-age children.

• Wrote three-sentence synopses of the content of more than 300 magazines, journals, and periodicals for a comprehensive annual reference catalogue.

• Rewrote and edited synopses of the bachelor's and master's-degree programs offered by U.S. colleges and universities