I was raised in South Florida by two biologists. Nature and science were a part of daily life in our household. My high-school graduation present was a pair of binoculars and Peterson's Field Guide to the Birds.

When it came time for college, I was firmly headed for a biology major until I discovered foreign languages. I majored in German and became a freelance German translator, gradually adding other services—writing, editing, photography. I spent a fascinating two years at National Public Radio as a librarian and cataloger before moving to North Carolina.

Over the last decade, I have become increasingly concerned about climate change. I participate in organizations that are trying to make a difference in this area: Transition Carrboro-Chapel Hill (particularly its Energy Action Group), 350.org, and the Tar Sands Action campaign. I also offer my various professional skills on a freelance basis to environmental clients and others working for positive change in the world.

You can read more about my experience below. Please contact me if you have questions about my background, or if you would like references or samples of my work.

 

Education

  • B.A. cum laude in German, Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota, 1979
  • Junior year in Freiburg, Germany, 1977-78

Writing, Editing, & Proofreading

  • Web editor, New Energy Times, 2005 to present
  • Copyeditor, Daylight Magazine, 2004 to present
  • Articles for Carolina Sun, newsletter of the North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association
    • “Making the Economic Development Case for Renewables in Raleigh” (PDF)
    • “You’ve Just Gotta S.E.E. this Expo!” (HTML)
  • Articles for The Beet, e-newsletter of Weaver Street Market, a food co-op and community center in Carrboro, North Carolina
    • “It's Composting Time!” (HTML)
    • “Fun Scrap Exchange Event at Southern Village” (HTML)
  • Editor, TLC News, newsletter of Triangle Land Conservancy, May 2004 to October 2005
  • Edited e-book Whatever It Takes: How Granville County Fought and Defeated the Hazardous Waste Incinerator, by Michael Arnold, 2004
  • Proofreader, National Public Radio transcripts, freelance, 1999-2002
  • Proofreader, Source, journal of the American Translators Association's literary division, 2000-2003
  • Theater reviews and feature articles for Arlington Courier, Intermission, Journal Newspapers, 1996-99
  • Other freelance editing assignments, 1999 to present, including eight papers for the World Bank's Social Safety Nets Primer
    • and numerous dissertations and academic papers in a variety of fields
  • Editor, Capital Translator, newsletter of National Capital Area Chapter of the American Translators Association, 1987-92
  • Newsletter editor for Northern Virginia Nuclear Weapons Freeze Campaign, 1985-88
  • Research, writing, production on newsletter Urban Innovation Abroad, Council for International Urban Liaison, Washington, D.C., 1981-85

Website Design & Graphic Design

Photography

  • Freelance assignments for WUNC radio, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 2003
  • Freelance assignments for Connection newspapers (Northern Virginia), 1998-99
  • Samples of nature photography available in my online gallery
  • Classes in black-and-white and color slide photography
  • Member/volunteer, Washington Center for Photography, 1998-99

Cataloging/Archiving

  • National Public Radio broadcast library, 2000-2002. Helped maintain archive of NPR shows, helped reporters locate material in the archive, and cataloged current programming for future retrieval

Translation

  • Freelance German translator, 1985-2002, projects included:
    • The United States and Germany in the Era of the Cold War, a two-volume collection of scholarly papers published by the German Historical Institute, Washington, D.C. (I coordinated a team of 20 translators)
    • McGraw-Hill's 1990 translation of Bernhard Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals
    • Food & Drug Administration submissions for German pharmaceutical firm Boehringer Mannheim
    • numerous drug studies, pharmaceutical standard operating procedures, and medical journal articles
    • background information for a National Geographic feature on Steller's sea eagles (March 1999)
    • two books on the early German aviator Otto Lilienthal for a project of the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum
    • a book on Schwalm whitework, a kind of German embroidery
  • Translators and Interpreters Guild (co-founder, president, treasurer); certified by the Guild for translation from German into English
  • Member, American Translators Association, 1980-2002
  • Fulbright Commission English teaching assistant at two secondary schools in Eisenstadt, Austria, 1980-81

 

 

  

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