I have over two decades of experience in private and corporate law, human resources management, behavioral healthcare and business process reengineering. My education includes a degree in English, coursework in education, technical writing, proofreading, indexing peer review and indexing training with Kari Kells of Index West.  In addition to my business experience, I am an avid reader and passionate student of a variety of subjects, especially those listed below. 

My career and educational experiences required the ability to recognize and understand prominent and underlying issues accurately, communicate effectively, work with extremely detailed information and do so under the pressure of precise deadlines, all of which are required in the production of a well-crafted index. 

 I am also a member of the American Society for Indexing and four of its special interest groups: Business Indexing SIG,  Culinary Indexing SIG,  Genealogy and Transcription SIG, History/Archaeology SIG, and the Scholarly Indexing SIG, as well as the South Central Chapter of the American Society for Indexing.  I also have the honor of serving as Treasurer of the Culinary Indexing Special Interest Group. 

Areas of competence include:

• business
• culinary arts 
• cultural studies
• education
• genealogy
• history
• human resources management
• interior design
• literature
• needlework
• nutrition and diet
• parenting
• religion
• self-improvement
• travel
• women's studies