Adjunct Professor at The College of New Rochelle
Greater New York City Area
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- Adjunct Professor at The College of New Rochelle
- Editor at Ink inc. (Sole Proprietorship)
- Past
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- Marketing Specialist at AKRF, Inc.
- Freelance Proofreader at Sherman Advertising
- Publications Assistant at AKRF, Inc.
- Education
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- New York University
- Michigan State University
- Chatham College
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Ann Kottner’s Summary
Editorial Services, Research, Desktop Publishing
Ann Kottner’s Specialties:
environmental/biological sciences; physics; education; history; literature; folklore
Relevant Skills: Proficient in MS Word, WordPerfect, Quark, InDesign and Photoshop CS2, Adobe Acrobat Pro; familiar with Mac & PC platforms; some HTML familiarity; excellent writing and online and manuscript editing skills; familiar with Chicago, AP, and MLA style manuals, and Words Into Type; extensive transcription experience; type 100 wpm; high-speed internet access.
Ann Kottner’s Experience
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Adjunct Professor
The College of New Rochelle
(Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Higher Education industry)
January 2008 — Present (1 year 11 months)
Writing and English instructor
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Editor
Ink inc. (Sole Proprietorship)
(Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Publishing industry)
May 1990 — Present (19 years 7 months)
Freelance Editorial services, Research, Desktop Publishing
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Marketing Specialist
AKRF, Inc.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Environmental Services industry)
September 2003 — February 2007 (3 years 6 months)
Responsibilities included developing, planning, writing for, and editing biannual industry newsletter with a circulation of 15,000; developing, planning, and writing monthly internal newsletter; writing copy and editing various marketing materials for AKRF and its clients; completing proposal layout and production in Quark Xpress and InDesign; staff training in Quark, InDesign, and PowerPoint; writing and editing advertising copy; developing and maintaining competition database; writing copy for redesign of the company website.
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Freelance Proofreader
Sherman Advertising
(Publishing industry)
1995 — 2007 (12 years )
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Publications Assistant
AKRF, Inc.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Environmental Services industry)
December 1996 — September 2003 (6 years 10 months)
Responsibilities included: technical copyediting and page layout of Environmental Impact Statements, proposals, and other documents in WordPerfect, MS Word, and Quark Xpress; application of a rigorous house style based on the Chicago Manual of Style with technical terms encompassing several scientific and humanities disciplines; development of style sheets for diverse projects; construction of company-wide document and form templates; staff training in Word and WordPerfect; conversion of documents to PDF and other electronic formats for the Web and CDs.
Ann Kottner’s Education
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New York University
N/A , History, Publishing , 2002 — 2003
- Activities and Societies:
- Masters & Ph.D. level classes in history, classes from the School of Continuing Education in their publishing program.
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Michigan State University
M.A. , English, history , 1982 — 1986
Teaching fellowship, taught basic composition and honors science writing. Administered summer internship program in 1986.
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Chatham College
B.A. , English, Biology minor , 1978 — 1982
- Activities and Societies:
- Yearbook editor, Mortar Board Honor Society
Additional Information
Ann Kottner’s Websites:
Ann Kottner’s Interests:
writing, editing, desktop publishing, book arts, poetry, fiction
Ann Kottner’s Groups:
Editorial Freelancers Association, Center for Book Arts
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Wild Web Women
Ann Kottner’s Honors:
Honorable Mention, The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror, Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling, eds. New York: St. Martin’s Griffin, 2003.
Red Cedar Review/Jim Cash Poetry Award, Michigan State University, 1984.
Vira Heinz Summer Study Abroad Award, Chatham College, Vira I. Heinz Fund, Pittsburgh Foundation, 1981.
The Beatrice Lewis Creative Writing Prize, Chatham College, 1980.
Ann Kottner’s Contact Settings
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