Allena Tapia

Current

ECE at Lansing Community College
Channel Writer/"Guide" FreelanceWrite at About.com
Writer & Editor at GardenWall Publications

Managing Editor and Columnist at Adelante Magazine

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Past

Freelance contractor/Writing at Bill Smith Group
Freelance contractor/Content WRiting at Cengage Learning
Editor at The Current Events

Freelance contractor/Editorial at ME Sharpe
Blogger at 451 Press
Blogger Contractor at All Diva Media
Sub Contractor/Writer at WRG
Contracted Blogger at Diet Detective
Admin & Editing at Michigan State University

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Education

Michigan State University

Connections

215 connections

Industry

Writing and Editing

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Allena Tapia’s Summary

Writer and editor at the New York Times-owned About.com (www.freelancewrite.about.com), freelance writer/owner at GardenWall Publications and GardenWall Translations. Past credits include proofreading of The Encyclopedia of Latino History and Culture, proofreading of leveled readers (K-5) for Bill SMith Group, editor at The Current Events (40k circulation newspaper).

Allena Tapia’s Specialties:

Educational writing, Latino-targeted publications, Spanish

Allena Tapia’s Experience

ECE

Lansing Community College

(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

November 2008 — Present (1 year 1 month)

Adjunct teacher/ community education classes such as Breaking Into Freelance Writing.
Channel Writer/"Guide" FreelanceWrite

About.com

(Public Company; 51-200 employees; NYT; Internet industry)

September 2007 — Present (2 years 3 months)

Channel writer and editor for Freelance Writing channel on About.Com, an NYT company. www.freelancewrite.about.com
Writer & Editor

GardenWall Publications

(Writing and Editing industry)

December 2005 — Present (4 years )

We are a limited liability company offering writing, editing, translation, and transcription.
Managing Editor and Columnist

Adelante Magazine

(Publishing industry)

December 2005 — Present (4 years )

Michigan's top Latino-targeted publication.
Freelance contractor/Writing

Bill Smith Group

(Publishing industry)

April 2009 — August 2009 (5 months)

K-5 educational publisher... proofreading of leveled readers; 3 contracts.
Freelance contractor/Content WRiting

Cengage Learning

(Privately Held; Publishing industry)

April 2009 — July 2009 (4 months)
Editor

The Current Events

(Writing and Editing industry)

November 2008 — May 2009 (7 months)

Children's/classroom based newspaper. (freelance but long term)
Freelance contractor/Editorial

ME Sharpe

(Publishing industry)

February 2009 — April 2009 (3 months)
Blogger

451 Press

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Internet industry)

September 2007 — March 2008 (7 months)

WritersUnbound.com
Blogger Contractor

All Diva Media

(Publishing industry)

August 2007 — March 2008 (8 months)

ParentingDiva.com
Sub Contractor/Writer

WRG

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)

May 2007 — March 2008 (11 months)

Sub contracted writer
Contracted Blogger

Diet Detective

(Health, Wellness and Fitness industry)

September 2007 — February 2008 (6 months)

Blogger at the Moderate Vegetarian
Admin & Editing

Michigan State University

(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

December 2006 — February 2007 (3 months)

Editorial, web writing & marketing responsibilities; left to establish freelance company full time.