Owner, Catalyst Book Press
San Francisco Bay Area
- Current
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- Publisher at Catalyst Book Press
- Freelance Writer at Jessica Powers
- Past
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- Director of Marketing/Senior Editor at Cinco Puntos Press
- Technical Assistant at Dennis W. Powers, Ph.D
- Editorial Assistant at El Paso Scene
- Program Director at Youth Performing Arts
- Director at Youth Service
- Co-Program Director at Youth Performing Arts
- Group Coordinator at IVCF, New Mexico State University
- Education
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- Stanford University
- State University of New York at Albany
- The University of Texas at El Paso
- New Mexico State University
- Connections
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- Industry
- Publishing
- Websites
Jessica Powers’s Summary
My professional experience is writing, publishing, and research related.
Jessica Powers’s Specialties:
Children's and young-adult, books, fertility and birth, Africa, history, U.S.-Mexico border, race politics, immigration,
Jessica Powers’s Experience
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Publisher
Catalyst Book Press
(Publishing industry)
January 2008 — Present (1 year 11 months)
Managing all aspects of the books we publish, from editorial to production.
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Freelance Writer
Jessica Powers
(Writing and Editing industry)
January 1999 — Present (10 years 11 months)
Includes writing books, articles, book reviews, technical writing, desk-top publishing, editing, research, consulting. www.jlpowers.net
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Director of Marketing/Senior Editor
Cinco Puntos Press
(Publishing industry)
January 2002 — September 2003 (1 year 9 months)
Informing the public about books published by Cinco Puntos Press; writing press releases; analyzing market forces; sales; arranging author tours; researching, writing, and editing books to be published.
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Technical Assistant
Dennis W. Powers, Ph.D
(Publishing industry)
December 1990 — August 1999 (8 years 9 months)
Part-time quality assurance activities, data entry, editing, research.
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Editorial Assistant
El Paso Scene
(Publishing industry)
August 1995 — December 1997 (2 years 5 months)
Writing , proofreading, editing, research, newspaper delivery. Employer: Randy Limbird, editor of The El Paso Scene.
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Program Director
Youth Performing Arts
(Religious Institutions industry)
July 1996 — August 1996 (2 months)
Directed a team of teenagers doing performing arts that traveled from El Paso to Atlanta, Georgia to Nicaragua.
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Director
Youth Service
(Religious Institutions industry)
August 1995 — August 1996 (1 year 1 month)
Directed a youth service projects team in various projects including cleaning out homeless shelters, cooking meals for the homeless, working with homeless families
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Co-Program Director
Youth Performing Arts
(Religious Institutions industry)
August 1995 — August 1996 (1 year 1 month)
Helped direct a year-long team of teenagers in performing arts.
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Group Coordinator
IVCF, New Mexico State University
(Religious Institutions industry)
January 1992 — January 1994 (2 years 1 month)
Trained small group leaders in discussion techniques,
Jessica Powers’s Education
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Stanford University
M.A. , African History , 2005 — 2008
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State University of New York at Albany
M.A. , African History , 1999 — 2001
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The University of Texas at El Paso
M.F.A. , Creative Writing , 1996 — 1999
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New Mexico State University
B.A. , English, Writing , 1990 — 1994
Additional Information
Jessica Powers’s Websites:
Jessica Powers’s Interests:
writing, editing, publishing, new media, documentaries
Jessica Powers’s Groups:
Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, The International Women's Writing Guild
Jessica Powers’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
