Anne Papina

Current

Legal Assistant at Gordon & Rees LLP
Owner at APWeb Productions (Sole Proprietorship)

Past

Site Reviewer at Webby Awards
Interact Producer at TechTV
Community Director/Food Channel Producer at mybackyard.com

Director Marketing & Online Productions at Glenbrook Systems, Inc.
Internet Forums Manager at CompuServe
Office Manager/Legal Assistant at Johnson & Miskel
Office Manager/Legal Assistant at Giannini, Chin & Valinoti
Administrative Assistant/Records Manager at Dinkelspiel, Donovan & Reder

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Education

St. Mary's College of California
City College of San Francisco

Recommended

7 people have recommended Anne

Connections

161 connections

Industry

Law Practice

Websites

Anne Papina’s Summary

I'm a San Francisco native who attended college locally, first obtaining a certificate in paralegal studies from City College of San Francisco before moving on to St. Mary's College. My experience in the legal industry spans more than a decade, although I was stolen away once for a brief, but notable, interlude in the tech industry where I was tasked with developing new online community initiatives and expanding the user/audience experience for companies such as CompuServe and ZDTV/TechTV.

During that time, I also co-authored (with Steve Syrmopolous) a book about online relationships entitled "Love, Lies and the Internet," which is still available through Amazon.com.

I recently completed a book about Nicasio, California as part of Arcadia Publishing's "Images of America" series of pictorial histories. This book features vintage photographs from local archives and personal collections, recounting tales of the Coast Miwok and early settlers of the mid 1800s up through current times. It is due out in June 2008 and is already available for pre-order on Amazon.com as well as Barnes & Noble (which has the better price: http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Nicasio-California/Anne-M-Papina/e/9780738558028/?itm=1).

I continue to provide freelance Web design services through AP|Web Productions (www.apweb.com) as well as maintain my personal foodie Web site Webicurean (www.webicurean.com).

Anne Papina’s Specialties:

Author, "Images of America: Nicasio, California" -- June 2008, Arcadia Publishing

Speaker, "Community Staffing Options" -- Vircomm 2001

Co-author, "Love, Lies and the Internet" -- 1996, Twimo Publishing

Owner, Webicurean.com -- an award-winning Web site devoted to epicurean virtual tours.

Columnist, "The Paper" -- bi-monthly technology column and Web site reviews, with a focus on Northern California and coastal community news, events, and businesses.

Anne Papina’s Experience

Legal Assistant

Gordon & Rees LLP

(Law Practice industry)

February 2005 — Present (5 years 1 month)
Owner
APWeb Productions (Sole Proprietorship)

(Sole Proprietorship; Internet industry)

1997 — Present (13 years )

Freelance Web design and social networking consulting: Building Web sites, including site architecture, layout and design, graphics design, hand coding HTML, setting META tags and keywording for search efficiency; producing online events, including celebrity chats, games & contests; creating & managing content for high-profile Web sites.
Site Reviewer

Webby Awards

(Internet industry)

September 1999 — June 2003 (3 years 10 months)

Screened online community, legal & personal Web sites for Webby Awards. Also volunteered with event set-up, preparing gift baskets, name tags, etc.
Interact Producer

TechTV

(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

April 2000 — November 2001 (1 year 8 months)

(formerly ZDTV)
Strategic development of new community initiatives for the Web and for television; facilitating viewer interaction on the Web and on television, including on-air "interactive" television host for live news broadcasts; producing online events; and recruiting/supervising/motivating online community staff.
Community Director/Food Channel Producer

mybackyard.com

(Privately Held; Internet industry)

July 1999 — May 2000 (11 months)

Researching & writing full feature articles/coordinating editorial calendar; working with various producers to coordinate online production; writing promotional copy for newsletters and Web ads; copyediting content submitted by other writers for Web and newsletter publication.
Director Marketing & Online Productions

Glenbrook Systems, Inc.

(Privately Held; Online Media industry)

August 1996 — April 2000 (3 years 9 months)

(a Preferred CompuServe Business Partner)
Managing support & education communities for CompuServe's global membership; researching & writing full feature articles/coordinating editorial calendar for the Internet Help Channel on AOL's CompuServe service; producing online events; recruiting/supervising/motivating online community staff.
Internet Forums Manager

CompuServe

(Public Company; Online Media industry)

August 1995 — April 2000 (4 years 9 months)
Office Manager/Legal Assistant

Johnson & Miskel

(Law Practice industry)

July 1995 — August 1996 (1 year 2 months)
Office Manager/Legal Assistant

Giannini, Chin & Valinoti

(Law Practice industry)

September 1993 — July 1995 (1 year 11 months)
Administrative Assistant/Records Manager

Dinkelspiel, Donovan & Reder

(Law Practice industry)

May 1988 — September 1993 (5 years 5 months)