Sally Kneidel

Current

• Instructor of ESL (English as a Second Language) at Central Piedmont Community College
• Author and blogger on Science/Environment/Social Justice at Veggie Revolution
• College Counseling Associate at Charlotte Latin School

• Author at / for Fulcrum Publishing; John Wiley & Sons Publishers

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Past

• Copyeditor at Charlotte Observer
• Literacy Teacher at Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools
• Biology Instructor at Belmont Abbey College

• Science Curriculum Designer (Science Resource Teacher) at Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools
• Biology Lecturer and Lab Instructor at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Education

• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• University of North Carolina at Charlotte
• University of Oklahoma

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Industry

Writing and Editing

Sally Kneidel’s Summary

Dynamic award-winning professional writer & scientist seeks work as science, environmental, travel, or technical writer, or as an investigative reporter & photographer

Alternative Goals
1. Teach/work at a school/college that promotes global awareness & environmental/social responsibility

2. Design/coordinate a study-abroad/travel program for a college/school

3. Work for an org serving conservation goals or women & communities, especially in developing nations

4. Promote the work of a progressive org/researcher/college/school by networking & publications

15 YEARS AS WRITER
• 11 books on enviro. & social topics. See Sally Kneidel on amazon.com
• Multiple writing awards: Am Asso for the Adv of Science, Sci Books & Films, nat'l book clubs, univ literary contests
• Creating promotional documents & résumés
• 3 years blogging on health, conservation, science, & social responsibility. See http://veggierevolution.blogspot.com
• Copyediting Charlotte Observer

EXTENSIVE PUBLIC SPEAKING
Sierra Club conventions, colleges, NPR

ACTIVIST FOR IMPOVERISHED COMMUNITIES ABROAD
• By online networking and promotion, I've funneled American tourist dollars directly to struggling villages, indigenous entrepreneurs, and NGO organizers in Africa, S. America, Asia
• I excel at finding & cultivating new contacts. I have close ties with villagers seeking sustainable livelihoods & NGOs promoting conservation & community health in developing nations. I have created blogs to help remote villages generate income and have attracted tour groups such as Elderhostel to motivated villages

I SPEAK SPANISH

ECOTOUR LEADER
• Design & co-lead student ecotrips
• Lived abroad & travel widely
• Experience on the ground in SE Asia, Africa, S & Cen America, Europe

EDUCATOR IN BIOLOGY, ESL, WRITING, LITERACY
• PhD in Biology/Ecology UNC Chapel Hill
• Teacher Certification NC
• Teach sciences, reading, writing, ESL in schools/colleges

Sally Kneidel’s Specialties:

Investigative reporting; science, technical, human-interest writing for any age or target audience; creating promotional documents & résumés; promotion through networking; designing & co-leading culturally-sensitive ecotours in developing nations; public speaking on environment, health, social responsibility; curriculum design & implementation; moderate Spanish proficiency; teaching biology, literacy, writing, ESL; outreach; making initial contact with remote communities

Sally Kneidel’s Experience

• Instructor of ESL (English as a Second Language)

  Central Piedmont Community College

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

  2008 — Present (1 year )

  I teach English to adult learners, using a variety of software programs as well as personal lessons that I create on practical issues needed for day-to-day life in an American city. My classes include students at all levels of achievement. Some speak no English at all; some are relatively proficient. Most are from Latin America. A major part of my job is encouraging these students so that they'll continue to come back.

• Author and blogger on Science/Environment/Social Justice

  Veggie Revolution

  (Writing and Editing industry)

  2005 — Present (4 years )

  My co-author (Sadie Kneidel) and I have written 2 books together, Veggie Revolution (2005) and Going Green (2008); our blog is an extension of our books together. Veggie Revolution explores the American food industry - profiling entrepreneurs who are raising healthy foods sustainably and humanely, and corporations who keep their penny-shaving methods in the dark, literally. Going Green examines earth-friendly consumer choices, from housing, to cars, to food. Our blog (http://veggierevolution.blogspot.com) covers environmental topics including "green" food, energy-efficient homes, and eco-tourism.

• College Counseling Associate

  Charlotte Latin School

  (Education Management industry)

  2003 — Present (6 years )

  I help high-school seniors create professional Activity Resumes to send with their college applications. Many of the students at this independent school apply to the most selective and competitive universities in the U.S.and Europe, so the resumes must be polished and representative of the students' achievements.

• Author

  / for Fulcrum Publishing; John Wiley & Sons Publishers

  (Publishing industry)

  1993 — Present (16 years )

  I have written 11 books on environment, social responsibility, natural history, and science education. This has been my primary employment for the last several years, especially while researching, writing, and promoting our last two books: Veggie Revolution (2005) and Going Green (2008). Veggie Revolution is about the dark side of the American food industry, as well as stories of small farmers who are blazing new trails in sustainable food production. Going Green: A Consumer's Guide to a Shrinking Planet offers information and advice on making sustainable choices for clothing, diet, housing, transportation, and investments. Both books are on www.amazon.com.

• Copyeditor

  Charlotte Observer

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; MNI; Newspapers industry)

  2003 — 2003 (less than a year)

  I worked briefly as a copyeditor for this major newspaper, a job that entails proofreading, fixing errors, and rewording reporters' stories prior to publication.

• Literacy Teacher

  Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools

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

  August 1996 — June 2002 (5 years 11 months)

  I taught reading and writing to small groups of students outside the classroom. Most students were performing below grade level. My job included assessment of reading and writing skills using a variety of diagnostic tools, and curriculum planning for my groups. Students were moved in and out of groups as their performance improved.

• Biology Instructor

  Belmont Abbey College

  (Higher Education industry)

  1995 — 1996 (1 year )

  I taught the lecture and laboratory course for Introductory Biology.

• Science Curriculum Designer (Science Resource Teacher)

  Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools

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

  September 1992 — June 1995 (2 years 10 months)

  I was hired to create a hands-on science program for a previously textbook-only program, and did so. This work was the basis of two of my first books from Fulcrum Publishing, Creepy Crawlies and the Scientific Method, and Classroom Critters and the Scientific Method. Both are still available from Fulcrum and on www.amazon.com. I presented my work at a number of science teacher conventions, including the North Carolina Science Teachers Association, and the National Association of Biology Teachers.

• Biology Lecturer and Lab Instructor

  University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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

  1982 — 1985 (3 years )

  I taught laboratory courses in Ecology, Comparative Anatomy and Physiology, Introductory Biology and Introductory Zoology

Sally Kneidel’s Education

• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  Ph.D. , Biology with concentration in Ecology

  For my doctoral work at UNC Chapel Hill, I studied the ecological interactions between closely-related species of woodland salamanders. I published 2 academic papers on the interactions between Plethodon jordani and Plethodon glutinosus in the NC mountains, funded by several grants from Highlands Biological Stations. But my doctoral dissertation was on the interactions of Ambystoma opacum and Ambystoma maculatum in the piedmont of North Carolina. Different aspects of the Ambystoma study were published in three prominent academic journals - Ecology, Copeia, and the Journal of Herpetology. My advisor for my doctoral work was Dr. Nelson Hairston, Sr. Also on my doctoral committee was Dr. Henry Wilbur of Duke University.

  Activities and Societies:

  Sierra Club, Carolina Clean Air Coalition

• University of North Carolina at Charlotte

  B.S. with Honors , Biology

  While at UNC Charlotte, I studied mouth-brooding behavior in cichlid fish with Dr. Walter Graul, and the ecology of the endangered Red-cockaded Woodpecker in the long-leaf pine ecosystem on the coastal plain of North Carolina with Dr. Richard Brown.

• University of Oklahoma

  M.S. (incomplete) , Zoology

  At OU, I worked with Dr. Roger Fouts teaching American Sign Language to chimpanzees. Dr. Fouts has been a pioneer in the field of language acquisition in primates. I also worked with Dr. Bedford Vestal in the study of social interactions in orangutans at the Oklahoma City Zoo. During this time, I became more interested in ecology than in animal behavior, and transferred to UNC to pursue ecological studies.

Additional Information

Sally Kneidel’s Groups:

Sierra Club, Carolinas Clean Air Coalition, Population Connection, NC Wildlife

•    UNC Alumni

Sally Kneidel’s Honors:

• Watercarrier Award, Charlotte Latin School, 2004
• Science Books & Films "Best Books" List, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999
• American Asso. for the Advancement of Science Writing Award, 1999
• First Place Co-winner, Loch Walker Writing Contest & Award, UNC-Charlotte, 1989
• First Place, B&W, Photography Contest, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, 1990
• Honorable Mention, Deep South Writers Contest, Univ of S. Louisiana, 1989
• Top 20 Bestseller in its category, Library Journal, 1996
• Conservation Book Club Selection, 1999
• Eagle Book Club Selection, 1993

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