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Work Background
Business Owner
Valley Glow Yoga Business Owner
Jan. 2017 - Mar. 2020Waitsfield, Vermont Instructor/Owner at Valley Glow Yoga, the Mad River Valley's only yoga studio offering group classes seven days a week as well as private yoga, Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy, workshops, and more. www.valleyglowyoga.com
Freelance Translator
AkorbiFreelance Translator
Dec. 2015 - Mar. 2019Freelance Japanese-to-English translator and native-language translation editor specializing in health care.
Freelance Writer
BarCharts Publishing, Inc.Freelance Writer
Aug. 2015 - Sep. 2020Vermont, United StatesFreelance Writer at BarCharts Publishing, Inc., Quick Study Academic Guides division -Elementary School: Tips & Tricks (2015) -Studying: Tips, Tricks & Hacks (2017) -Japanese Conversation (2020) -Japanese Verbs (2018) -ESL (2018)
Freelance Writer
Six Red MarblesFreelance Writer
Jul. 2015 - Aug. 2015Educational content developer for English Language Arts Pre-K-3, Eye Level.
Japanese to English Translator
Ulatus (Crimson Interactive)Japanese to English Translator
Dec. 2014United StatesJapanese to English translator of research papers in the areas of health care, education, nursing education, and psychology.
ELL Consultant
Fayston Elementary SchoolELL Consultant
Sep. 2014 - Mar. 2016Fayston, VermontProvide 1-1 ELL services and support.
Content Editor
Self-EmployedContent Editor
Jan. 2014Burlington, Vermont AreaI am a freelance Content Editor specializing in Language and Education, specifically for the K-12 market. I have experience developing content, writing, editing, and proofreading educational and language learning materials for English as a Foreign Language learners. I have also worked for 8 years translating academic journal articles, thesis papers, university websites, international student admission policies and handbooks, course outlines, book reviews, and various other documents related to higher education in Japan. I specialize in the areas of education, psychology, and health care.
Literary Translator
Shueisha IncLiterary Translator
Jan. 2013 - Dec. 2015Tokyo, JapanTranslated Emily, a collection of three stories by Novala Takemoto. Translated a second novel that did not make it to publication due to Sony Reader getting bought by another company.
Editor
SCBWI JapanEditor
Jun. 2012 - Dec. 2016Edit Carp Tales, the newsletter blog of SCBWI Japan featuring member news and articles on publishing, writing, translating, and illustrating Japan-related children's literature.
Freelance Translator
Cactus CommunicationsFreelance Translator
Jan. 2012Translate academic journal articles from Japanese to English.
Freelance Proofreader
Compass Media PublishingFreelance Proofreader
Jan. 2012 - Dec. 2013Proofread and copyedit TOEFL prep and other English language learning materials.
ELL Teacher
Burlington School DistrictELL Teacher
Jan. 2011 - Dec. 2014Burlington, VT
Educational Content Developer and Editor
Self-EmployedEducational Content Developer and Editor
Jul. 2008Burlington, Vermont AreaDevelop and write leveled fiction and nonfiction series to promote learning of English as a second language. Early readers introduce sight words and high-frequency words, following a defined scope and sequence, and promote phonological awareness and vocabulary expansion. Intermediate-level readers are engaging, authentic, comprehensible texts used for leisure or guided reading to facilitate comprehension, fluency, and vocabulary instruction. Create student workbooks and teacher resource materials to accompany texts.
Associate Editor
Little Fox IncAssociate Editor
Jan. 2008 - Mar. 2020For 4 years, I worked as an in-house editor, developing, editing, and proofreading content for English language learning materials, including original fiction and non-fiction texts, adaptations of classics, print books, e-books, and animation. I then worked for Little Fox as a freelancer on a project-to-project basis.

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