Education
| • University of Toronto - Ph.D., English, 1989 | • York University (Glendon College) - B.A., English, 1983 |
| • University of Toronto - M.A., English, 1984 | • Ryerson Polytechnical Institute - B.A.A., Journalism, 1980 |
Specialized Training
| • USDA Basic Indexing Course, March 2001 | • HTML Basics (DPA Communications), September 1999 |
| • Introductory JavaScript (DPA Communications), July 2000 | • EAC Indexing Seminar, February 1999 |
Memberships
| • Indexing Society of Canada (ISC/SCI) | • American Society for Indexing (ASI) |
| Webmaster of the ISC/SCI site, 2003–2010 | Member of the ASI's Digital Publications Indexing SIG |
| Winner of the ISC/SCI Tamarack Award, 2006 |
Skills and Experience
| • Editing and writing | • Legislative editing (Hansard Office, Queen's Park) |
| • Proofreading and copyediting | • Editing legal publications |
| • Book indexing | • Web site editing, writing, and indexing |
| • Web site meta content – research and preparation |
Other Specialized Skills
| • HTML (coding both by hand and with the use of software) | • Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) |
| • SGML (editing with Gnu emacs, SoftQuad Author/Editor) | • Some introductory JavaScript |
Interests
| • Canadian history and politics | • English literature (especially the Gothic novel) |
| • Toronto history, politics, and architecture | • Jazz (especially Duke Ellington) |
| • Postwar/mid-century life, politics, and culture | • Music, fashion, design arts, and popular culture of the 1920s and 1960s |
| • Urban planning (especially gentrification issues) | • Sports (hockey, football, Thoroughbred horse racing) |
| • Architecture and interior design | • Hobbies and crafts |
Please visit my Subjects of Interest page for more information!