Experienced writer, editor, marketer, and public relations pro

Hello. I may not be the right tutor for you or your kids ... if all you're looking for is a professional tutor or professional teacher.

On the other hand, if you're looking for a professional, experienced writer, editor, journalist, and public relations professional who can share his knowledge of real-world skills, then please consider me. I do have the educational credentials you may be looking for - an MA in journalism, a BA in English literature, and a certificate in information technology. I am also accredited by the Public Relations Society of America.

I have experience with testing from the test construction perspective. I've written, edited, and administered certification exams for one national association. Additionally, I've reviewed test questions developed for a national online testing organization.

However, my real strength - and the skills I can share with clients - is based on 30+ years of editing, writing, marketing, and public relations experience for multiple Washington-based national and international organizations.

Thank you for your consideration.

Donald's Subjects

English:	ACT English, ACT Reading, English, grammar, literature, proofreading, public speaking, reading, SAT reading, SAT writing, TOEFL, vocabulary, writing
Test Preparation:	ACT English, ACT Reading, PSAT, SAT reading, SAT writing, TOEFL
Computer:	Microsoft Word
Language:	TOEFL
History:	government & politics
Special Needs:	ADD/ADHD
Elementary Education:	grammar, reading, vocabulary
Business:	law, marketing, Microsoft Word, public speaking
Corporate Training:	grammar, law, Microsoft Word, proofreading, public speaking
Homeschool:	English, reading, SAT reading, writing

Grammar

Academically, I studied Latin for 6 years (grades 6-7, then 9-12)--a great foundation for understanding grammar. I earned a BA in English literature (with some emphasis on grammar), and then an MA in journalism (with more emphasis on grammar).

I have 30+ years of editing experience, much of which has involved cleaning up the grammatical mistakes and errors of others.

Writing

Academically, I have an MA in journalism (with an emphasis on newspaper writing/editing)from the University of Missouri-Columbia). I also have a BA in English literature.

More important, however, I have more than 30 years of writing experience ranging from newspaper articles to position papers, and from magazine articles to books. I've also written my fair share of school papers--high school, college, and graduate level.

What does all this mean for you? It means that you'll... Read More

English

Academically, I have a BA in English literature (from George Washington University), as well as an MA in journalism (from the University of Missouri-Columbia).

More important, however, I have more than 30 years of writing, editing, and public relations experience. I've been employed by a number of Washington-based national and international organizations in such positions as Director of Information, Director of Communications, and Editor.

The focus in all of those jobs has... Read More

Government & Politics

Although my degrees are in English literature (BA) and journalism (MA), I took a number of undergraduate and graduate-level courses in government.

More important, though, I've been involved in various levels of government and politics for 40+ years. For example, I was a volunteer with Hubert Humphrey's presidential campaign (against Richard Nixon) in 1968, working for one of Humphrey's speechwriters.

I've also worked as a volunteer on a number of other national campaigns--for... Read More

Literature

Academically, I have a BA in English literature from George Washington University. However, dating back even earlier, I studied American and world literature. In grades 5-6 and 8-12, I studied Latin, reading Caesar, Cicero, and others in Latin.

During my first two years of college (Ithaca College, Ithaca, New York), I studied world literature covering, chronologically, everything from pre-Socratic Greece to the French Revolution.

When I transferred from Ithaca to George... Read More

Law

Although I'm not a lawyer, I've taken various courses on law in multiple subject areas.

For example, while employed by a transportation association, I audited multiple transportation law courses at Georgetown University.

While pursing an MA in journalism, I took several communication law courses at the University of Missouri.

I am currently a Realtor. The pre-licensing and post-licensing exams both include real estate law, as do mandatory continuing education programs... Read More

SAT Writing

Academically, I have an MA in journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia, focusing on news writing.

I have more than 35 years of writing experience. I've been employed by a number of Washington-based national and international organizations.

What sort of writing have I done? Everything from news releases to newsletters, magazine articles to books, speeches to copy for Web sites. And, of course, academic papers.

Here's something important to consider when... Read More

ACT English

Academically, I have a BA in English literature from George Washington University. I also have 4 years of high school Latin--an essential building-block to English comprehension and communication.

More important, however, I have more than 30 years of experience in English writing and editing.

But the real question is: What does all this mean for you? It means that I offer you the benefit of both an academic foundation in English and 30+ years of real-world experience in... Read More

Public Speaking

I've been involved in public speaking for more than 30 years. This largely has been in connection with my positions as Director of Public Relations, Director of Information, and Director of Communications with five large Washington-based national and international organizations. I've spoken before groups ranging from 10 people to more than 1,000 people. In addition, I'm an accredited member (APR) of the Public Relations Society of America. One of the elements for becoming accredited is demonstrated... Read More

ADD/ADHD

My son was diagnosed with ADHD when he was in the fourth grade. That began my involvement with organizations involved with special needs, especially ADHD, and in particular Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD). My wife and I pursued, initially, a 504 plan, then an IEP (individualized education plan) with our son's elementary school and then with the county. We immersed ourselves in the entire special education field--extensive testing for our son, educational... Read More

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Education

George Washington University (English literature) University of Missouri, Columbia (Master's) University of Virginia (Other)

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