Professional Roles and Affiliations
- Owner of the Copyediting-L e-mail list and its offshoot, Copyediting-Off-List-L
- Mentor to new copyeditors
- Creator of the Copyeditors' Knowledge Base
- Member of the Board of Editors in the Life Sciences
- Member of the ACES: The Society for Editing
- Member of the Editorial Freelancers Association
- Member of the Council of Science Editors
- Member of the American Medical Writers Association
- Member of the World Association of Medical Editors
Honors, Presentations, and Publications
- Author, onscreen booklet Getting Started as a Freelance Copyeditor
- 2017: Contributor (chapter on freelance editors) to the book What Editors Do: The Art, Craft, & Business of Book Editing (ISBN: 9780226299976)
- 2017: Recipient of the Distinguished Service Award from the Council of Science Editors for social media work on behalf of the council
- 2017: Presenter, "Working with Authors Who Are Non-native English Speakers," webinar for the American Medical Writers Association
- 2017: Co-presenter, "Medical Editing 101: An Introduction," 3‑session webinar for the Editorial Freelancers Association; recording available for purchase
- 2016: Expert on author editing, quoted extensively in Editing Research: The Author Editing Approach to Providing Effective Support to Writers of Research Papers (ISBN: 978-1-57387-531-8), by Valerie Matarese, a biomedical writer and editor
- 2016: Presenter, "Working with Authors Who Are Non-native English Speakers," and panelist, "Mentoring Roundtable for New Freelancers," national conference of the Editorial Freelancers Association
- 2016: Presenter, "The Craft and Business of Language Editing and Copyediting: Working as a Freelance Author's Editor," national conference of the Council of Science Editors
- 2015: Presenter, "Using Social Media: Making Connections, Building Communities" and "The Unquiet Home Office: Coping with Babies, Children, and Coworking Mates," and mentor, "Speed Mentoring," for the Editing Goes Global conference sponsored by Editors Canada
- 2014: Winner, 2013 Robinson Prize from ACES: The Society for Editing
- 2014: Presenter, "How to Work with an ESL Author" and "Tools for Working with an ESL Author," audio conferences for Copyediting
- 2013–2018: Co-columnist writing The Business of Copyediting every other month, published in Copyediting newsletter
- 2012: Featured in "Generosity and Medical (Editing) Advice," published in Copyediting newsletter
- 2011: Featured in "A Primer on Medical Copyediting," a post on the blog Angilee Shah's Career GPS, part of ReportingOnHealth.org
- 2011: Author, "Building Good Relationships with ESL Authors," published in Science Editor
- 2011: Author, "How to Find and Keep Nonnative English Speakers as Clients," published in Copyediting newsletter
- 2010: Presenter, "What Copyeditors Do and Why Your Journal Needs Them," at the 2010 North American conference of the International Society of Managing and Technical Editors
- 2010: Presenter, "Handling Difficult Authors," audio conference for Copyediting
- 2010: Coauthor, college textbook Taking Charge: Your Education, Your Career, Your Life, 2nd edition (ISBN: 978-1-934302-83-5)
- 2010, 2011, 2014: Presenter and panelist (social media; work–life balance) at annual Communication Central conferences
- 2008: Presenter, "Common Problems in Medical Editing," audio conference for Copyediting
- 2007: Presenter, "Getting Started as a Freelance Editor," audio conference for Copyediting
- 2007: Presenter, "Client Management and Self-Marketing for Freelancers," audio conference for Copyediting
Experience
- 2014–2016: Managing editor, Journal of Urgent Care Medicine
- 1995–present: Editorial consultant, doing business as KOK Edit
- 1991–1995: Copyeditor, Churchill Livingstone, NY
- 1987–1991: Senior production editor, Pocket Books, NY
- 1984–1986: Manuscript editor, Meriwether Publishing, CO
- 1983–1984: Public relations and development manager, Eisenhower Medical Center, CO
- 1980–1982: Reporter and medical writer, Beaumont Enterprise, TX
Education
- 2008: Certification, editor in the life sciences
- 1980: Bachelor of arts degree, journalism, University of Houston, TX
