EDUCATION

University of Pennsylvania,	Ph.D. Program in Linguistics	1985-1991
Oxford University,	M.St. in General Linguistics and Comparative Philology,	1983-1985
Specialization in Italic and Germanic dialects (including Latin (and Greek), Oscan, Umbrian, Old English, Gothic, Old Norse, and minor dialects), and the Structural Linguistics of English.
Swarthmore College,	BA, Major in Linguistics, Minor in Classics	1979-1983
Le Bosquet Academy, Lausanne, Switzerland	French Language Studies	1981 Summer

EDITORIAL SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

Child Study Children's Book Committee at Bank Street
Editor of 1992 Edition, Children's Books of the Year, Books Published in 1991,		Dec. '91-Feb. '92
responsible for: Database programming, Data entry, Copy Editing of text, Proofing of text, Page Layout, Graphics Layout and Production Editing of camera-ready copy.
Production Editor of 1993 Edition, Children's Books of the Year, Books published in 1992,		Dec. '92-Feb. '93
Production Editor of 1994 Edition, Children's Books of the Year, Books published in 1993,		Dec. '93-Feb. '94
Production Editor of 1994 Edition, Books To Read Aloud with Children of All Ages,		Dec. '93-Jan. '94
Production Editor of 1995 Edition, Children's Books of the Year, Books published in 1994,
Production Editor of 1995 Edition, Paperback Books for Children,		Dec. '93-Jan. '94
Production Editor of 1996 Edition, Children's Books of the Year, Books published in 1995,		Feb. '95-Mar. '95
responsible for: Proofing of text, Page Layout, Graphics Layout and Production Editing of camera-ready copy.
Linda Randall mystery novel: Most Unnatural Murder:		Oct. '93-Nov. '93
Copy-editing and Proofing
The Mercantile Library:		Feb. '92-June '92
Researcher and Compiler of a bibliography of Hispanic-American authors in the USA,
responsibilities include: Original Bibliographic Research, Database entry and programming, Copy Editing, Proofing of text.

WORD PROCESSING & COMPUTER SKILLS (both IBM and Macintosh)
Editing, Proofing, Copy Editing, Graphics and Design, and Clerical Office Skills.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

French--Professional competence with fluency. Pronunciation described as "near native." Latin & Greek--Professional competence German, Mandarin, other languages--working knowledge

MULTIMEDIA SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

NYU Center for Digital Multimedia

Program in Multimedia

Jan. '95-

Multimedia TA for the courses: Introduction to Multimedia; Advanced Seminar in Product Design and Marketing; Multimedia Authoring Tools; various corporate seminars
Prototype development for Retail Forcasting Systems, Ltd.
World Wide Web page development for Pratt Institute of Design:       Undergraduate & Graduate catalogues

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

School District of Philadelphia--Substitute teaching of English, French, Latin, and ESOL at the Elementary, Junior High, and High School levels (Grades 2-12).		1989-1991
Project LEIF (A Temple University outreach program)--TESOL: Taught English to non-English-speaking Asian refugees.		1986 Spring
Swarthmore High School--Student teaching of four levels of Latin.		1982-1983
International House of Philadelphia--Tutoring in English of students from a wide variety of language backgrounds, including many Asians.		1985-1991

OTHER EXPERIENCE

Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City), Egyptian Department-- Translation and identification analysis of Greek and Coptic ostraka and other duties		Summers 1978, 1979
Illumination and Calligraphy (19 years experience)--Free-lance work Clients include: Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College; International House of Philadelphia; Finmeccanica, NA; William Morris Agency

ACTIVITIES

Special interest in Mediæval culture and life. Manuscript Illumination & Calligraphy; Heraldry and Court Protocol; Folk Dance, various types (teaching experience).

Group Memberships & Offices: Treasurer, Oxford University Scottish Dance Society (1984-1985) Librarian, Oxford University Heraldry Society (1984-1985) Board Member, Swarthmore College Folk Dance Club (1981-1983) Member: Kingsessing Morris Men (1985-1991);  Bouwerie Boys Morris (1991-; Treasurer: 1992-1994)