I have always been an amateur proofreader of signs, flyers, billboards, menus, cereal boxes, my kids’ book reports and research papers — basically anything in written form. As a receptionist in my first job after college, I would proofread letters that were on my boss’s desk UPSIDE DOWN. While it was a challenge that I enjoyed, it did not endear me to the secretary!

During one of those “what do I want to do next in my life” Internet searches, I came across Caitlin Pyle’s blog Proofread Anywhere. Her course, “Transcript Proofreading: Theory and Practice”, impressed me as a perfect career to pursue.

Skills:

• Organization

• Research

• Reliability

• Punctuality

• An eye for detail

Credentials:

• Transcript Proofreading: Theory and Practice™ Certificate of Completion, 2018

• Master of Science in Family and Child Development

  Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI

• Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Education and K-8 Teacher Certification

  University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Background Experiences:

• Medical office manager

• Homeschool teacher: middle school

• Adoption support group leader

• Parenting of child with special needs

• Family camp founder and leader

• Grade school library assistant

• Early childhood assistant program director and teacher