Resume

Carolyn Kott Washburne
1909 E. Menlo Blvd.
Shorewood, Wisconsin 53211-2519
(414)961-1779
E-mail: ckw@csd.uwm.edu

WRITING AND EDITING EXPERIENCE

MAGAZINE AND NEWSPAPER

(Partial list of articles published) National: The New York Times, Utne Reader, Ms. Magazine, Mademoiselle, Harper's Bazaar, Modern Bride, MAPICS The Magazine; St. Petersburg Times, Teen, Weight Watchers, Chicago Tribune, Fitness, Computer Decisions; Local/Regional: Milwaukee Magazine, Wisconsin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Business Journal Serving Greater Milwaukee, Corporate Report Wisconsin, Exclusively Yours, Fine Tuning, Wisconsin Trails

ACADEMIC

(Partial list) Social Casework, Social Policy, Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, Police Work, The Dark Side of Families, NASW Perspectives for the Future

BOOKS (AUTHORED)

Drug Abuse(Lucent Books, 1996), Italian Americans (Marshall Cavendish, 1995), The 1930s(Marshall Cavendish, 1994), A Multicultural Perspective on Colonial Life (Marshall Cavendish, 1993), For Better, For Worse(Scribner's,1977), Women in Transition (Scribner's, 1975)

BOOKS (EDITED)

I have edited a number of books, book chapters, conference proceedings, business reports, scholarly papers and funding proposals. The books for general audiences include: Encyclopedia of North American Indians (Marshal Cavendish, 1997) Nancy Wanvig, Collector's Guide to Ashtrays (Collector Books, 1997); Todd Davison, M.D., Trust the Force, (Jason Aronson, 1996); Michael Ushan, World War I (Marshall Cavendish, 1996); Miriam Cohen, Joint Custody Handbook, (Running Press, 1991); Jane Burgess, The Single- Again Male (Lexington, 1988); books for professional and business audiences include: Mark Peck, Integrated Account Management (Amacom Books, 1997); The Miracle Method,
Insoo Kim Berg & Scott Miller, (Norton, 1995); Chilman et al., Families in Trouble (5 vols., Sage, 1989), McAdoo et al., Services to Young Families (American Public Welfare Association, 1985). Technical materials include policies & procedures, software documentation, and online help for: Project MATCH; Stratagem Inc., Presentation Consultants; Instructions Inc., Computing w/o Confusion, Guaranty Bank.

PUBLIC RELATIONS

I have prepared brochures, newsletters, news releases and other publicity pieces for a variety of clients including: Badger Bank, U-Line Corp., Great Lakes Darts, Lakeshore Gallery; Hunter Business Direct, Bank One, Red Carpet Realty, Shorewood Assn. of Commerce, Stowell Associates, Health Care for the Homeless, Research and Information Management, American Medical Services, Family Service of Milwaukee, Weight Watchers of Wisconsin, The Counseling Center of Milwaukee, Veltra Travel, Instructions, Inc., Easter Seal Society, Strelcheck & Associates, Dain Bosworth.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

1983 - PRESENT Freelance writer and editor
1986 - 1988 Milwaukee Editor, Changing Homes Magazine
1984 - 1985 Staff Writer, Wisconsin Business Journal
1977 - 1983 Program Associate, Region V Resource Center on Children and Youth Services, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
1976 - 1977 Assistant to the Director, Center for Advanced Studies in Human Services, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
1971 - 1976 Executive Director, Women in Transition, Inc., Philadelphia, PA
1970 - 1971 Staff Associate, Montgomery County (PA) Emergency Consultation and Referral Service
1967 - 1969 Administrative Officer, Philadelphia Tutorial Project Inc.
1965- 1967 Administrative Assistant, Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

1983 - PRESENT Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of English, UW-Milwauke: nonfiction writing, editing and publishing, public relations writing, business and technical editing, supervisor of internship program
1998 - PRESENT Lecturer, MICAP II, UWM, School of Business Administration: business writing
1992 - PRESENT Lecturer, University Outreach, Arts & Liberal Studies: nonfiction writing, editing, newsletters
1991 - PRESENT Lecturer, University Outreach, Business & Management: effective business communication
1991 - PRESENT Lecturer, School of Architecture and Urban Planning, UW-Milwaukee, Continuing Education: writing for architects
1987 - 1991 Lecturer, Programs in Management for Adults, Cardinal Stritch College: business communication
1986 - 1996 Correspondence faculty, Writer's Digest School: writing to sell nonfiction
1977 - 1981 School of Social Welfare, UW-Milwaukee: family violence, field seminar in the family
1976 - 1977 Community Seminar Program, UW-Milwaukee: sociology of sex roles

EDUCATION

1971 M.S.W., University of Pennsylvania School of Social Work, Concentration in Community Organization
1965 B.A., Wellesley College Major: English Literature; Minor: Biblical History, Literature, and Interpretation