JESSICA McCURDY-CROOKS              

 INDEXING ASSOCIATIONS

 Manager of the Web Indexing Special Interest Group for the American Society of Indexers

 Manager designate, Sports & Fitness   Special Interest Group

 Member of American Society of Indexers

Member of online indexing special interest groups:  Behavioral and Social Sciences indexing, scholarly indexing, legal indexing, Sports & Fitness, SKY Inx users, and various indexers discussion groups and peer reviews. 

 INDEXING RELATED EXPERIENCE

 Freelance indexing (Back of the Book, magazine articles, website)

 Trainer of Library Paraprofessionals (including use of indexes)

 WRITING / EDITING EXPERIENCE

 Associate Editor, Jamaica Business Magazine

 Proofreader, Fairfax Community Newsletter

 Editor, Oceans Mist Press

 Editor, Romance Junkies

 Copyeditor, Teen Herald

 City Editor/Freelance Writer, Wcities.com Ltd.

 ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

 Master of Arts, Library & Information Studies

 Diploma, Information Technology                                            

 BA (Hons.), Humanities

 Postgraduate Diploma,  Management Studies 

SHORT COURSES/WORKSHOPS ATTENDED

          -                  Indexing & Abstracting workshops

-                  Visual Basic

-                  Microsoft Access

-                  Certificate in Computer Education

 REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST