Linda’s post, “A Style Sheet: What It Is and Why Your Project Needs One,” was published on the Boulder Editors blog.
Conservation, Environment, and Race: Implications for Funders
Linda served as substantive editor and copy editor for this report from the Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity in Environmental Philanthropy (InDEEP) initiative.
Smithsonian Science Education Center, The LASER Model
Linda served as copy editor for the Smithsonian Science Education Center’s 2015 report “The LASER Model: A Systems and Sustainable Approach for Achieving High Standards in Science Education.”
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Southern & Appalachian States Listening Sessions
Linda served as copy editor for “Southern & Appalachian States Listening Sessions,” a project implemented by Keecha Harris and Associates, Inc., for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Bruce M. Mackh, Surveying the Landscape
Linda served as copy editor for Bruce M. Mackh’s book Surveying the Landscape: Arts Integration at Research Universities (ArtsEngine, 2015). This book was written and edited in cooperation with the University of Michigan and the Alliance for the Arts in Research Universities (A2RU).
Jeffrey J. Powell, Corporate Trust: A Partner in Finance
Linda served as copy editor for Jeffrey J. Powell’s book Corporate Trust: A Partner in Finance (Corporate Trust Insights, 2014).
Suzanne Houck, What Works to Improve Primary Care
Linda served as substantive editor for Suzanne Houck’s What Works to Improve Primary Care: Effective Strategies and Case Studies (HealthPress Publishing, 2017).
Dennis T. Jaffe, Borrowed from Your Grandchildren
Linda served as substantive editor for Dennis T. Jaffe’s book Borrowed from Your Grandchildren: The Evolution of 100-Year Family Enterprises (Wiley, 2020).
Lee Worley, Teaching Presence: Field Notes for Players
Linda served as copy editor for Lee Worley’s book, Teaching Presence: Field Notes for Players (Naropa University Press, 2018).
Carol Grever, Turnings: Reflections on a Conscious Life
Linda served as copy editor for Carol Grever’s book Turnings: Reflections on a Conscious Life (CreateSpace, 2016), which won the 2017 Colorado Authors’ League Award for eBook.
United Way Guides for Driving Community Solutions
“Catalyzing Collective Impact” is the first in a series of six guides researched and written for United Way Worldwide. Linda co-conducted extensive interviews with local United Way leaders and then served as the primary writer and editor for the resulting guides.
InDEEP Initiative
Linda is a contributing writer and editor for the Racial Equity Truthtellers blog series, part of the Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity in Environmental Philanthropy (InDEEP) initiative.
Memel.Global
Memel.Global is an organization that is developing an array of responsive sustainable programs to improve the economic and social well-being of Memel, South Africa, and the township of Zamani. Linda served on a team to revamp the organization’s website, and she wrote much of the copy on the website.
Caddis Collaborative
Caddis Collaborative is an architecture, urban design, and planning firm. Caddis is a leader in sustainable design, zero net energy buildings, and livable communities. Caddis aspires to create work that embraces environmental, economic, and social sustainability. Linda writes the website copy and the blog series.
Healthier School Communities: What’s at Stake Now and What We Can Do About It
This report – published in 2002 by GENYOUth, AASA, the National Dairy Council, and the Urban School Food Alliance – examines health and wellness in K-12 schools. Linda served as a researcher and editor for this report (not including the updates related to COVID-19).
Nourish to Flourish: Scaling Up Excellence in the School Meals Experience
Linda wrote the proceedings for a landmark school meals summit convened by the Urban School Food Alliance and the National Dairy Council in 2017. Linda was not able to attend the meeting but was provided with ample notes, videos, and transcripts. She then distilled the story into what you see here.
Taking Action for Healthy Kids: A Report on the Healthy Schools Summit and the Action for Healthy Kids Initiative
After the historic 2002 Healthy Schools Summit, Linda collated, wrote, and edited a 24-page report on the summit. The report pointed the way toward a new national initiative, Action for Healthy Kids. Drawing from a vast collection of Summit materials, this report includes: letters by Summit chair Dr. David Satcher (former U.S. Surgeon General) and Mrs. Laura Bush; photographs and key quotes from the Summit; fact-based sidebars on the childhood overweight and obesity crisis; promotional sidebars on successful programs; references; and the body of the report itself. Hard copies of the report are available upon request.
Fuel Up to Play 60 Training Camp Videos
Linda wrote a series of “Training Camp” videos for Fuel Up to Play 60, one of which is still available on the Fuel Up to Play 60 website. Scripts for ten other videos (now retired) are available upon request.
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Linda has taught as one of the instructors for the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service National Conservation Training Center’s week-long, intensive workshop on “Critical Writing, Critical Thinking.” She has delivered modules on “Grammar and Mechanics,” “Narration as an Organizational Strategy,” “Improving Sentence and Paragraph Structure,” and “Style: Five Steps to Clearer Sentences.” She has also coached individual writers throughout the week.
Children at Risk Journals
Linda has copy edited articles for two journals published by Houston-based Children at Risk: Journal of Family Strengths and Journal of Applied Research on Children.