Judy's Resume

Judy Gordon

2829 Wyandot Denver CO 80211

303/433-6886 GordonJL [at] aol [dot] com www.judygordon.biz


Indexer, Writer, Editor, Documenter
Supporting organizations and individuals in the communication of their ideas

  • Creating back-of-book indexes. Specialties include: social sciences, self-improvement, home improvement, literature, memoir, nonprofit management, education, parenting, and marriage.
  • Researching, authoring, editing, and formatting books, training manuals, websites, user manuals, curricula, and program publications.
  • Writing, coordinating, and packaging communications for internal and external audiences.
  • Documenting programs.
  • Editing dissertations and full-length books.


Highlights of Credentials

  • M.S. Management, Regis University
  • B.A. Anthropology, University of Illinois
  • Completion and high mark in Indexing: Theory and Application, University of California at Berkeley Extension
  • Co-author of The Heroics of Falling Apart: One Couple's Breast Cancer Journey (www.theheroicsoffallingapart.com)
  • Author of Parenting Our Daughters: For Parents and Other Caring Adults
  • Nonprofit management and program experience
  • Graduate of Colorado Hispanic Institute Visiones: Cultural Competency and Transformational Leadership
  • Spellbinder storyteller in Denver Public Schools
  • Member American Society for Indexing (ASI); Treasurer of Rocky Mountain Chapter of ASI
  • Member Colorado Authors League
  • Member Colorado Independent Publishers Association
  • Long-time member of three book clubs


Experience

  • Freelance Indexer
  • Freelance Writer/Editor
  • Senior Program Associate and Program Coordinator, Girls Count
  • Executive Director, Kops ‘n Kids
  • Founding Director, I'm in Charge Project Colorado PTA
  • Administrative Assistant, Colorado Housing, Inc.
  • Assistant Illinois State Museum, Department of Anthropology
  • Administrative Assistant, University of Chicago, Department of Political Science
  • Administrative Assistant, University of Chicago, Department of Anthropology


Writing and Editing Project Clients
Animal Assistance Foundation
Boulder County Social Services
Chambers Family Fund
CiviCore
Civicpixel
Coalition for Living Safely with Dogs
Susan Cole
Colorado Association for Certified Veterinary Technicians
Colorado Bar Association
Colorado Cancer Research Program
Colorado Department of Human Services
Colorado Federation of Animal Welfare Agencies
Colorado Nonprofit Development Center
Colorado State Parks
Colorado Women's Agenda
Colorado Youth Corps Association
Common Good Colorado
Community Resource Center
The Denver Foundation
Donor Awareness Council
The Gabriel Foundation
Girls Count
Girls Equitable Treatment Coalition
Girl Scouts Mile Hi Council
LifeSpark Cancer Resources
Metropolitan Denver Homeless Initiative
Mi Casa Resource Center for Women
National Endowment for Financial Education
National Federation of Humane Societies
National Research Center
National Spellbinders
Ronnie Rosenbaum
Save Our Youth
Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado


Indexing Projects

Paid index for 12 Brain/Mind Learning Principles in Action, Corwin Press, 2009.

Indexes for two issues of the West Plains Gazette for the Harlin Museum as part of a pro bono project coordinated by the Pacific Northwest Chapter of the American Society of Indexing.

Pro bono index in four parts for Barbara Kingsolver's Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, for which Barbara said "I thank you heartily for your terrific contribution." That index is posted on the AVM website (www.animalvegetablemiracle.com).