Mckenzie Brown
Freelance Writer, Editor and Proofreader
P. O. Box 831
Manchester Center, VT 05255
mckenzieb@hotmail.com
http://mckenziebrown.vpweb.com
Cell: 802-683-0053
Recent Employment and Freelance History:
January 2011 – Present:
Vermont College of Fine Arts
Reviewed, edited, made suggestions and revisions, and proofread 25-page brochure for the Vermont
College of Fine Arts Master’s in Creative Writing degree program.
Contacts: Serena Fox, 802-496-2326, serena@serenafoxdesign.com
Peter Nielson, Executive Director of Marketing at Vermont College of Fine Arts,
peter.nielson@vermontcollege.edu
November 10, 2010:
Vermont College of Fine Arts
Proofread 40-page report for Vermont College of Fine Arts
Contact: Serena Fox, 802-496-2326, serena@serenafoxdesign.com
October 12, 2010:
Serena Fox Design Company
Edited Annual Alumni College Newsletter, including Internet research to check names and organizations
for spelling and accuracy.
Contact: Serena Fox, 802-496-2326, serena@serenafoxdesign.com
September 10, 2010:
Vermont Community Foundation
Proofread and edited Foundation’s Early Care Report for grammar, style sheet requirements, consistency,
accuracy and layout.
Contact: Alexandra Braunstein, Community Philanthropy Associate, 802-388-3355
abraunstein@vermontcf.org
August 30, 2010:
Norwich University
Reviewed architecture accreditation application for spelling, grammar and content accuracies.
Contact: Serena Fox, 802-496-2326, serena@serenafoxdesign.com
August 3, 2010 – Present:
Serena Fox Design Company
See-One-Do-One, Ltd. Grant document proofreading and editing.
Contact: Serena Fox, 802-496-2326, serena@serenafoxdesign.com
June 11, 2010:
The Permanent Fund
Created eight unique stories that show the affect of the Permanent Fund and the great work they do.
Stories were used at the Annual Dinner fundraiser as place settings to stir up conversation, and will
continue to be used by the Permanent Fund for other marketing purposes.
Contact: Christine Zachai, Executive Director, Christine@permanentfund.org
March 19, 2010:
Vermont College of Fine Arts
Proofread and edited content on VCFA brochure and postcards for visual arts program.
Contact: Ann Cardinal, Director of Marketing at Vermont College of Fine Arts,
802-828-8589 ann.cardinal@vermontcollege.edu
March 15, 2010:
Vermont Community Foundation
Proofread and edited content, provided rewrite suggestions and checked for accuracy in the Vermont
Community Foundation’s 2009 Annual Report.
3 Court Street
Middlebury, VT 05753
802-388-3355
December 2009 – April 2010:
Cooking Close to Home
Edited and proofread 200+ page cookbook prior to second printing. First run was 250 copies and was
printed and published independently in Vermont. I was referred to the authors by Serena Fox Design, and
worked to correct and create consistency for the cookbook’s second printing.
Contact: Diane Imrie and Richard Jarmusz, diane.imrie@comcast.net
September 2008 – Present:
Bob Alper, Comedian
For the past two and a half years, I have helped comedian Bob Alper with various marketing activities,
including compiling email lists, online research, some phone calls to colleges about booking shows, and
other various activities. Bob is a Rabbi/Comedian in the Manchester, VT, area who travels around the US
and Canada doing stand up.
Contact: Bob Alper, bob@bobalper.com
January 2008 – Present:
Hotel Food & Beverage Magazine
I do regular work for Hotel F&B Magazine based out of Chicago, including serving as a contributing
writer, occasional copy editing of upcoming issues, and writing online and newsletter stories. I am a
current member of their Editorial Contributors.
Contact: Michael Costa, Industry Relations Editor, mcosta@hotelfandb.com
November 2007 – Present:
Ai Squared
Marketing and Communications Writer
At Ai Squared I have participated in many different marketing, PR, sales and promotional activities. I
continued to use my writing and editing skills in editing all blog posts for www.aisquared.com/blog, and
wrote my own blog posts as well. I maintain, edit and utilize all of our Social Media sites, including
Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, and leverage these with other websites and blogs for a more broad
reach. I draft all in-house materials including press releases, white papers, information sheets, fact sheets,
company information, etc., and coordinate any PR or media requests.
Supervisor: Scott Moore, Director of Marketing, smoore@aisquared.com
December 2003 – November 2007
Santé, the Magazine for Restaurant Professionals
Associate Editor
Santé is a small trade publication for restaurant professionals that is published nine times per year with a
circulation list of over 55,000, and is read by more than 200,000 people per issue. As Associate Editor, I
was in charge of an eight-page front of the book section called Stirrings, which lists events, small articles,
calendar listings and restaurant happenings. I was also in charge of the Food, Wine and Spirits review
section that accounts for 20 pages in the back of the magazine. I reviewed, with a tasting panel of
between 10 and 15 people, food, wine and spirits; wrote and edited all reviews; researched and solicited
all products for review; wrote introductions for each review section; and located and compiled any
missing product information in an orderly fashion for the design and production department. In addition
to these duties, I participated in regular editorial staff meetings, routinely edited, provided copy edits and
proofread all stories and reviews prior to layout and publishing. I also received and completed small and
feature story assignments, assisted in coming up with story ideas for future articles, helped layout
editorial calendars and traveled to industry events and participated in work trips.
Contact: Rob Costantino, previous Managing Editor, rcostantino@santemagazine.com
May 2006 – present:
Elvis LaCoste
Copy edit and proofread Psychology research papers for Master’s Degree program at Goddard College
and now St. Michael’s College
Rutland, VT
Contact: Elvis LaCoste, elvisseven@gmail.com