1. Andy Scheer
5074 Plumstead Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80920
(719) 282-3729
Scheer4@msn.com
CAREER OBJECTIVE: To coordinate a team of communication professionals.
KEY TRAITS: Conscientious, detail-oriented, with strong communication skills and dedication
to fostering a win-win team environment.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Christian Writers Guild, Colorado Springs
Managing editor (2002 to 2010)
Served as the primary editorial professional, coordinating a variety of company projects:
Curriculum
● Planned and coordinated production of correspondence courses for aspiring writers.
● Worked with outside authors to ensure appropriate lesson content.
● Edited, typeset, and updated courses.
● Wrote and edited promotional material.
● Communicated expectations with 36 mentors who evaluated student lessons.
● Maintained quality of mentors' work by evaluating their responses.
Newsletters
● Produced monthly four-page membership newsletter. (Planned content, assigned or
wrote articles, and performed preliminary page layout.)
● Interacted with outside specialist for final design of membership newsletter.
● Produced a quarterly two- to four-page newsletter for alumni.
● Produced a quarterly one-page newsletter for publishing industry professionals.
Conferences
● Planned content for seven morning continuing classes and afternoon workshops for annual
Writing for the Soul writers conference.
● Recruited nationally recognized writing teachers, communicating expectations for class
material and outlines.
● Recruited 30 to 36 literary agents, writing coaches, magazine editors, and book editors to
take appointments with conferees.
● Created 180-page conference notebook.
● Produced promotional fliers.
Contests
● Coordinated and judged Operation First Novel contest for unpublished novelists.
● Coordinated and judged Operation First Book contest for unpublished nonfiction authors.
● Evaluated entries for the Christian Writers Forum's monthly writing contest.
Teaching
● Conducted workshops and multi-part classes at several writers conferences each year.
● Taught online “webinar” workshops.

2. Constituent Communications
Answered inquiries from current and potential members concerning:
● Conference classes and appointments.
● Annual first-book and first-novel contests.
● Correspondence course content.
● General publishing questions.
Moody Magazine, Moody Bible Institute, Chicago
Managing editor (1990 to 2002)
Senior editor (1988 to 1990)
Associate editor (1984 to 1988)
As managing editor, was responsible for:
● Planning editorial content.
● Managing author relations.
● Overseeing three to four editors.
● Coordinating feature design and layout with offsite firm.
● Writing feature articles, editorials, and reviews.
● Communicating with the heads of periodical and publishing divisions.
● Working closely with production and advertising sales staff.
AORN Journal, Association of Operating Room Nurses, Denver
Assistant editor (1978 to 1982) -- Editing and proofreading for a professional journal.
Wyoming Eagle, Cheyenne, Wyoming
News editor (1976 to 1977) -- Editing and laying out pages for a morning daily.
HIGHER EDUCATION
Colorado State University -- B.A. in technical journalism, 1976, with high honors.
Denver Seminary -- Certificate in theology, 1984, with high honors.
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Evangelical Press Association
● Served on the annual awards and convention planning committees.
● Judged several times for the annual Higher Goals competition.
Christy Awards
● Judged published novels in the “visionary” category.
REFERENCES
● Dr. Dennis Hensley, professor of English Professional Writing Program Director, Taylor
University, Upland, Indiana. (765) 998-5590 dnhensley@hotmail.com
● Les Stobbe, literary agent and Christian Writers Guild Executive Editor, Tryon,
North Carolina. (828) 808-7127 lhstobbe123@gmail.com
● Julie-Allyson Ieron, author, speaker, and Christian Writers Guild mentor, Des Plaines,
Illinois. (847) 207-4728 jieron@att.net
● Greg Thornton, vice president, Moody Publishers, Chicago, Illinois. (312) 329-2104
greg.thornton@moody.edu