1. JILL BACHARACH
280 Main Street #311 • Little Falls, NJ 07424 • 973-801-7789 • JBacharach@aol.com
www.yogafaroffthemat.blogspot.com
OBJECTIVE:
To seek a position where I can use my strengths of building relationships, exquisite customer service, innovative
thinking and compassion, while cultivating ease in diverse, creative environments.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
JILL BACHARACH, M.A. WRITING CONSULTANT January 2001- Present
Partial Client list and scope of work included:
Official Nominee for Covington Who’s Who Published Authors
OSILIVING, Chappaqua, NY
Editor for Huffington Post articles. Proofreader and editor for written materials.
CHRISTINA SELL YOGA, Austin, TX
Editor for website project. Editor for book project.
9 HILL PRODUCTIONS, Morristown, NJ
Script writer. Editor for scripts. Proofread all written work.
ORIGIN MAGAZINE, Denver, CO
Pitch creative ideas to Editor-in-Chief of magazine. Write contributions for magazine.
AWAKENING AS WOMEN, Fairfax, CA
Creative consultant. Compiled notes and comments to Presenter and Editor-in-Chief of Yoga
International Magazine. Contributed to follow-up essay from project “Body Image and
Aging.” published in book “Yoga and Body Image: 25 Personal Stories About Beauty,
Bravery, & Loving Your Body” by Melanie Klein and Anna Guest-Jelley (Llewellyn
Publishers, October 2014)
YOGAFIT WORLDWIDE TRAINING SYSTEMS, Los Angeles CA
Consultant. Reader for book proposal for Founder and CEO, offering notes and commentary.
BRISUN PRODUCTIONS, Boonton, NJ
Co-wrote script for Children’s Memorial Hospital of Chicago fundraiser. Proofread, edit
scripts.
TUNNEL VISION WRITER’S PROJECT, Literary Manager Montclair, NJ
Responsible for selection and proofreading of works performed in annual Writer’s Theatre
Festival. Involved managing large groups of individuals, ensuring they worked well together.
PLATT PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATES, Administrative Assistant June 2015- Dec 2016
Responsible for setting appointments, doing intakes with school case managers, setting up charts.
Logging all communication with schools and responding to all communication with schools in a
busy office environment. Microsoft Office and Excel.
ALARIS HEALTH, Recreation Therapist Jan 2015- June 2015
Provided activities to individuals in sub-acute rehabilitation with adults ranging in issues from
surgery to dementia to end of life issues. Involved leadership skills, clinical documentation, and
working as part of an interdisciplinary team.
E-RYT 200 YOGA ALLIANCE, Certified Yoga Instructor May 2007- Present
Teach public and private yoga classes. Multiple teacher trainings. Developed and built a solid student and
customer base. Sold retail clothing in each studio, fitting and assisting customers. Merchandising and
display, maintenance of clothing & accessories.

2. STAR PIERCE DESIGN, Part time Office/Design Assist, San Anselmo, CA January 1996-2000
(consultant once a month 2000- Present)
Cultivated relationships with clients. Sold fabrics, furniture and clothing. Corresponded with
clients, vendors and shippers. Generated purchase orders, bills, tracked timing using Excel,
Quickbooks. Purchased and made design selections at trade shows.
JEWISH FAMILY AND CHILDREN SERVICES, ACSW, San Rafael, CA Sept 1998-2000
Outpatient psychotherapy with individual children and adults. Caseload of 15-20 clients. Two
hours of individual supervision per week. Weekly case conferences.
FLORENCE CRITTENTON SERVICES, San Francisco, CA May 1994- Sept ’98
Residential counselor for pregnant teenagers, teenage mothers and their children, teaching
parenting skills, providing counseling, health education, problem solving and milieu therapy.
RELEVANT TRAININGS: (1992-1998)
Baker Places, Inc. San Francisco, CA
Worked as substance abuse counselor providing case management, implementing treatment
contracts and facilitating groups for HIV+ infected men in early recovery.
AIDS Health Project, San Francisco, CA
HIV Antibody Counselor Training Certification
Hospice By the Bay, San Francisco, CA
Trained as a graduate social worker in the interrelationship of terminal illness with
psychosocial needs. Practical experience in counseling with patients and families.
Four Winds Hospital, Saratoga Springs, NY
Intern at in-patient long-term psychiatric hospital. Participated as part of multi-disciplinary
treatment team.
EDUCATION:
University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA – 1994 MA, Writing
Wurzweiler School of Social Work, Yeshiva University, New York, NY – 1993 MSW, Social Work
Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY – 1990 BA, Psychology
PERFORMED WORK/PUBLICATIONS:
• eBook- When Life Turns Upside Down: Living, Loving, Surviving Loss and Transforming
Your Life available at http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GWU376G November 2013.
• ORIGIN MAGAZINE: The Conscious Culture Magazine Issue 7 (May/June 2012) Issue 10
(Nov/Dec. 2012)
• Blog: www.yogafaroffthemat.blogspot.com
• 2nd ANNUAL PLAYWRIGHT’S READING / Tunnel Vision Writer’s Project, Inc., 12 Miles West
Theatre • June 2003 “Without Incident” by Jill Bacharach © 2002
• WRITER’S THEATRE FESTIVAL 12 Miles West Theatre Montclair, NJ • May 2003 “Don’t Let Me
Shoot the Analyst” by Jill Bacharach © 2002
• 1st ANNUAL PLAYWRIGHT’S STAGED READING / Tunnel Vision Writer’s Project, Inc. 12
Miles West Theatre, Montclair, NJ • June 2002 Performance of scene from current full-length play in
progress entitled, “Legacy” by Actor’s Equity actors.
• Scenes For Women By Women, Tori Haring-Smith, ed., Heinemann • 1998 Scene from play by Jill
Iris Bacharach entitled “Boulder Rock.”