1. Janet Geovanis
jegeovanis@yahoo.com
773-699-7538
Expert in communicating complex information to business, professional, and lay audiences.
Writing and Editing Product
 Technical Materials
• Forensic accounting and auditing papers, book chapters
• Mainframe systems and PC applications documentation
• Technical and marketing material and presentations
• Technical guides for software engineers and technical writers
 Marketing and Public Relations Materials
• Annual reports and newsletters
• Direct mail materials
• Press releases
• Fundraising literature and grant applications
• Website text and photos
Project Management Experience
 Assessed cash flow and operations expenses for non-profit biweekly publication;
developed and executed plans to manage debt, increase revenue from fundraising,
stabilize staff; successfully transitioned organization to new board, leveraging
institutional advancement connections among incoming board members.
 Gathered input from diverse stakeholders and oversaw team for creating a corporate-
wide writing and editing style guide for all technical writing projects and
documentation at privately-held corporation with revenues over $500 million.
Corporate Training/Academic Courses
▪ Technical and business writing: Advantis/IBM
▪ Introduction to fiction: Chicago City Colleges
▪ The research paper: Chicago City Colleges
▪ Essay writing, grammar: Chicago City Colleges
▪ ESL 2A/3B with writing, vocabulary focus: Centro Romero
▪ GED, English/Social Studies/Math: Centro Romero
Experience
Adjunct Faculty Instructor
Chicago City Colleges Centro Romero
At CCC, teach writing courses at all levels of instruction, including management,
business, research, and essay writing courses, literature courses. At Centro Romero,
teach GED/Health Care Bridge courses with focus on workforce development training,
vocabulary development, writing and reading comprehension; teach GED math and social
studies courses. Develop course materials; work with and supervise volunteer tutors;
collaborate with writing center and ESL staff. 2012 to present.

2. Editor, Writer, Researcher—Freelance Professional Communicator
Free-lance journalist with articles in Chicago Reader and In These Times. Writer and
editor for a variety of concerns, including advertising copy for The Best Of mail order
catalogue; brochure copy for Jewish Children’s Services; promotional material for
journalism and arts-related non-profit organizations. 1990 to 2013.
President, Board of Directors
Institute for Public Affairs/In These Times
Responsible for overall management, strategic direction, board growth, and fundraising
advancement of national progressive news publication with $1+ million budget. Oversaw
budget, personnel management, institutional advancement. 2002 to 2008.
Assistant Director, Institutional Advancement
The Ancona School
Planned, implemented all external and internal marketing communication goals and
strategies at $3+ million non-profit. Created direct mail marketing material, annual
reports, newsletters, fundraising materials, parent education materials. 2000 to 2005.
Corporate Trainer/Instructional Designer/Technical Writer
Trans Union Corporation Advantis, a division of IBM
Computer Associates
Developed and taught technical communication workshops; planned, created technical
documentation of external, internal business applications; consulted on software user
features; designed, developed instructional material for internal/external clients;
collaborated with writers, editors, corporate and branch office customers. 1990 to 1999.
Publications and Papers
▪ "Recycling: Becoming a Responsible Publisher," Society of Technical Communication
Byline, 9/92.
▪ "Sid and Maiden," feature article, Chicago Reader, 7/92.
▪ "Disquiet on the American Front," inside lead story, In These Times, 5/92.
▪ "When John M. Came Marching Home," feature article, Chicago Reader, 1/92.
Education
M.A., English Literature, UIC B.A., English, DePaul University
References available on request.
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