CORINNA FALES Story Artist

All writing tells a story. I help you create yours.

Master Writer / Editor with QC, diversity, research, and management expertise
http://www.linkedin.com/in/corinnafales
corinna@corinnafales.com 646. 642 6747
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Selected Works
Ethnic- and gender-specific differences in the prevalence of HIV among patients in opioid maintenance
treatmenta case register analysis; Harm Reduction Journal 2014, 11:23
The Mother I Knew: What Alzheimers has changedand hasnt; Neurology Now, Aug / Sep 2012
hippocampus magazine: memorable creative nonfiction; March 2012
http://www.hippocampusmagazine.com/2012/02/while-we-await-a-cure-the-mother-i-know-bycorinna-fales/
8 Steps to a Happier New Year (Or, Why I Quit Making New Years Resolutions), 2012
www.thedatereport.com/author/corinna-fales/
Unintended Outcomes of Social Movements: The 1989 Chinese Student Movement; Routledge
(International Library of Sociology Series), 2010
The Games Black Girls Play: Learning the Ropes from Double-Dutch to Hip-Hop, New York University
Press, 2006 http://muse.jhu.edu/books/9780814732731
Website bio of Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter: http://www.lisabodnar.com, 2009
The Old Man & The Harley: A Last Ride Through Our Fathers America; Thomas Nelson Inc. (a division of
Harper Collins), 2008 http://www.amazon.com/The-Old-Man-Harley-Through/dp/1595551808
Instant Help for Children and Teens with Asperger Syndrome, Instant Help Publications 2005
http://www.mohonasen.org/guidance/pdfs/ASP.pdf (offered by 10 leading school guidance catalogs)
Digitized Primary Source Documents from the Library of Congress in History and Social Studies
Curriculum (Library Trends, 45(4), Spring 1997)
http://bubl.ac.uk/archive/journals/libtre/v45n0497.htm#7digitized

Experience
Columbia University

July 2012 - present

Assistant to the Editor, Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering (JMSE)

Assist a Columbia University professor in his role as editor of JMSE. Collaborate with him and with
authors from about 165 countries, international peer reviewers, 20 associate editors, production
personnel, and guest editors to ensure that submissions meet JMSE standards, to supervise and
streamline the editorial process, and to encourage more submissions.
- Review, track, and approve/disapprove 400-500 submissions annually.
- Research, analyze, present, and implement initiatives to improve the Journals impact factor.
- Draft all editorials, tributes, annual reports, and newsletter updates.
The average time that submissions spend in the journals system has been
reduced by approximately 100% since 2012, with no loss in quality.
Editors emeriti have called their tributes perfect and associate editors term
communications potent.
In 2015, JMSE will publish monthly, rather than bi-monthly, to accommodate the
significantly increased submissions experienced in 2014.
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New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA)

summer 2014

On-site Creative Writing Instructor / Coach for Teens

Worked with teens at NYCHA public housing sites (in Harlem and the Lower East Side) to facilitate
meaningful writing that helped to give them voice and increase their desire for self-expression.
- Conceived, organized, and presented a successful summers-end performance evening where
teens read their work to peers and senior NYCHA managers.

Grand Street Settlement (GSS) Early Childhood Programs

2013-14

Service Plan Editor, Essay Teacher, Community Assessment Consultant

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Edited service plans for Grand Street Settlement Early Childhood Programs to obtain renewed
federal funding;
Tutored / taught teachers in essay writing skills to help them pass NYS teacher exams;
Conducted focus groups and other researchthen co-authored GSSs comprehensive, 120-page
tri-annual community assessment.

Virtual Clinical Research Center, U. of Arizona College of Medicine

2013

Writer and Editor, Teacher Handbook for Science Curriculum

Collaborated on writing and editing a two-part teacher handbook for a cutting-edge high-school science
curriculum (funded by NIH). Part 1: How to ask good questions for research; Part 2: translational research.
- Researched online resources, developed course descriptions and class exercises, reorganized
curriculum, and supplied original content.

Samana Foundation, Dominican Republic

2007 - present

Website and PR Writer / Editor

Colla Collaborate with the foundations co-founders to develop the vision, mission, and voice of their
innovative, green, study-abroad program in Samana, Dominican Republic, which is affiliated with US
AID, historically black colleges, a university in Haiti, and Ivy-league universities.
- Develop and write website content, proposals, news releases, and letters to government
officials (e.g., Haitis president) and to existing and potential partners, as well as branding,
promotional, and informational materials.
Productive new partnerships and investments have resulted from inspiring
messaging.

City University of New York (CUNY)

2009-12

Editorial Quality Assurance Specialist (Manager)

The NYC Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) contracted CUNYs School of Professional
Studies to devise and deliver technical job training to OCSEs 800+ employees.
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Developed and supervised production of house style guide, based primarily on Chicago, and
incorporated agency-specific terminology.
Reviewed, edited, and approved all (45-600-page) procedures and training manuals written
by 22-member CUNY team before submission to the client; prioritized overlapping
assignments and synchronized with team members to maintain quality and efficiency.
Edited the agenda and all speaker biographies for OCSEs annual conference.
Ensured the CUNY teams unfailing adherence to tight deadlines by creatively
managing work on deliverables and providing leadership that facilitated
harmonious, efficient collaboration.
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City University of New York (CUNY)

2008-09

Special Projects Writer (OCSE/CUNY Training Program)

Collaborated with OCSE senior managers and produced their annual report, casting the agency in a
positive anti-poverty light that strengthened its relationships with community-based organizations.
In 2009, the agency set an all-time record for child-support collections.

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Corinna worked for us as
a writer. Her work is
insightful and elegant and
she was a pleasure to
collaborate with.
- Margaret Honey, PhD,
(currently) President and
CEO of the New York Hall
of Science
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Corinna Fales is a
brilliant, dedicated,
diligent, insightful editor
who adds both the small
things that make
something glow with
intelligence and the large
things that make one
think and get clearer.
- Mack Lipkin, MD,
Professor of Medicine and
Director of the Division of
Primary Care at New York
University School of
Medicine and Bellevue
Hospital Center

Led CUNY team and liaised / collaborated with freelance graphic designer in creating a user-friendly
narrative to accompany the technical job training of 200+ new OCSE hires.
On post-training assessments, trainees reported that the storybook was
especially helpful to them in understanding and implementing their new jobs.

Education and Training

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MA, Social Policy; SUNY 2000

Lenox Hill Hospital Psychotherapy Program (a 4-year course)
Equity Institute, Emeryville, CA Diversity Training of Trainers (certificate)
American Association of the Blind, Audio Description Workshop (certificate, 2013)
Playwriting workshop, Morningside Gardens (ongoing)

Volunteer Service
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Member, West Harlem Stakeholders, a community organization dedicated to increasing and

improving services and safety for residents in West Harlem, especially those living in public
housing

Healing Arts Initiative, NYC; audio description of sets, characters, and costumes of stage plays
for the blind and visually impaired

Founding member, coalition to form a block association to foster relationships between

residents of Grant Houses, a public housing development, and residents of Morningside
Gardens, a housing cooperative in Morningside/Harlem

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Corinna has collaborated
with us on developing
website materials, news _______________________________________________________________________________
releases, proposals, and
letters to government
officials and to existing
Corinna has a rare combination of great intelligence, wisdom, applied creativity, experience, and an
and potential partners.
outstanding track record. Her writing is wonderful and her editing is spot-on. I give her my highest
Her writing/editing skills
recommendation without reservation.
and input are consistently
- Peter Crown, PhD, Multimedia Collaboratory Director, University of Arizona College of Medicine
top-notch, her turnaround
time is consistently
excellent, and she is a
pleasure to work with.
- Frank & Dr. Dana Minaya,
Samana Foundation, D.R.

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