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Corrine Casanova

*** ***** **. ** ******, Minnesota 55434

***************@****.*** 612.123.4567

Career Profile

I am a creative, efficient, persuasive, deadline-driven client-focused writer, editor and project

manager with a passion for health and wellness. My skills include project management,

writing of print and web content, substantive editing, copyediting, proofreading, medical writing,

acquisitions, contract negotiation, video production, research, analysis, public speaking, marketing

exPerienCe

PARK NICOLLET, HEALTH SERvICES ST. LOuIS PARK, MINN. 2007-2009

Park Nicollet is an integrated care system that includes Methodist Hospital,

Park Nicollet Clinic, Park Nicollet Foundation and Park Nicollet Institute.

HealtH education Writer HealtH education 2008 2009

Coordinated and developed patient education materials and web content for Methodist

Hospital and various Park Nicollet clinics.

Collaborated with physicians and other clinical professionals to create a strategy for

delivering high quality patient education programs using needs assessment tools.

Compiled, wrote and edited patient education materials with internal clinical experts in the

areas of bariatric surgery, eating disorders and pediatric obesity to create customizable

patient binders allowing patients to have all their needed materials in one location.

developmental editor international diabetes center 2007-2008

Planned and developed high-quality diabetes education publications.

Effectively led project development teams by creating and nurturing a strong team atmosphere

with clinical partners.

Communicated complex health and scientific concepts to patients written in a fifth grade

reading level or below.

Marketed services at national diabetes educator conferences.

HAZELDEN FOuNDATION, PubLISHINg & EDuCATION CENTER CITy, MINN. 1998-2007

Hazelden is a private not-for-profit alcohol and drug addiction treatment center.

The Publishing & Education division provides proven-effective research based

educational materials to professionals and clients in a variety of institutional settings.

acquisitions editor/video producer

criminal Justice/cHemical dependency treatment team 2002-2007

Acquired, developed and edited research-based curricula pertaining to substance abuse/

dependence in a treatment center, health care and criminal justice setting.

Played a leading role in developing publishing strategy and ensuring the publication of

curricula to meet a $5 million net revenue goal.

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HAZELDEN FOuNDATION (continued)

Completed profit and loss statements and consistently met budget requirements.

Regularly reviewed research- and evidence-based practices in the areas of criminal justice and

chemical dependency treatment.

Hired and supervised freelance writers, editors and video production companies.

Actively pursued project acquisitions at national/international conferences.

Worked closely with authors, marketers and copy editors from manuscript development

through publication.

Negotiated contracts with authors, attorneys, government agencies and literary agents.

Handled all managerial tasks in addition to regular job duties during supervisor s nine-month

leave of absence.

acquisitions editor

cHronic illness initiative/HealtHy living resources 1998-2001

Acquired, developed and edited self-help and health care books for trade market.

Developed and edited trade and professional books, video scripts and curricula.

Coordinated public events for organization s 50th anniversary celebration.

Evaluated trade proposals for publication.

Approved marketing copy prior to publication.

uNIvERSITy OF MINNESOTA MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. 1988-1998

The University of Minnesota is a public research university.

managing editor Journal of agricultural & food cHemistry

american cHemical society 1996-1998

assistant to tHe editor Journal of dental researcH

international association of dental researcH 1993-1996

assistant to tHe director dental researcH institute 1988-1993

EDuCATION

bacHelor of arts Journalism/neWs-editorial sequence

university of minnesota, minneapolis, minn.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Lead and coordinator, Run Club, Coon Rapids Life Time Fitness, 2006-present

Certified Toastmaster, Toastmasters International, 2007

Freelance writer, published three articles in national magazine, Today s Health & Wellness

American Council on Exercise group fitness instructor certification (in progress)

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