Susan W. Griswold

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Petersburg, Virginia 23803

804-***-****

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OVERVIEW

I am a team player with strong communication and proofreading skills. As well as having an eye for detail and an ability to multi-task in both an academic and business environment, I possess strong editing, researching, and creative writing skills. I have taught and created syllabi for high school and college courses, which improved student performance at all levels of writing and analysis of American and British Literature. My ability to analyze, synthesize and organize written material for content, clarity and importance has been valuable in legal document review, teaching English and reviewing advertising copy. While working in advertising my job was to edit and proof copy for copyright trademark violations. Working with account executives and attorneys has broaden my ability to communicate and evaluate important detail as well as translate complex ideas into a simpler form. While teaching Technical Writing at Virginia Commonwealth University, Developmental Writing at John Tyler Community College and J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College, I met all required deadlines and organized multiple tasks while adapting to new audiences and solving new problems. In law firms I have organized tax supplements and recently worked in the Medicaid Fraud Division of the State Attorney General’s Office where I participated in the production and distribution of inner office manuals. EXPERIENCE

Academic, Legal and Business

Blessed Sacrament Huguenot School-2021

I taught Middle School English grades 6, 7 and 8 with two sections of Honors English. Richmond Christian School-Richmond, Virginia-2019

I taught grades 10, 11 and 12 English and one dual enrollment English grade 12 Page Law Firm-

I performed clerical duties to include taking phone messages for attorneys and scanning and filing legal documents for personal injury cases.

Sussex County Public Schools-Sussex County, Virginia-2018 I taught grades 10, 11 and 12 English and one dual enrollment English 12 class. Southside Programs for Adult Continuing Education-Prince George County, Virginia-2016 English as a Second Language Teacher

I taught English as a Second Language to non-English speakers(part-time). Special Counsel Employment Agency-Richmond, Virginia-2016 Document Review

I was employed by Cognicion, the services division of Hunton and Williams law firm, as a Document Reviewer(temporary).

Chesterfield County Public Schools-Chesterfield County, Virignia-2014-2016 Substitute Teacher

I have substituted in various subjects implementing teacher’s plans to students. The State Attorney General’s Office-Richmond, Virginia-2013 Clerical position working in the Medicaid Fraud Division I copied and proofread legal procedure manuals and assisted in statewide outreach programs(temporary).

John Tyler Community College-Chester, Virginia-2009-2011 Adjunct Professor of English (part time)

I taught English composition and literature to first year college students. LeClair Ryan-Richmond, Virginia-2011

Document Reviewer (temporary)

Docent (part time)

City of Petersburg-Department of Tourism-2004-2009 As a historical interpreter, I developed educational programs on historic sites and presented these programs to the public. I conducted tours and provided information about the historical collection or the site to the public.

Virginia Commonwealth University-Richmond, Virginia-1994 Adjunct Professor of Business and Technical Writing I instructed students in the basics of good business communication which included writing reports, letters, memos, and resumes, both in print and electronically. I was responsible for teaching the fundamentals of good writing which included sentence structure, grammar, paragraph development and organization. Virginia Commonwealth University-Richmond, Virginia-1984 Teaching Assistant-English

I was responsible for teaching first year literature and composition. St Vincent DePaul High School-Petersburg, Virginia-1976-1978 I taught grades 10, 11 and 12 college preparatory English and literature Martin Retail-Richmond, Virginia-1993-1994

Advertising Copy Proofreader

I proofread advertisements for legal errors involving trademark violations and acted as a liaison between the account executives and the copywriter departments. I utilized diplomacy and tact when dealing with members of the creative teams regarding deadlines and copy revisions. Cowan & Owen-Richmond, Virginia-1991

Librarian and Receptionist

I was responsible for organization and ordering of books for the law firm and updated the tax library on a daily basis with the latest tax law updates. McGuire Woods-Richmond, Virginia-1986

Trusts and Estates Clerk

Responsible for proofreading wills and trust agreements as well as file organization. EDUCATION

Virginia Commonwealth University-Richmond, Virginia Master of Arts, English-1985

Richard Bland College Associates Degree-1972

Bachelor of Arts, English-1975

Virginia State Teaching Certificate-2018-2028

University of Richmond-Richmond, Virginia-1986 and 1987 Legal Assistant Program-The Judicial System, Legal Research and Library Use COMPUTER SKILLS

Microsoft Word, Windows XP, Excel, Power Point, Internet, Email, Blackboard, Power School and computer experience inputing Medicaid Fraud legal documents REFERENCES

Dr. Mikell Brown-Dean of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences-John Tyler Community College- ad14ji@r.postjobfree.com

Martha Atkinson-Curator, Blandford Church ad14ji@r.postjobfree.com Joseph Douglas, Ed.D-Adjunct Professor, School of Professional and Continuing Studies, University of ad14ji@r.postjobfree.com Tracy Howell, Dual Enrollment Coordinator, John Tyler Community College-804-***-****- ad14ji@r.postjobfree.com