SUSAN K. TOTH
Lake Hopatcong, NJ 07849
e-mail: **********@*****.***
CAREER EXPERIENCE-TEACHING
September 2006 – May 2008: County College of Morris, Randolph, NJ – Adjunct Professor
Taught Writing Skills to developmental students and Introduction to Mass Media
September 2004 – May 2008: Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison, NJ – Adjunct Professor. Taught Public Speaking, College Writing Workshop and Writing Skills Workshop to freshmen in the Freshman Intensive Studies Program. Also taught College Writing Workshop under the direction of the College Writing Program.
September 2003 – June 2004: Morris Catholic High School, Denville, NJ – Teacher of English and Journalism . Taught English to freshmen and Journalism to seniors, along with being advisor to the school yearbook and newspaper.
September 1998 – May 2002: Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison, NJ Adjunct Professor. Courses taught include Research Writing, Freshman Composition, Remedial Writing, Professional Communications, Business Forum, Time Management Skills.
September 1997 – December 2001: County College of Morris, Randolph, NJ; Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ and William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ – Adjunct Professor of English.
• Taught Remedial Reading, Remedial Writing, Freshman Composition and Introduction to Literature, during both the fall and spring semesters, and the accelerated summer semester.
• Introduction to Literature course included critical analysis of such works as A Doll’s House, Metamorphosis, The Importance of Being Earnest and A Grief Observed.
• Mentored student teachers of English for Montclair State University’s education department.
September 1994 – June, 1995: Wallington High School, Wallington, NJ
• Taught freshman English, with curriculum of short stories, Great Expectations, Romeo and Juliet and The Odyssey, along with vocabulary.
• Acted as faculty advisor for “Ex Libris,” Wallington’s yearbook.
CAREER EXPERIENCE - PUBLISHING
November, 2010 – Present: Patch.com
Local editor, Jefferson Patch
January 2010 – November 2010: Franklyn Healthcom, Parsippany, NJ.Copy editor/Proofreader
June 2008 – February 2009: Dentistry Today Magazine, Fairfield, NJ.
June 2008 – August 2008: New Products Editor
September 2008 – February 2009: Associate Editor
January 1989 – July 2003: North Jersey Media Group, West Paterson, NJ.
October 2002 – July 2003: Editor, Parsippany Life/Neighbor News
March 2001 – October 2002: Editor, Suburban Life
June 1999 – February 2001: Staff Writer/Copy Editor, Suburban Life
EDUCATION
Montclair State University, Montclair NJ: Masters of Education with a concentration in critical thinking.
William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ: Bachelor of Arts, English and Secondary Education. Morris Catholic High School.