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AIMEE OUELLETTE REVIEWED books for literary magazine subTerrain , edited poetry and non-fiction for local publishing house Anvil Press, wrote creative non-fiction for the Douglas College student anthology Pearls , and received both hate mail and fawning praise for her work as opinions editor at The Other Press .

Before enrolling in Print Futures, Aimee graduated from UBC with a BA (hons) in English literature.

Aimee is perceptive, creative, informed, and hard-working.

Amanda Lee 

There are few people who pay really good attention to detail, and fewer still who have the ability to juggle and prioritize shifting deadlines. Amanda is one of those people. Dedicated and dogged, she gets the job done -- be it research, writing, editing, or proofing. Amanda has made great contributions to the alive team. - Terry-Lynn Stone, Editor-in-Chief, alive Magazine

Amanda excels at working as part of a team, even under stressful conditions in a fast-paced environment. Her engaging manner and confident personality make her a pleasure to be around. Her strong analytical abilities and broad scope of knowledge are qualities that will serve her well in any workplace. - Erik Rolfsen, News Editor (Online), Vancouver Province

AN AVID WRITER since crayoning her first book at age four (a thought-provoking six-page tome entitled Mousie ), Amanda Lee has a true love for the art of writing. Her creative non-fiction was published in this year's Pearls anthology, and she has written articles for alive magazine and The Other Press . A versatile and detail-oriented writer, she has also produced technical manuals and website content for local businesses.

Amanda's experience as an assistant editor at alive magazine has been invaluable, providing her with hands-on training in editing, article writing, copywriting, and photo-shoot coordination.

With every good writer's natural curiosity for new things, Amanda is looking forward to her career opportunities after graduation from Print Futures.

Cailey Bennett 

Cailey exceeded my expectations! Cailey has impressive writing skills. Her assignments require very little revision. - Catherine Jones, Managing Editor, Bongarde Media

CAILEY BENNETT'S OBSESSION WITH PERFECTION has made her a devoted editor and a skilled writer.

While working as an intern at Bongarde Media in Penticton, Cailey enjoyed writing for magazine, newsletter, and online publications and editing over 150 articles. She currently works as a freelance editor and volunteers as a mentor for youth in Burnaby.

Cailey loves language. Through the real-world practice and training provided in Print Futures, she knows what reader-friendly, effective communication looks like and is thrilled to unleash these skills in the world.

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Crystal Auffray 

From the moment Crystal walked into our office, I knew she would be a great fit. She has the personality to lift even the lowest spirit. In addition to her positive nature, Crystal also possesses amazing abilities.

Crystal has shown herself to be a dedicated writer, researcher, editor, and proofreader. She always meets her deadlines, has an eye for creative suggestions, and is keen to perform at the highest level.

Crystal is always willing to take on a challenge and to present results in a timely manner. Our office has been a better place for having her as part of our team. - Terry-Lynn Stone, Editorial Director, Teldon Publishing

CRYSTAL AUFFRAY'S LOVE OF WRITING led her to complete a bachelor's degree in English. By teaching English and French at the secondary level, she sharpened her skills as an effective researcher and presenter.

Crystal's experience as an assistant editor at alive magazine reaffirmed her passion for the written word. Crystal also writes for The Other Press as an opinions columnist.

She loves playing with words and can't help but be completely smitten with writing.

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Jennifer Chan 

Jennifer offered Event magazine valuable assistance on our Creative Non-Fiction Contest. She was respectful, polite, and responsible, and carried out her tasks on time. Her written feedback as a first reader for our content was very good, probably her strongest and most important work during her editorial internship with Event.

Jennifer expresses herself best through her writing. She offered articulate and detailed responses to the many entries we received. In addition, Jen did a very good job copyediting most of our fall issue, and her help in that area was much appreciated. Jen also logged and routed contest entries and performed other admin tasks, without complaint! She worked on an important Event readership survey with fellow intern Vicki Stratton, putting together a well-targeted collection of questions. This survey was an unsupervised special project that we are now putting to good use in our mailouts. - Rick Maddocks, Editor, Event

JENNIFER CHAN REDISCOVERED her passion for the written word after graduating from Trinity Western University with a communications degree -- and performing mind-numbing jobs in the food and customer service industries.

Training in Print Futures has developed Jennifer's ability for editing and writing documents with a finely tuned attention to detail and a clear and concise style. Recently, Jennifer interned at Event magazine, where she edited and proofread fiction, poetry, and reviews.

Jennifer is eager to pursue a career in professional writing and editing, finally doing what she loves.

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Katie Edmunds 

KATIE EDMUNDS applied to Print Futures to learn to be a better writer. Specifically, she wanted to learn how to write for magazines.

At Joeys Restaurants Head Office, Katie worked as a writer and editor alongside a graphic designer. As a result, she developed interests other than simply magazine writing.

From Print Futures and her work term, Katie learned that she has strong aspirations to incorporate design, layout, and editing into her writing career.

 

Leah Giesbrecht 

Leah is a prolific and creative journalist. She showed initiative, was organized, and conducted methodical research. Leah demonstrated excellent time-management skills and often submitted writing assignments well before deadline. Overall, I have been impressed with Leah's professionalism and desire to learn. - Angie Davey, Copy Editor, Powell River Peak

Leah is hard-working, personable, and gets things right. If you hire Leah, I am sure you will get 110% work out of her. Not once was Leah flustered when I made constant updates and changes. She is enthusiastic, pleasant, and works quickly. - Donna Rekve, Advertorial Interviewee

LEAH GIESBRECHT GREW UP on Texada Island, but left to explore France's cafes, South Korea's monasteries, and California's beaches. She has worked as a reporter and a freelance copywriter. As a writer, she's found that her strengths lie in promotion and presentation -- in finding an angle that makes the subject dynamic and noteworthy to the reader. Her published work includes newspaper articles, personal profiles, reports, reviews, short stories, and poetry.

Leah's writing is informed by her university education, her editing and design skills, and her creativity. She works very hard to produce vibrant, accurate writing by deadline.

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Liam Britten 

A LOT GOES INTO CRAFTING a good news story. You need background research, original interviews, photography, and a writing style that informs readers about all the facts while still keeping them engaged.

Liam Britten has done all these things and more in his journalistic career, and has picked up many transferable skills that are assets in any writing job.

Whether as junior reporter for the Maple Ridge - Pitt Meadows Times or editor-in-chief of The Other Press , Liam has proven in each capacity that he has the skills, knowledge, and talent to be a real asset to a writing team.

 

Lindsay Olsen 

Lindsay is a very intelligent and self-motivated individual whose energy, enthusiasm, attention to detail, and positive attitude make her a standout and very much appreciated by everyone who works with her. In my observations and interactions with Lindsay, I have found her to be highly effective in high-stress, fast-paced environments. She consistently displays the ability to handle a wide range of responsibilities with ease. She brings passion to her work, and her strong, intuitive nature allows her to sense issues and act in a proactive manner. Lindsay is a results-oriented team player, with outstanding verbal and written communications skills. - Kathy Taylor, Senior Communications Specialist, ICBC

LINDSAY OLSEN IS A CLEAR, effective, and professional communicator.

Her experience at the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) exposed her to the fast-paced world of media relations. As a member of the Corporate Communications department, Lindsay gained experience taking media inquiries, writing communications materials such as news releases, and providing timely media monitoring for the corporation.

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Madeline Sept 

Madeline's role at The Board required the use of a great variety of different skills, along with rapid multi-tasking. She handled everything from writing news stories for the 5,800 members' monthly newspaper and content for our seven websites, to writing press releases and handling the media for speakers such as Premier Gordon Campbell.

Madeline showed a real talent for writing news summaries of important speech events, and she handled the production and accurate proofing of the annual 70-page Members' Business Directory.

Madeline worked well under time pressure, was always willing to help, and was a pleasure to work with. - Terry Hadley, Communications Director, The Vancouver Board of Trade

EVER SINCE LEARNING TO READ, Madeline Sept has possessed a love of language and its power to tell a story, evoke emotion, persuade, and instruct. Before Print Futures, Madeline followed her passion for words studying English literature at the University of British Columbia.

Over the past two years, Madeline has honed her skills as a writer, editor, and researcher. She has volunteered as an editorial adviser for the BC Girl Guides and interned with the Vancouver Board of Trade's communications department.

A writer who loves learning, Madeline looks forward to the challenges that await.

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Pamela Sveinson 

Pamela's work habits were impeccable. On-site or off, she was accessible, professional, and very reliable. Pamela's work was very thorough. She checked and double-checked her research and took extra steps to ensure she understood what was being asked of her. I was very impressed with her professional approach to her work. - Catherine Jones, Managing Editor, Bongarde Media

PAMELA SVEINSON WRITES, RESEARCHES, AND EDITS with an avid interest in digging for the details.

Her career experience in the customer service, retail management, and counselling industries culminated in a desire to channel her knowledge, communication skills, resourcefulness, and natural aptitude for problem solving into a professional writing program.

Working as an editorial intern for Bongarde Media in Penticton also allowed her to take advantage of her previous experience with workplace health and safety in the body modification industry. She applied her skills and practical abilities by writing workplace health and safety articles for Bongarde's online and print publications, editing and proofreading training resources, newsletters, and a booklet of 52 Tips for Safety Trainers .

Seymour Berg 

Seymour was an extremely positive addition to our internal communications unit. During his time with us, Seymour researched and wrote a series of perceptive articles for our employee newsletter and was responsible for producing our employee profile feature on the intranet. Not afraid to leap in, he approached his various writing assignments with enthusiasm and diligence, completing them on time and with the target audience clearly in mind. Our communication materials and publications benefited from his meticulous copyediting and proofreading skills.

One of Seymour's particular talents is his ability to put others at ease and draw them out - both during the interview process and in the workplace in general. His professional attitude and courteous manner is evident in all his endeavours. He is very dedicated to his work, eager to learn, and a fast study. Seymour quickly became a valued member of our team. - Petra Young, Manager, Communications, Court Services Branch, Ministry of Attorney General

SEYMOUR BERG HAS ALWAYS BELIEVED THAT COMMUNICATING WELL is both a high-value skill and a practical art. Through Print Futures, he has turned this passion into a vocation. His writing is clear and concise. It reflects both analytical thinking and sensitivity to the needs of his audience.

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Shanley Barbour 

Shanley's outgoing personality and enthusiasm made her a joy to work with. She was willing to tackle any task I gave her. I like the way she worked independently but asked questions for clarification when they were needed. - Diane Faris, Senior Technical Writer, Sierra Wireless Inc.

SHANLEY BARBOUR IS A WRITER AND DESIGNER with a unique ability to think on her feet and pull inspiration from the unexpected. Excelling in multiple facets of writing, Shanley found her true love in the world of technical writing.

"I enjoy most kinds of writing," says Barbour. "With technical writing, I'm able to reach out and help someone achieve something. I'm a natural when it comes to problem solving and conveying information through words, so technical writing just makes sense to me."

Maybe one day she'll convince the world that technical writing isn't as boring as it seems, but for now Shanley will stick to writing and document design.

Wendy Goubej 

Wendy is one of the most motivated and committed consultants I've ever worked with. She is task focused and determined, and literally will not rest until the job is done. Wendy has improved our Society's image, has created lasting branded products that accurately reflect what our organization does, and has developed a strong resource base that we can utilize in the future. She has also strengthened the credibility of our board and stakeholders by addressing a number of risk-management issues. Her work is invaluable to the organization. - Jaye Robertson, Executive Director, Progressive Housing Society of B.C.

It was a pleasure to work with Wendy. She exhibited professionalism and communicated clearly during the project. I recommend her highly for anyone looking for professional writing assistance. - Colleen Bob, RespectED Research, Canadian Red Cross

WENDY GOUBEJ THRIVES ON FINDING SOLUTIONS to communication issues, and her results-driven work ethic has launched her into numerous aspects of design and business writing, including public relations, fundraising, marketing communication, technical writing, and web design. Wendy also has a keen interest in crisis communication, change management, and strategic planning.

As an intern at Progressive Housing Society, Wendy enjoyed creating an annual report, marketing material, and a human resources manual.

Though her consulting firm, Be Clear Communication Consulting , Wendy looks forward to serving the communication needs of Lower Mainland businesses and non-profit organizations with her commitment to quality service and passion for perfection.

Last updated April 2009