With a B.A. in English from Stanford University, a J.D. from Vanderbilt Law School, and more than thirty years of experience as a professional proofreader, editor, and copywriter for a wide variety of content, academic and otherwise, and with additional experience as an English instructor at undergraduate and graduate levels, I can offer the highest level of proofreading, editing, and instruction in grammar and other aspects of written and spoken English.

After thirty years of living in Tokyo, Japan, where I performed the above-noted work, I'm now based in the San Francisco Bay Area and can work with you online and, in San Francisco and some locations nearby, in-person as well.

I focus, especially, in both my editing and instruction, on helping you learn how to best convey your intended meaning – from the sentence- to the essay- and thesis-level – in the most effective manner possible in terms of grammar, vocabulary, compositional style, organization, and otherwise. I clearly show all deletions from and additions to your draft, with explanations where helpful, so that you can actually learn from my change suggestions and begin to incorporate them into your own writing even when you don’t request my services. (I'm happy to offer a brief (10-15 minute) demonstration lesson free-of-charge, on the Wyzant interface, to illustrate how I show my change suggestions.)

(I received an A+ in a graduate level course in Pedagogical English Grammar as a non-degree student at Columbia University's Teachers College.)

If you feel you might be interested in my services, please don't hesitate to contact me (via the Wyzant interface) with any requests or questions you may have. I invite you to empower yourself, through my tutoring support, in your English communication skills.

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