About Me

“While doing the indexing, Jess caught several typos and mistakes in the text that the copyeditor and I had missed, and did a remarkable job tracing the arguments and concepts across the book, which is quite long and complicated—involving terms in Arabic, Yoruba, French, and English, and multiple conceptual traditions.”

—Oludamini Ogunnaike, Assistant Professor, University of Virginia

I was that kid walking the school hallways with my nose in a book, each new story far more important than homework.

I’ve learned to put aside a good book to meet a deadline, but I dedicate the same level of enthusiasm to each freelancing project as I do to reading. I have an eye for detail, and my goal as an editor is to retain the integrity of an author’s voice while also helping them reach their full potential. As an indexer, I focus on the needs of the reader, increasing the usability and appeal of each text I work on.

I completed training in indexing and editing at Simon Fraser University and a BA in English literature at the University of Saskatchewan. Before indexing, I served as a front-line worker with inner-city populations and a student journalist. My experience as a managing editor, editor-in-chief, copyeditor, proof-reader, and indexer gives me a broad understanding of the publication and editorial process.

While I spent my formative years in the Canadian Prairies, I’ve lived in Ontario, British Columbia, Labrador, Costa Rica, Ukraine, and Mexico. I’m regularly on the move, but I currently live and work in Tiohtiá:ke/Montréal, the traditional territory of the Kanien’kehà:ka. I have extensive experience working with NGOs, and I seek to support organizations that focus on social justice, equality, and human rights.