Just-minted graduates
of the Professional Writing and Technical Communication (PWTC) Program
had a busy summer of job searches and successes, many of which were facilitated
by contacts with pro-
gram alumni. In penetrating the professional writing
market, where some positions are being outsourced, PWTC grads exemplified
the virtues of generous backgrounds in English and hands-on, high-tech
preparation.
Meghan Best and Erin McNamee joined
Denise Hale and Christina Aviles as writers/editors at EzeCastle Software,
Boston, MA; Erin Courtney and Michael Meisner
joined grad Brent Massey as writers at
Meditech Corporation, Westwood, MA; Meghan Driscoll won
a writing/editing position at BSC Group, Boston, MA; Thomas Friedmann
linked with Brett Holloway and Marcie Savoy in the Educational
Technology Administration wing of Continuing Ed, UMass Amh-
erst; Sara Gladu joined Massachusetts Mutual, Springfield,
MA as a programmer with writing responsibilities; Tze Ken Lee
departed for mainland China to perfect his near-bilingual skills in speaking/writing
English and Mandarin Chinese; Regina Lynch joined Tech
Target, Boston, MA, as a writer/editor; Leah Murray won
a documentation specialist position with Australis (aquaculture) Corporation,
Turners Falls,
MA; Michelle Paranto signed as associate editor with
Victory Scientific Publications, Worcester, MA; Craig Weinfuss
is the new communications coordinator with the Adaptive Engineering Research
Center at UMass Amherst; Ashley Buchanan combined her
mathematical and writing skills in pursuing an M.A. in biostatistics at
Harvard; Melissa Spinks has fused her writing and expertise
in German, and is an editor with Springer Verlag, Cambridge, MA; Stephen
Clark is a new documentation specialist at Tymetrix Corporation,
Hartford, CT. Ashley Freeland works in special education
at the Abby Kelley Foster Charter School in Worcester, MA: her many duties
include teaching writing; Sarah Wolfgang is a full-time
writer/editor for Facilities and Campus Planning at UMass Amherst; Liz
Slazkovsky joined Liz Robb and Alyssa Rocco at Vertex Corporation,
Cambridge, MA, as a validation documentation assistant; Jesse
Buday and Erin Ryan have partnered with grad
Jay Dupont as a writer/editor with Parametric Technology in Needham, MA;
Shayna Murray joined Draeger Pharmaceuticals as a writer/editor;
Angela Simonelli signed with Comcast in Allston, MA as a marketing and
newsletter writer; and Matt Lindberg has joined Lax Sebenius
Consulting in Concord, MA as a writer and software expert.
Congratulations to all!
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