Peggy Roeske Quality Editing Services Somerset, NJ 732-828-8632 droeske15@aol.com NOWA member since 2008

"Copyediting is both an art and a science," states editor/proofreader/writer Peggy Roeske. With more than 30 years experience, she is known for precision and attention to detail. Peggy has a broad background in medical and educational publishing, including work on magazines, journals, newsletters, advertising pieces, textbooks, and scholarly books. She has the knack of working effectively with writers and contributors. As associate editor of Pharmacy Times (a magazine for pharmacists), Peggy gained insight into the pharmaceutical industry. In the 5 _ years she was there, the publication rose from #3 in readership to be statistically tied for #1, based on surveys. More recently, Peggy has edited materials on a freelance basis for two New Jersey advertising agencies that serve pharmaceutical clients: Cline, Davis & Mann and Beacon Healthcare Communications. She also has written executive summaries of advisory board meetings for a pharmaceutical company. In addition, Peggy copyedits articles for the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, based at Rutgers University. She edits books for a scholarly publisher and has provided in-house assistance with all phases of book production from manuscript to bound book. Peggy holds a bachelorÕs degree in psychology from Swarthmore College and a masterÕs degree in education from the University of Bridgeport. Her editorial career began as college relations officer at Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry, NY. After moving to New Jersey, she was a copy editor and indexer for the American Academic Encyclopedia and wrote three articles for it. She later edited insurance publications for the A.M. Best Company. During a stint at a public relations firm, Coleman & Pellet, she copyedited materials for the New Jersey Insurance News Service, the New Jersey Health Products Council and corporate health care, manufacturing, and utility clients. Peggy is able to bring quality in editing and detail work to companies in the health care field or in a variety of other fields.