Shannon Edits: Resume I
A Working Life
(Shown from earliest to latest. Some work is concurrent with education and/or is moonlighting ~ so actual lapsed time, lol, is about 20 years, rather than the 29-odd arithmatic years. I was graduated from high school at age 17, to answer the several speculations I have received!)
4 years:
J. WALTER THOMPSON, ADVERTISING,
New York
(Copywriter, Assistant to Director of Public Relations)
5 years:
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA,
SANTA BARBARA
(Publications Analyst; editing, rewriting, & ghost writing for academic staff to meet publish or perish demands, and for professional staff to meet reasonable standards of communication skills.)

3 years:
SHANNON EDITS
Of Twenty Years... or so...
"The Lord gave us two ends: one for sitting, one for thinking.  Success in life depends on which end we use. Heads we win; tails we lose."            Anonymous
This is the Santa Barbara County Courthouse. You can see the Santa Ynez foothills through the arch (if you happen to be in Santa  Barbara. )
2 years:
SANTA BARBARA LEGAL AID FOUNDATION
(Paralegal & Litigation Advocate before Administrative Law Judges)

5 years:
NEWSWEEK MAGAZINE, WESTERN BUREAU, Los Angeles
(Staff Reporter, Researcher, later Stringer)

10 years:
SANTA BARBARA UNIFIED SCHOOLS
(High School & Community College
Instructor in English, Public Speaking,
and Debate)
Before the Grand Central terminal's multi-million dollar renovation, JWT's offices occupied seven floors in the Graybar Building, one of the many office buildings housed in the Grand Central complex.