Top Copy Editing Services

6806 Springshire Way
Greenbelt, MD 20770
markfarrell@topcopyediting.com

Editing Team

Al Sabado is a seasoned editor, proofreader, and translator (English to Tagalog, English to Filipino). Al takes deadlines seriously while meeting the manuscript's demands for accuracy in grammar, punctuation, capitalization, style, and other concerns of the written word. With an A.B. degree (Communication Arts) and coursework in an M.A. (Media Studies, with a major in Film), Al has worked professionally as a lyricist, playwright, TV scriptwriter, on-cam talent, voiceover talent, and an associate producer for a stage musical, producer/director for stage plays, and has twice been a published songwriter.

Jackie Kearney is an experienced copyeditor who has worked for a variety of companies, including the American Staffing Association, L-3 Titan Group, National Academies Press, and the Transportation Research Board. She is a former contributor to City & Suburban Styles magazine and is currently completing production of a documentary film.

Kathleen A. O'Connor is a writer, editor, and indexer with 27 years of experience. Her B.A. in English education and M.A. coursework and a teaching assistantship in English at Michigan State University provides her with knowledge of TESOL, Old English, literature, and methods of teaching writing and of literary research. Kathleen taught English at the intermediate, secondary, and college levels, and has written articles for a number of newspapers and periodicals. She has edited numerous dissertations, FEMA textbooks, trade books, and World Bank and USAID reports. Her style guide repertoire includes AP, GPO, CMS, MLA, APA, AMA, CBE, WB, and USAID. With her EEI Master Editor Certification, she is proficient in MS Office Professional electronic editing with tracked changes. An EEI-trained indexer, she uses MS Word and CINDEX.

6806 Springshire Way
Greenbelt, MD 20770
markfarrell@topcopyediting.com