Debbie Eisenberg Merion
Phone/Fax: (734)
663-1075
debbie@essaycoaching.com
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Education: |
Blanche McCrary Boyd Writing
Intensive at the Key West Literary Seminar, Key West, Florida. Jan., 2005 Rob Wilder Writing
Seminar, Natalie Goldberg
Writing Intensive, |
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Creative Writing
student, September, 2003 – May, 2004 Computer Science
student, April, 1981 - June, 1982, 1999 |
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The M.S.W., December, 1978 |
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The B.A. with high honors,
May, 1977 |
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EMPLOYMENT: Present |
Essay Coaching, In this new service I coach prospective
college and graduate students to bring out their best in their college
admissions essays. |
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10/88 - Present |
Spark Communications, I write fiction and non-fiction about issues
(e.g. health and obesity) and feelings (e.g. loyalty and loss) that strike me
as interesting, important, and topical.
I also write and produce short videos, specializing in humorous
biographical and travel documentaries. In Fall 2005, I will be helping individuals
create their own ethical will
through a course I’ve developed. |
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9/2000
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Washtenaw Community College, Ann Arbor, |
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3/85 - 2/88 |
Applied Intelligent
Systems, Inc., As senior technical writer, I designed, wrote,
edited, and produced machine vision product documentation. This included system guides for end-users
in factories, hardware troubleshooting and repair manuals for engineers, and
reference manuals for programmers creating development software or customer applications. I also selected and customized a new
electronic publishing system and trained staff in its use. For marketing, I wrote brochures, took
company photographs and videos. |
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6/84 - 2/85 |
Communitec, Inc., Wrote
computer manuals for manufacturing, accounting, and medical billing software. |
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5/83 - 10/83 |
Torch Computers, Ltd.,
Wrote documentation including electronic mail
tutorial and reference manual; produced marketing materials. |
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8/82 - 4/83 |
Computer Information
Centre, Ltd., Wrote user guides for small business software,
debugged open item ledger system, produced marketing materials; provided
software support |
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Awards: |
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2003 |
Category
of General Reporting, less than 50,000 publication "The Depths of
Despair," Feature in Hour |
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1986 & ‘87 |
Awards
of Achievement Society
for Technical Communication "AIS-1100
Vision Programming System Developer's Guide" "AIS-5100 Vision
Programming System Developer's Guide" |
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1986 & ‘87 |
Awards
of Excellence "AIS-1100
Vision Programming System Developer's Guide" "AIS-5100 Vision
Programming System Developer's Guide" |
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1985 |
Certificate
of Achievement "Matchmark
Inspection Station Operator's Guide" |
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Publications: |
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September 2005 “Paper
Cut – The U-M Picks Its Freshman Class” June 2001 “Horse
Listener” October 2001 “Schools
Spotlight” October 2000 “Shakey
Jake” September 2000 “The Secret World of Going Public” December 1999 “Armed
June 1999 “Bill
Beck” December 1997 “Joan
and Will Weber” October 1997 “Tomas
Chavez” October, 1997 “Nude
Millennium” June 1997 “Paul
Bantle” February 1997 “WEMU
Mardi Gras” January 1997
“Set and Bag Balm” February 1996 “Anomalist” November 1996 “The
Lowbrow Astronomers’ Open House” May 1996 “Quilting
the Blues” August 1996 “Lifers” November 1996 “Colors
the Clown” April and May 1996 “Soccer Begins at 40” December 1995 “PC
Calendars” December 1995 “Mervil Miller” September 1995 “Different Drummer” August 1995 “Bob
Steglich” July 1995 “Fewer
Tickets” June 1995 “Club
Wedd” April 1995 “Long
Lives Well Lived” March 1995
“No
Reservations” January 1995 “Diane
Argyle” December 1994 “Thrifty
Skaters” December 1994
“The Fish Doctor” Community Observer Summer 2002 “Falling
Off the Edge” Fall 2001 “Horse
Listener” Summer 2001 “Breaking
New Ground in Saline” Fall 2000 “Dream
Cruise” Spring 2000 “Gun
Show” Spring 2000 “Creatures
Great and Small” Other Publications Spring
2005 “Doggedly Searching,” The Spring
2005 “Obesity: A Big Problem that is Getting Bigger,” Movement Spring/Sum
2005 “My Grandmother’s Spirit is
Showing Me Her Pearls,” Crazy Wisdom
Community Journal Win/Spring
2005 “A Hero’s Journey: Savoring Life and Opening to Death When
Breast Cancer Enters a Friendship,” Crazy
Wisdom Community Journal Spring
2004 “Beatrice,” The March
2004 “Cantor Annie Rose,” Washtenaw Jewish News November
2002 “The Depths of Despair,” Hour April
2002 “Local Jewish Women
Walk to Raise Funds and Awareness,” Washtenaw
Jewish News Jan.
1996 “Please Release
Me, Let Me Go,” Li’l Ones February
1995 “One Woman’s Story of
Survival,” Washtenaw Jewish News December
1994 “ |
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ORGANIZATIONAL AFFILIATIONS: |
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Board Member,
Lans Basin, Inc.—a Mallet’s Creek Homeowner’s
Association Board Member,
Michigan Theater Co-Founder,
A.W. A. R. E—an Ann Arbor Women’s Stock Investment Group Board Member,
Washtenaw Jewish News Member,
National Writer’s Senior
Member, Society for Technical Communication Member,
American Mensa, Ltd. Member, |
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