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Andrea M. Jones
719-214-1283
171 Wapiti Court
Cañon City, CO 81212

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Andrea M. Jones is the owner and sole proprietor of Jones Literary Services. She began freelancing in 1996, following more than fifteen years of doing copywriting (everything from greeting cards to procedure manuals), editing, marketing, and project management work for different employers. She began indexing in 2006, and now focuses on that work. Indexing makes good use of Andrea's language and research skills, as well as her diverse background in editing and proofreading.

Andrea is experienced with Sky Indexing Software, and is committed to producing accurate, comprehensive, and user-friendly indexes. Constantly seeking to improve her skills, she participates in peer review groups, keeps current with trends and developments through reading and research, and regularly attends professional meetings and workshops. While the list is constantly growing, titles Andrea has indexed include:

Between Grass and Sky: Where I Live and Work
by Linda M. Hasselstrom (online index, 2009)

Clinical Skills in Psychiatric Treatment
by Rob Poole and Robert Higgo (Cambridge University Press, 2008)

Clinton Anderson 's Lessons Well Learned
by Clinton Anderson with Melinda Kaitcer (Trafalgar Square Books, 2009)

Donkeys: Miniature, Standard, and Mammoth
by Stephen R. Purdy, DVM (Trafalgar Square Books, 2010)

Going Over East: Reflections of a Woman Rancher
by Linda Hasselstrom (online index, 2009)

Introduction to Homeland Security: Understanding Terrorism with an Emergency Management Perspective
by David A. McEntire (John Wiley & Sons, 2008)

Money Secrets of the Rich: Learn the 7 Secrets to Financial Freedom
by John Burley (Morgan James Publishing, 2009)

Mobilizing Science: Movements, Participation, and the Remaking of Knowledge
by Sabrina McCormick (Temple University Press, 2009)

No Family History: The Environmental Links to Breast Cancer
by Sabrina McCormick (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2009)

Painting On Stage: Visual Art in Twentieth-century Spanish Theater
by Elizabeth Drumm (Bucknell University Press, 2010)

Sweet Potatoes Cooking School Presents Wicked Good Food
by Matthew Williams (iUniverse, 2009)

Born and raised in Colorado, Andrea grew up camping, reading books, and riding horses. She traveled to England on a 4-H exchange in 1983, and returned to that country for a Junior Year Abroad course during her studies at the University of Colorado. After graduation (summa cum laude), Andrea took a break from academics, working for a year as a horse trainer. She then returned to England yet again, this time taking a Masters of Arts degree in Literary Research. Back in the US, she worked as an associate editor, sales communication coordinator, project manager, freelance coordinator, and copywriter.

In 1996, Andrea left the workplace to begin freelancing and to complete a PhD program in Interdisciplinary Studies. Her dissertation, "A Stranger in this Land," examined nonscientists' points of view on science. In 2001, Andrea and her husband moved to a rural area in central Colorado, where they now live in company with two horses and various species of wildlife. She tempers her indexing, editing, and writing work with outdoor activities such as hiking, gardening, and horseback riding. Andrea is an active volunteer, who has donated time to organizations such as the Boulder Valley Nature Association, the Land Trust of the Upper Arkansas, and the National Parks Service. She currently volunteers with the Royal Gorge Museum and History Center, Sangre de Cristo Hospice and Palliative Care, and the National Weather Service.