DIANA BOCCO

Freelance Writer, Author and Coach
www.dianabocco.com
dibocc@gmail.com 

PROFILE:  Award-winning writer and educator with over 10 years of experience in writing, teaching, and researching for a variety of mediums. Organized, goal-oriented writer with a proven ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines. Skilled in performing under a variety of different agenda structures.               

OFFERING:  Full-service copywriting, coaching, creative and professional business writing, including ad copy, web copy, ghostwriting, cover letters, articles and much more.

WRITING AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

Freelance Writer: Researched, planned, wrote and edited over 250 articles published both online and in print in five different countries. Edited 10,000+ words monthly from international press in Russian and Spanish. Monthly contributor to North Valley Magazine health & fitness section. Sent on assignments to Russia, Japan and Germany.  

Reviewer: Wrote full reports and editorial reviews for the book Vegetarian New York City: The Essential Dining, Shopping, and Lodging Guide (edited by Suzanne Gerber, with a foreword by Paul McCartney), ensuring up-to-date figures by meeting with chefs and managers and revising menus and product lists. Book reviewer for Writer’s Journal, Writer’s Digest and ArmchairInterviews.com

Copywriter:  Advertising campaign materials, including flyers, ad copy, web copy, sales letters, and serving as a PR representative. Developer, writer, editor, and designer of a wide range of business materials, including brochures, newsletters, and annual reports. Experienced in SEO writing, content editing, and proofreading.

Writing Teacher & Coach (one-on-one, online and at university level): Full responsibility for planning and teaching writing-intensive courses based upon various topics, including How to Quit Your Day Job and Writing the Short Story. Led writing sessions for individual students, small groups, and virtual learners. Developed screening instruments and integrated multimedia approaches to teaching literature using interdisciplinary instructional technology. 

ESL (English-as-a-Second Language) Teacher (USA, Russia): Developed grade-level appropriate curriculum in all basic subject areas: reading, writing, student assessment, cultural sensitivity, mentoring and motivation, and textbook review and selection. Taught whole curriculum; planned and implemented whole language units. Devised projects for individual investigation and small group collaboration suitable for students with a wide range of interests and achievement levels. Implemented positive classroom management strategies. 

Creative Writer:  Published over two dozen short stories, creative nonfiction (essays), and poetry in a variety of literary magazines and journals. Won several prizes. Edited an anthology of short stories.

Other Skills: Fluent in Windows, MS Word, Excel, WordPerfect, PowerPoint; learns new software quickly. Worked with private and commercial servers for electronic submission of work. Fluent in Spanish. Working knowledge of Russian and Italian.  

Other Recent Work History

Novosibirsk State Pedagogical University, Novosibirsk, Russia - Lecturer for Modern American Literature and Upper Intermediate Language courses

Grad Lingua, Foreign Language School, Novosibirsk, Russia

Unicity Language School, Novosibirsk, Russia

Nutrition Consultant, private practice
Weight Management Center, NYC, USA - Co-Manager and Nutrition Advisor

NuKitchen, NYC, USA – Junior Nutrition Consultant

Matrix Fitness Club, NYC, USA – Chief Personnel Trainer & Coach

AWARDS & MEMBERSHIPS

Second Place, Artella's Passion Poetry contest, 2007

Daily Points of Life Award (for excellence in teaching), Executive Chamber of NY, 2000

Special Achievement Award, Ashwoord College, 1999

Honorable Mention, Writer's Digest (children's nonfiction), 1998

PUBLICATIONS

BOOKS