Denise DeVries

199 Whittaker Lane Kilmarnock VA 22482 ¨ cell phone (804) 450-4618

E-mail: deniseadevries@gmail.com

Employment
History

Freelance Translator,
Writer, Editor                                                                   1992 to Present

French, Spanish, Italian, and
Portuguese to English translation

Translate business documents, contracts, user manuals,
articles, and books into English and edit various types of text. 
Topics range from technical business and legal documents to the arts and tourism.

 Event Coordinator     A-Ibañez
Art Design, Inc. /Sunrise
Studio Gallery         1996 to June, 2017

Since 1996, our
family gallery has been a forerunner in arts activities in Kilmarnock. First
located on Main Street and later moved to our own 35-acre
property 8 miles outside of town, the gallery/B&B has
brought visitors, guest artists, musicians and performers from around the
world.

 Community
Outreach Consultant – Virginia’s Northern Neck                    2001 to June, 2017

Assist small
businesses and non-profits with public relations, writing, administration, fund
raising, and events.  Clients have
included Westmoreland Players, Mary Ball
Washington Museum and Library, Marketsource, Northern Neck CASA, Bay
Rivers Telehealth Alliance, Irvington
Chamber of Commerce and Village

Town
of Kilmarnock  Coordinate
the Main Street renovation process (2004-2005) during a transition between two
Town Managers, promoting the program among business owners and citizens and
leading the grant-writing, RFP, and bidding processes. Support the Main Street
Committee, help to design the town website, and recruit and hire a town
planning intern.

Kilmarnock Baptist Church, Kilmarnock   Handle on-line presence and written communications, create
weekly PowerPoint presentations, and schedule and publicize activities.
Manage church office and facilities; order supplies, coordinate building
calendar, and organize special events.

Wicomico Parish Episcopal Church, Wicomico Church  Coordinate parish communications (including website)
of the church and its thrift shop. 

Wharton Films project       Write press and publicity materials
and coordinate events for a project to restore films from the 1920s and 1930s.
Events include poetry workshops for 6^th graders inspired by stills
from the film and resulting in publication of their work.

Education and Courses Taken 

University of Colorado at Boulder - Bachelor of Arts, French and German, Magna Cum
Laude         

Georgetown University - Spanish Translation

George
Washington University - Creative Writing

George Mason
University - Creative
Writing, Cross-Cultural Psychology

References and writing samples
available on request