Consultant | Adjunct Professor | Lecturer
Working with Businesses, Schools, Organizations & More
University
Pace University - Adjunct Professor - Upper Level Undergraduate Writing, English Department, Pace University's Pleasantville Campus in New York. Online Teaching Certification. Proficiency with Brightspace D2L; Blackboard; Classes. (2018-Present)
Sarah Lawrence College - Faculty at the Writing Institute - Teaching Workshops and Intensives. Focus on Research & Craft: Writing Biographies, Memoirs, Family Histories. (2017-2018)
Writing Workshops & Adult Education
Hudson Valley Writers’ Center - Teaching Writing Workshops & Private Tutorials at Hudson Valley Writers' Center in Sleepy Hollow, New York. (2013-2016)
Editorial Freelancers Association - "Finding Work in the Family History Genre." Presentation at the NYC Chapter.
Ferguson Library - Lectures on Memoir, Biography, Family History. Established The Life History Project: A year-long writing program that I created and implemented for the library.
Business & Institution
PRESENTATION - 5 Categories to Assess Writing © Donna Zucker
I created this model to help teachers and students as well as professionals and institutions. This system can be used as a rubric for educators; a guide for professionals; and a standard for institutions to write and submit work. To obtain permission to use part or all the 5 Categories to Assess Writing © or request a presentation in-house or remotely please contact me at info@donnazucker.com.
PRESENTATION - Establish Research Guidelines
Model created for Editorial Department, Time Inc., Content Solutions to establish and implement research guidelines for publications. Training fact-checkers, writers, and/or editors to adhere to and understand the significance and importance of maintaining guidelines to research, write and edit copy. Provide team meetings with staff to work to ensure accuracy of information and prevent business liability.