ROSEMARIE PHILIPS
Writer/Editor
Tel: 703-924-0204
E-mail: philipsr@aol.com

FREELANCE WRITER/EDITOR (1990-Present)

Subject Areas: Development — Energy — Environment — Trade — International Finance — International Health (especially HIV/AIDS, women's health, and child health) — Nutrition

Services: Write and edit books, articles, reports, brochures and conference summaries on international environment, health, trade, finance, and other development issues, frequently focusing on making technical subjects accessible to a nonspecialist audience.

Sample Clients:

• Academy for Educational Development
• Asian Development Bank
• Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
• Development Associates
• Institute for Alternative Futures
• Inter-American Development Bank
• International Center for Research on Women
• International Science and Technology Institute
• IRIS Center, University of Maryland
• Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
• Overseas Development Council
• Pragma Corporation
• TVT Associates/Synergy
• United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
• United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
• UN Millennium Project
• U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
• U.S. Department of Commerce
• U.S. Department of Justice
• World Bank
• World Resources Institute

SAMPLE WRITING AND EDITING PROJECTS

• Editor, World Energy Assessment and dozens of other UNDP publications on energy, environmental sustainability, infrastructure, poverty, the Millennium Development Goals, and other issues
• Editor, major volumes on poverty, energy, health, education, nutrition, population, climate change, environment, and other issues for World Bank and other international financial institutions
• Writer, five USAID Reports to Congress (HIV/AIDS, child health)
• Writer, dozens of HIV/AIDS Country Profiles and Case Studies for USAID and TVT Associates/Synergy
• Editor, Ecosystems and Human Well-being (vols. 3 and 4 of the Millennium Ecoystem Assessment) and Marine and Coastal Ecosystems and Human Well-being (prepared jointly by the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment and UNEP)
• Writer, Building Biosafety Capacity, a twenty-page brochure on biosafety for the Global Environment Fund–UNEP Biosafety Programme
• Editor, Nutrition Essentials, a field guide for health workers in developing countries
• Conference reporter on a range of issues, including women’s health in developing countries, domestic violence, timber production, environment, trade and finance

PRIOR PUBLICATIONS AND MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE

Vice President for North America and Director, Washington Office, Panos Institute (1986-1989)
Established the U.S. operations of the London-based Panos Institute, an international information service focused on development issues. This involved developing programs and materials to reach a broad U.S. audience with informative, useable, relevant information about developing countries. Hired and directed staff and outside consultants, including writers, designers, and printers; developed budgets and financial management system.

Director, Washington Office, Earthscan (1983-1986)
Wrote and commissioned articles on international environment and development issues, and developed a seminar program to brief U.S. reporters around the country on environment, conservation, agriculture, and health issues affecting developing countries.

Public Affairs Director, Overseas Development Council (1980-1983)
Wrote the Council's public education materials, translating technical trade, energy, finance, and other studies into popular formats. Developed seminars and briefing materials for journalists, conducted press conferences, and wrote press releases.

Associate Editor, Overseas Development Council (1976-1980)

Consultant, Presidential Commission on World Hunger (1979-1980)

Translator, Twentieth Olympic Games, Munich, Germany (1972)

EDUCATION