I am a dedicated writer and editor with over a decade of experience in storytelling that captivates and educates. My passion lies in bringing stories to life through my writing, project management, and editorial skills, having contributed to various publications and projects including books, magazines, and podcasts. Throughout my career, I have enjoyed teaching and inspiring others, especially in middle school education, and collaborating with diverse teams to produce meaningful content. I am always eager to connect with people who appreciate thoughtful storytelling and creative communication.…

Barbara A. Pement

I am a dedicated writer and editor with over a decade of experience in storytelling that captivates and educates. My passion lies in bringing stories to life through my writing, project management, and editorial skills, having contributed to various publications and projects including books, magazines, and podcasts. Throughout my career, I have enjoyed teaching and inspiring others, especially in middle school education, and collaborating with diverse teams to produce meaningful content. I am always eager to connect with people who appreciate thoughtful storytelling and creative communication.…

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I am a dedicated writer and editor with over a decade of experience in storytelling that captivates and educates. My passion lies in bringing stories to life through my writing, project management, and editorial skills, having contributed to various publications and projects including books, magazines, and podcasts.

Throughout my career, I have enjoyed teaching and inspiring others, especially in middle school education, and collaborating with diverse teams to produce meaningful content. I am always eager to connect with people who appreciate thoughtful storytelling and creative communication.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Project Manager at Seedsowers Christian Publishing
August 31, 2013 - July 17, 2025
Managed publishing projects involving book reviews, transcription, editing, and research for authenticity of manuscripts and historical references. Played a key role in enriching manuscripts by finding additional factual resources.
Home & Life Writer for the Midwest Region at Examiner.com
March 31, 2014 - July 17, 2025
Wrote news and feature articles focusing on urban related issues in Chicago, often providing eye witness accounts of tragedy turned triumphant. Produced written commentaries that stirred healthy controversy.
Co-Author and Researcher at Maple Park Heritage Book
September 30, 2011 - July 17, 2025
Interviewed families and alumni, researched historical archives, collected photographs and documents, transcribed interviews, proofread copy, and collaborated with local history committees to produce publication entries highlighting racial reconciliation and integration impacts.
Middle School Language Arts/Social Studies Teacher at The Beaches School
June 30, 2015 - July 17, 2025
Taught reading, comprehension, English, writing, spelling, and history to grades 5-8, introducing language arts concepts and social studies on diverse peoples, places, and cultures.
Middle School/High School Language Arts Teacher at Lighthouse Christian School
June 30, 2016 - July 17, 2025
Taught reading, comprehension, English, writing, spelling, critical thinking, and digital photography to middle and high school students. Employed games and hands-on exercises to enhance learning and retention.
Substitute Teacher K-12 at ESSEducation Staffing and Management Solution, Inc.
August 1, 2018 - Present
Served as a guest teacher across all grades and subjects including special needs, supporting various schools with their educational programs.
Contract Content Developer at Elevate Marketing LLC
December 1, 2021 - July 17, 2025
Wrote blogs for clients such as JLC Roofing, Building Arizona Families, and Arizona Pregnancy Help, including creating content from transcribed podcasts.

Education

BA Journalism Radio/Television Broadcasting at Bradley University / Columbia College
July 30, 2024 - July 1, 2024
B.A. (Journalism) at Bradley University
January 1, 1970 - December 31, 1974

Qualifications

Content Developer
September 1, 2021 - December 30, 2021
Content Developer Elevate Marketing LLC · Contract Elevate Marketing LLC · Contract Sep 2021 - Dec 2021 · 4 months Phoenix, Arizona, United States Phoenix, Arizona, United States • o --wrote blogs for JLC Roofing, Building Arizona Families, Arizona Pregnancy Help, Donna K. Evans Foundation --wrote blogs from transcribed Birth Mother Matters pod-casts
Home & Life Writer for the Midwest Region
October 1, 2011 - March 31, 2014
 Wrote news and feature articles  Interviewed people for African American related stories  Wrote commentaries  Wrote book reviews on subjects impacting worldview  Researched and proofread copy for accuracy
Co-Author and Researcher
March 1, 2010 - September 30, 2011
 Interviewed families and alumni of Maple Park neighborhood  Researched historical information on Fenger High School  Gathered information from Chicago Historical Society  Collected photographs and historical documents  Transcribed interviews  Researched and proofread copy for accuracy  Collaborated with Maple Park History Committee to produce final publica-tion’s entries
Dramatic Reader / Tour Guide
September 1, 2000 - November 30, 2010
 Played the roles of narrator and characters  Read dramatic scripts  Seasonal tour guide for “Signature Tour” and “Explore Chicago”  Gave Architectural and historical site tours of downtown  Gave night tours highlighting 4 top evening downtown spots  Gave special charter tours for schools and businesses  Customer service to patrons and out of town visitors  Offered suggestions to events, best restaurants  Announced boat ride offers to passers-by  Distributed flyers  Customer service to patrons asking pier questions, directions  Offered suggestions to events, best restaurants  Sang, danced and did improvisational comedy for Navy Pier patrons  Distributed Cirque Shanghai Gold brochures  Interacted with the pirates and Patch, the dog
Author
January 1, 2022 - July 30, 2024
You will laugh! You will cry! Barbara Pement takes us on a rollicking ride through more than couple decades of her life in a Christian commune. Here is a personal, ‘inside the walls’ account of an extraordinary people, Jesus People, USA. Coming out of the late 60’s and into the 70’s, the Jesus Movement began in California as a counter punch to the sexual revolution, urban riots, political upheaval, and dramatic assassinations that swept the nation. A group of hippy-types, marked by life altering personal encounters with Christ, formed a community in Chicago around the idea of not only sharing life, but sharing all earthly possessions, banding together to do good in the world and bring Jesus to everybody. You will be amazed! You will be appalled! You will not be bored! Pement is an educated, sophisticated journalist with a great sense of humor. That’s the value here. Pement’s account is inside and personal. It’s not from someone who came and stayed a year, had a bad experience and left sour grapes. It’s not some clinical assessment from an academic ivory tower. Some will be disappointed because they want dirt, more dirt, criticism, and ugliness. I appreciate the spirit in which Pement writes. She is forthright, honest, transparent, but avoids sweeping generalizations and certainly sweeping negative generalizations. Her writing is entertaining, interesting, informative. Jesus People at their largest and most active were a force in Chicago. A resident myself during those years, I encountered their influence through their businesses, their engagement in the arts, their do-gooding in the neighborhood, and their Christian influence on evangelicalism across the country. I know Barbara Pement, so as I read, I hear her voice. I hear her laugh. I hear the serious tone as she touches on more weighty matters. This account will interest those looking to understand various movements and influences in American evangelicalism. It is informative to those intrigued by groups making positive, sociological impact in desperate inner-city neighborhoods. It will prove intriguing to those interested in human exploration of spirituality and personal experience. Charles Lyons City Hope International

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Non-Profit Organization, Professional Services
    paper Exploding Stories That Illuminated Lives
    Individual interviews with clients, customers, participants…
    paper Reflections by Editorial Responses
    As a regular visitor to the Jesus People USA (JPUSA) community, there was usually a broad smile and sometimes a “Jesus loves you” greeting. At times I wondered what was underneath that warm welcome. I myself would find it difficult to maintain such joy living in a large crowded community with meager resources. Barbara’s writing pulled back some of these layers. She skillfully immerses the reader into the culture of her community that was JPUSA from the late 1970’s to 2000. It starts with her fresh enthusiasm for this lifestyle which meant sacrificing so much in order to make a difference. She saw healing changes in many lives, experienced camaraderie and purposeful living. As the years went on, she describes the slow erosion of this spark, as the misalignment between her and JPUSA became more glaring. There was no safe landing place for her gifts, passions and vision. Remarkably her fire was never quenched. Barbara describes the forgiveness process she underwent led by God, that kept the embers alive. Her personal anecdotes gives life to the painful process she had to go through. The courage and wisdom needed to leave the community led to deep healing. God provided that safe landing place so the gifts He had endowed her with would now have opportunity to flourish. This book is a resurrection of sorts. I am honored to write this endorsement! Jane Cairo LCSW, SEP…
    paper Personal Reviews Before Publication
    Intriguing, curious, brilliant and inspiring. This memoir reads like a brilliant screenplay, you’ll delight in the journey as you join Barbara in her adventures into ‘confusing issues that cloud the mind.’ You’ll meander through ‘foibles and follies,’ moments of deep darkness illuminated by a hope which couldn’t be extinguished. Barbara is an excellent writer and journalist who lovingly weathered one psychological storm after the next while continually honoring her family of faith, at great cost but with no bitterness, even after realizing that the utopia she’d fallen in love with was indeed, gone. This is a book that will ‘unlock doors and remind you that ‘forgiveness is an ongoing attitude,’ even when it seems your dreams are shattered, God has the final say. Juni Felix Radio Host, Member of Dr. BJ Fogg’s (Stanford) Behavior Design Teaching Team Author of ‘You are Worth the Work – Moving Forward from Trauma to Faith.’…
    paper Project Manager SeedSowers Publishing
     Wrote book reviews  Read, transcribed, proofread and edited manuscripts  Researched sources for manuscript content  Read and summarized Ante Pacem: Archaeological Evidence of Church Life Before Constantine  Researched dated and catalogued Graydon F. Snyder’s historical references of ancient artifacts  Listed additional resources for manuscripts’ factual authenticity…
    paper Exploding Stories that Changed Lives
    Written stories and interviews…