Education and artistic achievements
Jan Sadler earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in graphic design/visual communications from Massachusetts College of Art in Boston. She went on to earn her Master of Arts degree in journalism (publications sequence) from the journalism program at the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Journalism. She is a member of the national journalism honor society Kappa Tau Alpha.
Jan's continuing professional education includes seminars with the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Women in Philanthropy of Western Massachusetts, and the UMass-Amherst Arts Extension arts administration summer program.
As a writer and visual artist, she has had the opportunity to participate in special programs such as the Squaw Valley Community of Writers, where she interacted with such notable poets as Galway Kinnell, Lucille Clifton, Brenda Hillman, and Li-Young Lee. She has received recognition for her creative writing from the Massachusetts Cultural Council and has been published in such literary journals as the Georgia Review and the Massachusetts Review.
In addition, Jan has exhibited her visual art in faculty exhibits at the Springfield (Mass.) Museum of Fine Arts, DeCordova Museum, and the University of Missouri-Columbia Fine Arts Department gallery. Her visual art pieces are held in several private collections.
Nonprofit marketing and development
Since 1984 Jan has worked extensively in development and marketing for nonprofit performing arts organizations, holding key positions as executive director and marketing/public relations director. As an arts administrator she forged numerous “business and art” partnerships that involved corporate sponsors in raising the curtain on operas, musicals, and concerts. With her journalism background, Jan developed an excellent rapport with print and broadcast media, placing countless feature stories and creating ongoing media sponsorships.
Publications specialist
Jan began her formal training in professional writing and editing while attending the graduate program at the University of Missouri School of Journalism.
As a teaching assistant she taught graduate advanced editing and edited a number of doctoral dissertations for international students. While a grad student, she was a busy associate editor of INSEA News (International Society of Education through Art, a UNESCO-affiliate) published at the University of Missouri. She edited journal articles and abstracts by British, European, Australian, South American, and African scholars. In this work she was called on to “Americanize” the language of material drafted in British English.
For the medical publisher Mosby-Year Book (St. Louis and Philadelphia) and the academic publisher Peter Lang Group (New York), Jan edited books and collateral materials by international authors, many for whom English is a second language.
She has also edited and designed materials for such organizations as the American Psychological Association, the Missouri Wood Association, and the Missouri Bar Association. She enjoyed the position of assistant editor in public affairs at the Missouri Department of Conservation, where she worked on the award-winning Missouri Conservationist magazine. While in Mid-Missouri, she also held the position of publications manager for Stephens College.
Writer and writing coach
A certified Amherst Writers & ArtistsTM creative writing workshop leader since 1987, Jan initiated the creative writing workshops for adults and youth at the Springfield (Mass.) Library & Museums Association. She has designed and led numerous writing- and art-related workshops in adult education programs in Western Massachusetts and Missouri. She has also led special workshops in visual design, self-publishing, newsletter writing, and putting together a first book.
Focus
Today Jan’s client practice centers on publications consulting to include coaching, developmental writing and editing, copyediting, publications design, and the complete print production process.
Broadly skilled in word crafting and graphic design, Jan’s specialty is working with small organizations creating promotional and development collateral and special publications. She also serves individuals in their process of writing books, articles, and narratives of all kinds.
Leading workshops in writing and art continues to play a role in Jan’s professional life as well, as she is dedicated to education and self-discovery through the arts.
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