About
Jennifer Roche is a versatile professional with more
than fifteen years of publishing and writing experience.
She launched Bowerbird Communications in 2007.
Jennifer began freelancing in 2004, and her articles
have since appeared in a variety of print and web
publications, including Revitalization, Chicago Parent,
Conscious Choice, and Galinsky.com.
In late 2007, Jennifer became the Guide to Chicago for
About.com, a New York Times Company. She's also a
contributor to the web journal Community Arts Network.
Jennifer has covered everything from green
infrastructure to the House of Blues Foundation, and
she has interviewed prominent figures such as activist
Helen Caldicott and Artforum critic Claire Bishop.
Jennifer also assists a variety of business clients with
their communication needs.
More than a decade at preeminent publishers
Prior to freelancing and launching Bowerbird, Jennifer
served as an executive editor for two years at The
McGraw-Hill Companies.
She held responsibility for managing book and media
projects with annual net revenues of more than $10
million. She also acquired titles, managed author
relations, negotiated contracts, set and met budgets,
and oversaw development and production of her lists.
Her subject areas included business management,
international business, internet strategy, and strategic
management.
Jennifer worked for six years for Mosby, a health
science publisher. She began as a developmental
editor and worked her way up to executive editor. Her
subject areas included emergency medical services,
clinical laboratory science, and respiratory care.
Prior to her time at Mosby, she could be found in the
production department of The University of Chicago
Press creating reprints of heady texts like Wittgenstein’
s Lectures on the Foundations of Mathematics and
Charles Lyell’s Principles of Geology, Volumes 1 – 3. She
then moved up to become a special projects editor in
their journals division.
Jennifer received her MLA from the University of Chicago
in 2002 and her B.S. from the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign in 1987.
She lives on the north side of Chicago with her
husband, their two children and a dog named Boomer.
than fifteen years of publishing and writing experience.
She launched Bowerbird Communications in 2007.
Jennifer began freelancing in 2004, and her articles
have since appeared in a variety of print and web
publications, including Revitalization, Chicago Parent,
Conscious Choice, and Galinsky.com.
In late 2007, Jennifer became the Guide to Chicago for
About.com, a New York Times Company. She's also a
contributor to the web journal Community Arts Network.
Jennifer has covered everything from green
infrastructure to the House of Blues Foundation, and
she has interviewed prominent figures such as activist
Helen Caldicott and Artforum critic Claire Bishop.
Jennifer also assists a variety of business clients with
their communication needs.
More than a decade at preeminent publishers
Prior to freelancing and launching Bowerbird, Jennifer
served as an executive editor for two years at The
McGraw-Hill Companies.
She held responsibility for managing book and media
projects with annual net revenues of more than $10
million. She also acquired titles, managed author
relations, negotiated contracts, set and met budgets,
and oversaw development and production of her lists.
Her subject areas included business management,
international business, internet strategy, and strategic
management.
Jennifer worked for six years for Mosby, a health
science publisher. She began as a developmental
editor and worked her way up to executive editor. Her
subject areas included emergency medical services,
clinical laboratory science, and respiratory care.
Prior to her time at Mosby, she could be found in the
production department of The University of Chicago
Press creating reprints of heady texts like Wittgenstein’
s Lectures on the Foundations of Mathematics and
Charles Lyell’s Principles of Geology, Volumes 1 – 3. She
then moved up to become a special projects editor in
their journals division.
Jennifer received her MLA from the University of Chicago
in 2002 and her B.S. from the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign in 1987.
She lives on the north side of Chicago with her
husband, their two children and a dog named Boomer.
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| "Jennifer Roche was the executive editor in charge of this book and she has taken up this task with aplomb, shepherding the project through the various stages in a professional, fair, and enthusiastic way. It was clear from our early interactions with Jennifer . . . that McGraw-Hill/Irwin "got it" in terms of their thinking about the Internet and its impact on the educational curricula of business schools." -- From the Acknowledgments of Internet Business Models and Strategies, 1/e, by Allan Afuah (U. of Michigan) and Christopher L. Tucci (NYU) |
Awards
“Getting the Word Out Award” from the Alliance for the
Great Lakes for promotional work on behalf of the 2006
International Coastal Clean-up at North Avenue Beach.
August 2006. Publicity work resulted in Chicago
Tribune column by Mary Schmich and mentions
elsewhere as well.
Named to “Top Ten Chicago Bloggers We Wish We
Knew (But Don’t)” by GapersBlock.com in January 2006
for The Place Where We Live.
Finalist Candidate for Editor of the Year, The McGraw-
Hill Companies, 1999
Named by sales and marketing colleagues to CEO’s
consulting panel of “Best Editors,” Mosby Medical
Publishers, 1997
Chairman’s Honor Council Award for Outstanding
Editorial Achievement, Mosby Medical Publishers, 1995
– 1997
Served as associate producer for Neonatal and
Pediatric Respiratory Care, winner, Telly for excellence
in medical video, 1995
“Getting the Word Out Award” from the Alliance for the
Great Lakes for promotional work on behalf of the 2006
International Coastal Clean-up at North Avenue Beach.
August 2006. Publicity work resulted in Chicago
Tribune column by Mary Schmich and mentions
elsewhere as well.
Named to “Top Ten Chicago Bloggers We Wish We
Knew (But Don’t)” by GapersBlock.com in January 2006
for The Place Where We Live.
Finalist Candidate for Editor of the Year, The McGraw-
Hill Companies, 1999
Named by sales and marketing colleagues to CEO’s
consulting panel of “Best Editors,” Mosby Medical
Publishers, 1997
Chairman’s Honor Council Award for Outstanding
Editorial Achievement, Mosby Medical Publishers, 1995
– 1997
Served as associate producer for Neonatal and
Pediatric Respiratory Care, winner, Telly for excellence
in medical video, 1995
Community
Member, Lincoln Park Chamber of Commerce. 2007.
Created and hosted an event titled “Request-a-Hymn: Bell
Towers as Participants of Place” that was chosen for a city-
wide art festival launched by Lumpen Magazine. 2006. Read
more about it here.
Co-Captain, North Avenue Beach, for the Alliance for the
Great Lakes Clean-up Program. 2005 - present.
Chair, Board of Trustees, Holy Covenant United Methodist
Church, 2003.
Member, Board of Directors, Sarah’s Circle, a drop-in center
for homeless women. 2000 – 2003. Responsibilities included
long-range planning and organizational oversight. Also
received training in board and donor development. Served
on Executive Director Search Committee, 2006. Volunteer
since 1988.
Member, Lincoln Park Chamber of Commerce. 2007.
Created and hosted an event titled “Request-a-Hymn: Bell
Towers as Participants of Place” that was chosen for a city-
wide art festival launched by Lumpen Magazine. 2006. Read
more about it here.
Co-Captain, North Avenue Beach, for the Alliance for the
Great Lakes Clean-up Program. 2005 - present.
Chair, Board of Trustees, Holy Covenant United Methodist
Church, 2003.
Member, Board of Directors, Sarah’s Circle, a drop-in center
for homeless women. 2000 – 2003. Responsibilities included
long-range planning and organizational oversight. Also
received training in board and donor development. Served
on Executive Director Search Committee, 2006. Volunteer
since 1988.
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