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Natalie C. Giboney Resume	Natalie has over 13 years of experience in permissions. Her career began with an internship at The Wilson Quarterly where she obtained permission for artwork. She continued to expand her expertise at the University of Missouri, Columbia, becoming Coordinator of the Custom Publishing Department at the University Bookstore. Natalie has attended and presented at numerous conferences about the importance of copyright and obtaining permission, including ConTEXT, the annual text-book conference hosted by the National Association of College Stores. Natalie and Melissa combined their skills and energy in 2001 to form FreelancePermissions.com. Natalie Giboney, Partner FreelancePermissions.com 5137 Gold Basin Drive Ft. Worth, TX 76179 (817) 306-7436 Fax (817) 306-7460 ncg ~at~ freelancepermissions.com
Melissa D. Flamson Resume	Melissa has been handling permissions since 1997. She first developed her permission procuring and research skills as a Custom Publishing supervisor under Natalie’s tutelage at the University Bookstore of the University of Missouri, Columbia. Upon graduation, Melissa launched a full-time career as a freelancer, building a client base of well-respected publishers, and in 2001 she reunited with Natalie to form FreelancePermissions.com. Melissa has successfully handled a wide range of projects from Spanish language textbooks to electronic library databases, with particular expertise in children’s book images. Melissa Flamson, Partner FreelancePermissions.com 1535 S. Saltair Ave., #203 Los Angeles, CA 90025 Phone (310) 207-7710 Fax (310) 207-7701 mel ~at~ freelancepermissions.com
Clients Our clients include Amber Lotus Publishing, American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc., Bent Tree Press, Biological Sciences Curriculum Study, Chelsea House, Ellen Reid's Book Shepherding(R), Farrar, Straus & Giroux, Focus Publishing, Fulcrum Publishing, Greenfire Creative, Harcourt Houghton Mifflin, Hayden-McNeil, iUniverse, Jossey Bass & Pfeiffer, Longman, The Mattford Group, McGraw-Hill, New Leaders for New Schools, Oxford University Press, Pearson Education, PeopleSpeak, Prentice-Hall, Publication Services, Rowohlt Verlag, Schoolhouse Network, Shambhala Publications, Steck-Vaughn, Tributary Books, and WordWise, Inc., as well as individual authors. And here’s what they have to say: “Convenient, courteous, and knowledgeable help, reasonably priced—an excellent service.” Kendra Burroughs, Editor Shambhala Publications “In the course of preparing a book manuscript I managed to fritter away hours simply trying to find out whom to contact for permissions. And in the end I had only frustration and anger to show for my time and energy. FreelancePermissions.com, however, quickly located the appropriate contacts, secured the necessary paperwork, and kept me informed every step of the way. They conduct themselves professionally, efficiently, and kindly. I give them my highest recommendation, without hesitation and without reservation.” Neil Minturn, Asst. Professor, School of Music, Univ.of Missouri-Columbia Author of The Last Waltz by the Band, College Music Society Sourcebooks “FreelancePermissions.com will relieve you of all the headaches involved in obtaining usage clearances of any kind. I experienced the highest level of professionalism, productivity and responsiveness to my particular needs. And there is seemingly nothing they can’t track down! In short, FreelancePermissions.com has been a boon to my business.” Kitty Harmon, Owner, Tributary Books Author, You Are Here: Personal Geographies and Other Maps of the Imagination Buzz We were interviewed by the PubGuy, whose site provides resources for authors regarding Print-On-Demand publishing, particularly information on POD publisher iUniverse.
CONFERENCES AND TRADE SHOWS Past Exhibits BookExpo America, 2007 New York, NY BookExpo America, 2006 Washington, DC BookExpo America, 2005 New York, NY PubWest 2004 Book Industry Trade Show Austin, TX BookExpo America, 2004 Chicago, IL BookExpo America, 2003 Los Angeles, CA PubWest 2002 National Book Industry Trade Show Lake Tahoe, NV Copyright Presentations by Natalie Giboney Super Regional Meeting and Buying Show, Lake Harmony, PA, 2004 Copyright Issues ConTEXT, Panama City, FL, 1999 Custom Publishing: Ground Zero University of Missouri-Columbia, 1998-1999 Importance of copyright compliance for professors