Gail R. Shapiro, Ed.M., Principal
Gail Shapiro offers her clients the finest in writing, editing, and workshop presentation services. As a successful author of five non-fiction books and many articles, Gail has a keen ability to make technical writing clear and comprehensible to diverse audiences. Her editing experience includes doctoral dissertations and master’s theses; magazine, newspaper, and journal articles; fiction and non-fiction books; web sites; advertising copy; and business and personal correspondence.
Gail built on her core writing and presentation talents through her experiences as a director of development, project manager, grant proposal writer and teacher, executive director, and strategic planning and program planning consultant, as well as lifelong volunteer at several charitable organizations.
The founder of Womankind Educational and Resource Center, Inc., and the co-creator of Womankind’s Financial Literacy Project, designed to develop and provide economic literacy training for women, Gail is the editor of and contributing author to the Project’s handbook, Money Order: The Money Management Guide for Women (Simon & Schuster, 2001).
She also is the editor of and contributing author (with Michael Murphy) to NLD From the Inside Out: Talking to Parents, Teachers, and Teens About Growing Up with Nonverbal Learning Disabilities (Booklocker, 2008). Her most recent book is Get That Grant! The Quick-Start Guide to Successful Proposals (with Carla Cataldo, Booklocker, 2009). Currently, Gail is writing her first novel.
In 2002, Gail Shapiro was named as a Daily Point of Light by President Bush for her many years of volunteer service to the community. She also was honored on the Wall of Fame at The National Women’s Hall of Fame in 1997. Formerly the project administrator of the Harvard School Health Education Project at the Harvard School of Public Health, she holds a B.A. degree from Framingham State College, and an Ed. M. from Harvard University. She lives in the Greater Boston area with her family.
