Cindy Reeh

Professional Summary

Professional editor with more than 20 years of experience editing and producing scientific, nonprofit, and government-funded communications, including journal manuscripts, reports, fact sheets, newsletters, and web content. Edited more than 400 peer-reviewed manuscripts for leading public health journals. Skilled in technical and scientific editing, fact-checking, and plain-language communication; delivers accurate, consistent work on tight deadlines across multiple projects.

Education

Master of Arts, International Development Studies (concentration in Public Health), The George Washington University, Washington, DC (2003)

Bachelor of Arts, International Studies, Central College, Pella, IA (1999)

Certifications

Medical Editing Certificate, American Medical Writers Association

Editing Certificate, University of Washington

Professional Memberships

American Medical Writers Association

ACES: The Society for Editing

Council of Science Editors

Editorial Freelancers Association

Northwest Editors Guild

Professional Experience

Editor, Self-Employed (Rainier Editing LLC)
Seattle, WA (October 2010–present)

Provides substantive editing, copyediting, proofreading, and quality control support for global health organizations, research institutions, journals, federal contractors, and nongovernmental organizations.

Selected clients:

• GEARS, Inc. (2025–present): Manages articles from submission to publication for the federal public health journal Public Health Reports, in support of the Office of the US Surgeon General. Provides substantive edits, copyedits, and table and figure edits. Works with authors to clarify their writing, resolve questions, and finalize articles for publication.

• FHI 360 (2025–present): Provides editing support and quality control reviews for global health materials under the EpiC and STRIDES projects supported by the US Department of State. Edits technical and program documents on disease surveillance, HIV, health security, maternal health, tuberculosis, malaria, and health systems strengthening.

• Capital Consulting Corporation (2024–present): Provides editing support for meetings funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, including meeting reports summarizing key discussions and recommendations, presentations, work plans, and other materials such as biographical summaries and participant lists. Responds to client feedback and revises materials to meet government editorial standards.

• University of Washington, Department of Global Health (2021–present): Copyedits journal manuscripts on implementation science research and health systems strengthening in Mozambique.

• Gates Ventures LLC/Gates Foundation—Exemplars in Global Health program (2019–present): Provides editorial support for the program, which transitioned from Gates Ventures to the Gates Foundation. Edits country narratives, case studies, and reports examining how countries have achieved strong outcomes in under-five mortality, vaccine delivery, stunting, COVID-19, maternal and neonatal mortality, family planning, and community health worker programs. Developed the program’s editorial style guide to ensure consistency across deliverables.

• Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security (2020–2025): Copyedited more than 300 journal manuscripts for the Health Security journal on topics related to infectious disease surveillance, laboratory system strengthening, biosafety and biosecurity, and emergency preparedness and response.

• Committee for Children (2018–2020): Performed quality control and editing on digital training assets, ensuring clarity, consistency, and accuracy across the organization’s social and emotional learning and child safety educational curriculum. Edited and proofread lessons, storyboards, teacher and student materials, and video scripts and captions. Applied style guidelines to maintain a consistent voice across all products.

• Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs (2016–2022): Edited annual reports and workplans, web content, and technical publications for the K4Health and Knowledge SUCCESS projects. Also edited more than 50 manuscripts for the Global Health: Science and Practice journal and 10 manuscripts for the East African Health Research Journal.

• ICF Next (2014–2021): Provided editing services for ICF’s federal clients, including the US Agency for International Development, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Homeland Security, House of Representatives, Department of Labor, and others.

Additional clients are listed at www.rainierediting.com.

Program Associate, PATH
Seattle, WA (March 2006–November 2009)

• Wrote, edited, and produced communications materials, donor reports, fact sheets, and special reports for project teams advancing family planning and access to reproductive health services and supplies, coordinating review processes to ensure accuracy, clarity, and timely submission. 

• Coordinated the production and distribution of publications, including monthly newsletters and website content for the Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition, and proofread all coalition materials and an approximately 700-page procurement toolkit. 

• Researched and drafted proposal sections, coordinated and tracked team contributions, and edited final proposals. 

• Conducted background research, gathered data, and summarized findings for diverse audiences. 

• Tracked project milestones and deadlines for multiple concurrent projects, organized annual membership meetings, and drafted meeting reports. 

• Managed the coalition’s small-grants program, including developing funding guidelines, coordinating technical proposal review, and monitoring results. 

• Coordinated the development of training materials, liaised with internal teams and external partners, and delegated to and trained program assistants and temporary staff.

Program Assistant, Program Associate, and Operations and Dissemination Officer, AED (formerly Academy for Educational Development)
Washington, DC (September 1999–March 2005)

• Managed operations, dissemination, and administrative functions for USAID-funded projects and fellowship programs, progressing from program assistant to operations and dissemination officer over more than five years. 

• Developed and implemented the close-out plan for the CHANGE Project, reviewed consultant agreements, purchase orders, subcontracts, and other procurement documents, and designed a database to track consultants, subcontracts, and payments. 

• Edited, formatted, and produced project documents and materials in collaboration with vendors and designers, and created and maintained project websites, including a legacy website to ensure that all materials were disseminated or archived. 

• Supported projects in El Salvador, the Dominican Republic, Kenya, Jamaica, and Mozambique, and assisted with research on HIV/AIDS, maternal health, polio, and nutrition. 

• Served as the primary contact for fellows, alumni, schools, and the public for the National Security Education Program and the Public Policy and International Affairs Fellowship Program; arranged travel and logistics for conferences and meetings, and tracked budgets and expenses.

Skills

• Editorial expertise: Copyediting, substantive editing, proofreading, fact-checking, and quality control for reports, articles, newsletters, web content, and other publications; plain-language, technical, and scientific editing; writing support for nonnative English authors

• Style guide expertise: Associated Press (AP) Stylebook, American Medical Association (AMA) Manual of Style, American Psychological Association (APA) Style, Chicago Manual of Style, US Government Publishing Office (GPO) Style Manual, and in-house or client style guides

• Writing and content development: Donor reports, fact sheets, newsletter items, proposal sections, and meeting reports; research and synthesis of complex technical information

• Digital publishing and technical proficiency: Website content development and maintenance; quality control of digital learning assets; database design and tracking; Microsoft 365 (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, SharePoint, Teams); Google Docs; and Adobe Acrobat

• Project management: Manages concurrent projects, publication schedules, and deadlines; coordinates large editing projects involving subcontracted editors, including onboarding, training, quality assurance, and cross-deliverable consistency.

• Stakeholder collaboration: Clear, respectful communication with authors, editors, managers, and partners across nonprofit, for-profit, academic, government, and international organizations