What’s it like working with me?

“Marisa is always ahead of or spot on time for delivering work, remembering to get in for review ahead of the final due date so potential revisions can be addressed. And when it comes to revisions, she is resilient and able to step back and reassess the work with a clear eye to address changes appropriately. She’s an awesome member to have on the team.”

“Marisa is an insightful reader and editor, who excavates the best parts of your novel, bringing them to the surface when they once might have been buried. As an editor, Marisa elevates the work of her writers through her mastery of plot, character development, and understanding of voice. With the skillful ability to generate ideas, identify aspects to strengthen and aspects to omit, I trust Marisa with all of my projects. She provides honest, insightful, and compassionate guidance that has benefitted my writing tremendously.” —BWC, writer

“Marisa was both detail oriented and focused on the bigger picture I was presenting. Her succinct education on how editors would read my proposal prompted me to rewrite several sections in ways I felt were substantially stronger. With this revised proposal, my agent sold my manuscript at auction to Jonathan Segal at Knopf. I know Marisa to be convivial, reliable and conscientious and think she would be a delight to have as a colleague.” —Lauren Sallinger, author at Knopf, publishing 2022

“Marisa has begun to hit her stride as she heads into her second year with the IAPP. Even during our work-from- home situation, Marisa achieved many of her pre-pandemic goals . . . She took it upon herself to volunteer for, and learn to post, heroes, promos and digest posts, lightening the load on other creative team members. On the video front, she helped produce several important videos/scripts this year – most notably the IAPP’s first-ever commercial-quality spot for the CIPT designation, garnering thousands of views across its many postings. Her willingness to help, learn and support others makes her a pleasure to work with and a terrific member of the creative team.”