Lead Instructor Jennifer Lawler teaches many of the Club Ed classes, handles most curriculum development, and answers a LOT of emails.

Instructor Shelley Egan teaches Beginning and Intermediate Developmental Editing classes.

Shelley is a freelance editor who specializes in editing fiction. Her credentials include a bachelor’s degree in English, a master’s degree in education, a publishing certificate from Toronto Metropolitan University, and a Club Ed Certificate in the Developmental Editing of Fiction.

A former Hansard editor and college/university instructor, Shelley is an enthusiastic lifelong learner who thrives on professional development. She is an Editors Canada member and volunteer.

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Assistant Extraordinaire Jenny Raith runs the backend of Club Ed and is our go-to SEO expert. Reach her behind-the-scenes by email—clubedresortdirector@gmail.com.


Talk mysteries with her at Cozy Mystery Bookshop or converse about anything marketing-related via email (jenny@jennyraith.com).

Human Resources Consultant and Organizational Development Expert Donya Williams helps our team grow.

Website Designer Carol Stambaugh makes the site beautiful. She has been creating WordPress websites for 15 years.

She is passionate about the WordPress open-source project and has volunteered with the WordPress community for over twelve years. She is the lead organizer of the Arizona WordPress meetup group events, teaching WordPress to the public.

James Gallagher teaches editing horror for Club Ed.

James is the owner of Castle Walls Editing and the editor of more than 350 manuscripts for indie authors and publishers such as Hachette Book Group, Random House, Catapult, and Thomas & Mercer.

He performs developmental editing, copyediting, and proofreading, and he particularly enjoys working on horror and romance.

He can be reached at james@castlewallsediting.com

Other members of the team that we couldn’t do without include Lynne Baur, our website illustrator; our Q&A experts; and every single one of our students who help make Club Ed great.

To reach out to a team member, please send an email to info@ClubEdFreelancers.com.