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Kingsley-Kleimann Group
www.kingsley-kleimann.com
Contact:
Barbra Kingsley, Ph.D.
bkingsley@kingsley-kleimann.com
+1.918.939.8551
Located in
Nationwide
Bold Type
www.boldtype.us
Contact:
Casey Mank
casey@boldtype.us
+1.570.441.2032
Located in
Washington, DC
Services:
Writing workshops and individual coaching. Plain Language, email etiquette, editing skills, writing with gen AI, presentation slides, and more.
The Plain Language Group, LLC
www.theplainlanguagegroup.com
Contact:
Deborah S. Bosley, Ph.D.
deborah@theplainlanguagegroup.com
+1.704.641.1334
Located in
Charlotte, NC
Services:
Plain language strategy, training, testing, writing, revising, research, expert witness testimony, and AI prompt engineering across sectors.
Dragonfly Editorial
www.dragonflyeditorial.com
Contact:
Samantha Enslen
info@dragonflyeditorial.com
+1.937.216.9323
Located in
United States
Services:
Copywriting and copyediting with a focus on plain language; graphic design with a focus on accessibility and 508 compliance.
Ajack Content, LLC
www.amandakrupa.com
Contact:
Amanda Krupa, MSc
+1.708.373.9322
Located in
Chicago, IL
My Book Studio
www.mybookstudio.com/gov/
Contact:
Nathan Boeker
gov@mybookstudio.com
+1.712.600.4582
Located in
Iowa and Nebraska
Plain Language Health
www.plainlanguagehealth.com
Contact:
Jennifer Pearce, MPA
jennifer@plainlanguagehealth.com
+1.925.348.0352
Located in
San Francisco
ACSI Translations
acsitranslations.com
Contact:
Andres Echeverri
andres@acsitranslations.com
+1.202.618.1455
Located in
Washington, DC
Rribbitz Creative
www.kimopitz.com
Contact:
Kim Opitz
kim@rribbitz.com
Located in
Minneapolis, Minnesota
CPoint Consulting
cpointconsulting.com
Contact:
Chip Crane
cecrane@cpointconsulting.com
+1.410.507.6938
Located in
Washington, DC; Annapolis, MD
Plainlii – Plain Language International Inc.
www.plainlii.com
Contact:
Romina Marazzato Sparano, MAT, CT
romina@plainlii.com
+1.831.595.7779
Located in
California, with clients worldwide!
Freelance Medical Writer and Editor
www.linkedin.com/in/charlottecrowder
Contact:
Charlotte Crowder, MPH, ELS
charlotte.crowder@myfairpoint.net
+1.207.326.8924
Located in
Brooksville, Maine
Executive Writer
www.executivewriter.com
Contact:
Kevin Ryan, Ph.D.
kevin@executivewriter.com
+1.801.706.7558
Located in
Sandy, UT
Plain Language Works, LLC &
Health Literacy Connections
linkedin.com/in/audreyriffenburgh/
Contact:
Audrey Riffenburgh, PhD
ar@plainlanguageworks.com
+1.505.345.1107
Located in
Albuquerque, NM and Nationwide
Mark P. Painter
www.judgepainter.org
Contact:
Mark Painter
jugpainter@aol.com
Located in
Cincinnati, OH
E-write Online
ewriteonline.com
Contact:
Leslie O’Flahavan
leslie@ewriteonline.com
+1.301.989.9583
Located in
Silver Spring, MD
BEL Writing Services
www.belwriting.com
Contact:
Beth Landau
Beth@Belwriting.com
Located in
York, PA
Autrement dit
www.autrementdit.ca
Contact:
Chantale Audet
info@autrementdit.ca
+1.581.999.1470
Located in
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
WeldonCope LLC
www.weldoncope.com
Contact:
Robin Weldon Cope
robin@weldoncope.com
+1.808.457.2779
linkedin.com/in/robinwc
Plain Language Source
www.plainlanguagesource.com
Contact:
Rebecca Schwartz
msrebeccaschwartz@gmail.com
+1.828.582.4684
Located in
Richmond, VA
DMR Clear Results
linkedin.com/in/doreen-major-ryan
Contact:
Doreen Major Ryan, M.A.
dmajorryan@gmail.com
Located in
The Washington, DC, area
Piedmont Maury Consulting
www.piedmontmauryconsulting.com
Contact:
Henry Maury
henrylmaury@gmail.com
+1.202.215.7927
Located in
Washington, DC
Hook Multilingual Marketing
hookmultilingual.com/
Contact:
Patricia Rivera
info@hookmultilingual.com
+1.302.228.6689
Located in
Lewes, DE
Graves Fowler Creative
www.gravesfowler.com
Contact:
Terry Graves
terry@gravesfowler.com
+1.301.816.0097 x304
Located in
Gaithersburg, MD
Luto Research
Lutoresearch.com
Contact:
kkobilca@lutoresearch.com
+1.708.406.6531
Located in
Chicago, IL; Leeds, United Kingdom
Maximus Center for Health Literacy
www.maximus.com/chl
Contact:
Kinte Ibbott
healthliteracy@maximus.com
+1.703.712.4131
Located in
Reston, VA
Circuit Media LLC
www.circuitmedia.com
Contact:
Rebecca Askew
info@circuitmedia.com
+1.303.292.1212
Located in
Denver, CO; Washington, DC
Isn‘t That Write
linktr.ee/IsntThatWrite
Contact:
Chris Morton
+1.518.310.6628
Located in
Greater Boston Region
Charley Stanley
www.linkedin.com/in/ckstanley
Contact:
Charley Stanley
+1.503.343.6076
Located in
Portland, OR
Kimble Writing Seminars
kimblewritingseminars.com
Contact:
Joe Kimble, Professor Emeritus
kimblej@cooley.edu
+1.517.930.0518
Located in
Lansing, Michigan
Sussman Editorial Services
Contact:
Kate Sussman
sussmankate@gmail.com
+1.386.986.6911
Located in
Palm Coast, FL
Simply Put, LLC
www.simplyputwriting.com
Contact:
Georgia Ullmann, MPH
Georgia@simplyputwriting.com
Located in
Beaverton, OR
PA Justice Services
Contact:
Paul Aterman
paul.aterman@gmail.com
+1.613.413.8139
Located in
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Lovoy AS
lovoy.info/
Contact:
Terje Lovoy
terje@lovoy.info
+47.41374000
Located in
Norway and Worldwide
Plainly Speaking
www.plainlyspeaking.ca
Contact:
Nicole d’Entremont
nicole@plainlyspeaking.ca
+1.613.608.7668
Located in
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
J. Clement Communications
www.jclementcommunications.com
Contact:
Julie Clement
info@jclementcommunications.com
+1.517.402.4271
Located in
Portland, MI
Deb Garvey Communications, LLC
Contact:
Deb Garvey
deb@garvcom.com
+1.952.200.9403
Located in
Minneapolis, MN
Golden Apple Services
www.GoldAppleServices.com
Contact:
Cynthia M. Campbell, EdD
cmcampbell@GoldAppleServices.com
+1.443.755.0820
Located in
Baltimore/Washington DC
Sebastian Lantos
linkedin.com/in/sebastian-lantos
Contact:
Sebastian Lantos
sebastian@lantosconsulting.com
+1.918.250.1133
Located in
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Sara de Román Pérez
Linkedin
Contact:
Sara de Román Pérez
saraderoman@outlook.com
+34.619.672.0191
Located in
Spain
Literacy Works
www.litworks.org
Contact:
Melanie Sampson
melanie@litworks.org
+1.773.969.9823
Located in
Chicago, IL
The Write Source
www.thewritesourceinc.com
Contact:
Janet Arrowood
janet.c.arrowood@gmail.com
Located in
Denver, Phoenix, Nationwide, International
Peter Orne
www.linkedin.com/in/peterorne/
Contact:
Peter Orne
peterorne@gmail.com
+1.617.755.0244
Located in
Boston, MA
Plain Language Source
linkedin.com/in/rebecca-schwartz-47a0a523/
Contact:
Rebecca Schwartz
msrebeccaschwartz@gmail.com
+1.828.582.4684
Located in
Asheville, NC
Center for Health Literacy
healthliteracy.uams.edu
Contact:
Katie Leath
KJLeath@uams.edu
+1.501.686.2595
Located in
Little Rock, AR
Elite Documentation Incorporated
www.elitedocumentation.com
Contact:
Daniel Maddux
dmaddux@elitedocumentation.com
+1.713.742.3341
Located in
Temple, TX
KK Clear Communications
kkclear.com
Contact:
Karen Kroder, MA
kkroder@kkclear.com
+1.914.912.4231
Located in
Florida
Rainwood Consulting
www.rainwoodp2.com
Contact:
Amy Woodfin
awoodfin@rainwoodp2.com
+1.888.425.3042
Located in
Vancouver, WA
Center for Clear Communication
centerforclearcommunication.com
Contact:
Carolyn Boccella Bagin
clearly@aol.com
+1.301.340.1747
Located in
Rockville, MD
Communication by Beata
www.communicationbybeata.com
Contact:
Beata Kaczkowska, MA
beata@communicationbybeata.com
+1.813.904-7097
Located in
Tampa, FL
Speaking of Science
speaking-of-science.com
Contact:
Aimee Swartz, MPH
aimee@speaking-of-science.com
+1.413.320.1970
Located in
Maryland, USA
Kate Goggin
kategoggin.net
Contact:
Kate Goggin
KMG3176@gmail.com
+1.703.677.6304
Located in
Leesburg, VA
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