JOELLE STEELE
RÉSUMÉ

Joelle Steele was born Nancy Norleen Martelli in San Francisco, California. She legally changed her name to Joelle Steele in 1991. She lives with her husband, Richard Robles, and three cats (Pharaoh, Oliver, and Felix) in a beautiful forested neighborhood in Lacey, Washington.

BIBLIOGRAPHIES & OTHER ITEMS
HISTORY
MISSION STATEMENT
PRIVACY POLICY
TERMS OF USE

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts, Language Arts (double-major in English and Linguistics), California State University-East Bay, Hayward, California.
Associate in Arts, Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, California.
Vocational Certificates, Interior Design, Fullerton College, Fullerton, California. Ornamental Horticulture, Diablo College, Pleasant Hill, California.
Summer Scholarship, Accelerated Conversational French, Middlebury Institute of International Studies, Monterey, California.
High School Diploma, Monterey High School, Monterey, California.
Private Instruction, Art and Music, nine years each, Monterey, California.

SKILLS

Typing: 95-100 WPM.
Computer: Proficiency dating from 1972 to present. PC and Mac experience. CP/M and DOS through XP Pro and Windows 11.
Programs: Word, QuarkXPress, Photoshop, Adobe Acrobat, PowerPoint, Dreamweaver, Family Tree Maker, Word Perfect, WordStar, Perfect Word, InDesign, Quicken/Quickbooks, FrontPage, Expression Web, and WordPress. Fluent in HTML, XHTML, XML, CSS, sitemaps, and RSS feeds. Programming in CP/M, Mbasic, DOS, and dBase.
Special: Operate film and digital cameras; flatbed, slide, and negative scanners.
Languages: Working proficiency in speaking and writing Spanish and French; elementary reading ability in Italian, Swedish, and Latin.

INTERESTS
Reading, international TV, music, gardening, hiking, painting, photography.

WORK EXPERIENCE

present-1994 Webmaster, launched, and continue to maintain, joellesteele.com. Also had many other websites, and also created and maintained websites for others.
present-1973 Writer, (55) books, (800+) articles, (60+) short stories, (100+) contract templates, as well as a variety of contributing chapters, co-writes, ad copy, marketing pieces, poetry, songs, lyrics, jingles, and advice columns on writing, publishing, genealogy, forgery, face & ear ID, photography, art, landscape, and astrology in California and Washington.

2026-1973 Adjunct Faculty, Centralia College (39 classes), Centralia, Washington; Tacoma Community College (2 classes), Tacoma, Washington; So. Puget Sound Community College (28 classes), Olympia, Washington; Pierce College (29 classes), Lakewood/South Hill/Puyallup, Washington; The Evergreen State College (14 classes), Olympia, Washington; Santa Monica College (5 classes), Santa Monica, California; Ventura College (4 classes), Ventura, California; UCLA (3 classes), Los Angeles, California; Cerritos College (4 classes), Cerritos, California.
2025-1994 Creator, sell clip art and stock photo collections, California & Washington.
2025-1983 Graphoanalyst, forgery detection, linguistic and semantic profiling, analysis of printed writing, California and Washington.
2025-1980 Anthropometrist, face and ear identification, California and Washington.
2025-1973 Genealogist, specialized in lineage tracing, family research, and troubleshooting of existing family trees and genealogical databases.
2023-1976 Book Editor, fiction and non-fiction, California and Washington.
2016-1994 Digital Photo Restoration & Retouching, California and Washington.
2013-2013 Class Designer, Photo Analysis, International Institute of Genealogical Studies.
2010-1994 Webmaster, California and Washington.
2010-1984 Residential Landscape Designer, Interior Landscape Designer, and Floral Designer, for residential homes, Venice & Monterey, California, and Lacey, Washington.
2009-1980 Art Instructor, for adults, Venice, California and Lacey, Washington.
2008-2008 Substitute-Teacher, interior landscape class, South Puget Sound Community College.
2006-2001 Co-Editor, The Quarterly, newsletter of the Swedish Finn Historical Society (volunteer).
2005-2004 Proofreader, Monterey County Weekly (part-time), Monterey, California.
2005-1999 Marketing Writer/Ad Designer & Builder, Central Coast Adventures, Carmel, California.
2005-1997 Thesis Editor, Def. Language Institute & Naval Postgrad. School, Monterey, California.
2005-1994 Editor/Creative Director,for specialty publications, Venice & Monterey, California.
2005-1986 Creator, sold handmade greeting cards, Venice and Monterey, California.
2003-2001 Creative Director, outside projects, Monterey County Herald, Carmel, California.
2003-1976 Artist, Illustrator, Photographer, Graphic Designer, (covers, ads, Web banners, etc.), Burlingame and Venice, California, and Lacey, Washington.
2002-1997 Publisher/Editor, Folio for Professional Writers, Monterey, California.
2001-2000 Webmaster, Asilomar Conference Grounds (part-time), Pacific Grove, California.
2001-1994 Publisher/Editor, California Astrologer Magazine, Venice, California.
2000-1997 Legal Transcriptionist, (part-time), Pacific Grove, California.
1997-1985 Co-Editor, Interiorscape Newsletter, Moore Consulting, Venice, California.
1997-1983 Lecturer, international, on small business, publishing, astrology, and horticulture.
1997-1975 Artist, (exhibits and commissioned works), Burlingame and Venice, California.
1997-1975 Residential Property Manager, Burlingame and Venice, California.
1994-1984 Interior Designer, specializing in home and apartment redesign/remodeling, Venice, California.
1994-1983 Publisher/Editor, New Leaf Press and Landscape Pro, Venice, California.
1992-1987 Publisher/Editor, Golden Opportunities Magazine, Venice, California.
1991-1985 Publisher/Editor, Songsmith Magazine, Venice, California.
1988-1985 Instructor/Co-Coordinator, interior landscape program at UC Riverside, California.
1987-1985 Marketing Panelist, KBIZ Radio Small Business call-in show, Los Angeles, California.
1984-1980 Design & Create, (and sell) earrings, decorative pieces, clothing, and shoes, Venice, California.
1984-1979 Interior Landscape & Floral Designer, Father Nature, Santa Monica, California.
1977-1975 Creative Director/Vice-President, Torrey-Matlock Publications, San Mateo, California.
1977-1974 Producer & Co-owner, recording studio in Portola Valley, California. Music demos for local groups and various soundtracks for commercials and corporate recordings, tape duplication, and artist management.
1973-1971 Senior Illustrator/Copywriter, Valentine Urgo & Associates (part-time), Berkeley, California.