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 and three cats in a beautiful forested neighborhood in Lacey, Washington.
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
1973-pres. Writer (55) books, (800+) articles, (60+) short stories, (100+) contract templates, as wells 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.
1973-pres. Genealogist specializing in lineage tracing, family research, and troubleshooting of existing family trees and genealogical databases.
1980-pres. Anthropometrist, face and ear identification, California and Washington.
1994-pres. Webmaster, launched, and continue to maintain, joellesteele.com. Since 2022, that is my only website. Also created and maintained websites for others.
1994-pres. Creator, sell clip art and stock photo collections, California & Washington.
1983-pres. Graphoanalyst, forgery detection, linguistic and semantic profiling, analysis of printed writing, California and Washington.
1971-1973 Senior Illustrator/Copywriter, Valentine Urgo & Associates (part-time), Berkeley, California.
1973-2026 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.
1974-1977 Producer & Co-owner, recording studio, music demos for local groups and various soundtracks for commercials and corporate recordings, tape duplication, artist management.
1975-1977 Creative Director/Vice-President, Torrey-Matlock Publications, San Mateo, California.
1975-1997 Artist (exhibits and commissioned works), Burlingame and Venice, California.
1975-1997 Residential Property Manager, Burlingame and Venice, California.
1976-2023 Artist, Illustrator, Photographer, Graphic Designer (covers, ads, Web banners, etc.), Burlingame and Venice, California, and Lacey, Washington.
1976-2023 Book Editor, fiction and non-fiction, California and Washington.
1979-1984 Interior Landscape & Floral Designer, Father Nature, Santa Monica, California.
1980-1984 Design & Create and sell earrings, decorative pieces, clothing, and shoes, Venice, California.
1980-2009 Art Instructor for adults, Venice, California and Lacey, Washington.
1983-1994 Publisher/Editor, New Leaf Press and Landscape Pro, Venice, California.
1983-1997 Lecturer, international, on small business, publishing, astrology, and horticulture.
1984-1994 Interior Designer specializing in home and apartment redesign/remodeling, Venice, California.
1984-2010 Residential Landscape Designer, Interior Landscape Designer, and Floral Designer, for residential homes, Venice & Monterey, California, and Lacey, Washington.
1985-1987 Marketing Panelist, KBIZ Radio Small Business call-in show, Los Angeles, California.
1985-1988 Instructor/Co-Coordinator, interior landscape program at UC Riverside, California.
1985-1991 Publisher/Editor, Songsmith Magazine, Venice, California.
1985-1997 Co-Editor, Interiorscape Newsletter, Moore Consulting, Venice, California.
1986-2005 Creator and sold greeting cards, Venice and Monterey, California.
1987-1992 Publisher/Editor, Golden Opportunities Magazine, Venice, California.
1994-2001 Publisher/Editor, California Astrologer Magazine, Venice, California.
1994-2005 Editor/Creative Director for specialty publications, Venice & Monterey, California.
1994-2010 Webmaster, California and Washington.
1994-2016 Digital Photo Restoration & Retouching, California and Washington.
1997-2000 Legal Transcriptionist (part-time), Pacific Grove, California.
1997-2002 Publisher/Editor, Folio for Professional Writers, Monterey, California.
1997-2005 Thesis Editor, Def. Language Institute & Naval Postgrad. School, Monterey, California.
1999-2005 Marketing Writer/Ad Designer & Builder, Central Coast Adventures, Carmel, California.
2000-2001 Webmaster, Asilomar Conference Grounds (part-time), Pacific Grove, California.
2001-2003 Creative Director, outside projects, Monterey County Herald, Carmel, California.
2001-2006 Co-Editor, The Quarterly, newsletter of the Swedish Finn Historical Society (volunteer).
2004-2005 Proofreader, Monterey County Weekly (part-time), Monterey, California.
2008-2008 Substitute-Teacher, interior landscape class, South Puget Sound Community College.
2013-2013 Class Designer, Photo Analysis, International Institute of Genealogical Studies.