Directory of Indexers
in the Pacific Northwest
Alpha by NAME

The following is an alphabetical roster of members of the Pacific Northwest Chapter who have chosen to be listed in our Directory of Indexers.  Members of PNW/ASI wishing to be included in the Directory should visit the Application page.

A listing by subject specialty and skills is also available.

This Directory is a self-selected listing of indexers who are members of the Pacific Northwest Chapter of the American Society for Indexing and are willing to be contacted regarding freelance indexing projects. The PNW Chapter encourages each publisher or author to discuss projects with indexers and confirm appropriate qualifications.

Benefits of a good Index.

Why hire a professional indexer?

A good author deserves a professionally produced index. There are specific indexing skills which are developed with experience:

- text analysis;
- ability to identify significant concepts/themes in texts and represent them with suitable index terms;
- ability to organize multiple references into helpful subheading sequences;
- consistency in cross-referencing and double entry;
- a recognition of insignificant mentions of a subject which lead the reader nowhere; and
- an ability to empathize with the proposed readership.

These are all skills honed by practice, and unless the author has previously indexed a book [and endured knowledgeable critiques of the index], he or she is unlikely to have the experience or proficiency to do this to the same standard as a professional indexer.

From Last But Not Least: A Guide for Editors Commissioning Indexes (1998, Society of Indexers) (free to publishers)

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Access Points Indexing (renewed 11)
Mary Harper
PO Box 1155
Hood River, OR 97031
503-312-1294
mary@accesspointsindexing.com
http://www.accesspointsindexing.com
     Volunteer Recognition 2009
Officer 2007
Officer 2006

Allex Indexing (renewed 11)
Wendy Allex
6039 Sunshine Drive
Ferndale, WA  98248-9234
360-820-5671
wendy@indexpert.com
http://www.indexpert.com

All Sky Indexing (renewed 11)
Madge Walls
8620 SW Holly Street, Suite 2408
Wilsonville, OR 97070
503-427-0623
madge@allskyindexing.com
http://allskyindexing.com
     Volunteer Recognition 2010

Anderson, Judith. See True North Indexing Services

Ann Yager Indexing Services. See Yager Indexing Services

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Back Words Indexing (renewed 11)
Martha Osgood
Eugene, OR 97403-1669
541-484-1180
indexer@backwordsindexing.com
http://www.backwordsindexing.com
     Volunteer Recognition 2010
     Volunteer Recognition 2009
     Volunteer Recognition 2008
     Volunteer Recognition 2007
Officer 2006
Officer 2005
 - --Volunteer Recognition 2004
-  --Volunteer Recognition 2003
-  --Volunteer Recognition 2002
Officer 2001-2002
--  -Volunteer Recognition 2000
Officer 1999-2000
--  -Volunteer Recognition 1999

Bell Book & Index (renewed 11)
Lori Bell
19431 46th Ave NE
Lake Forest Park, WA 98155
773-208-0045
indexer@bellindex.com
http://www.bellindex.com

Berson, Margaret. See Margaret Berson

bookmark: editing & indexing (renewed 11)
Elspeth Richmond
4633 Hoskins Road
North Vancouver, BC
V7K 2R2
604-988-3706
Elspeth@telus.net
     Volunteer Recognition 2010

Burton, Jen. See Columbia Indexing Group

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Candace Hyatt Indexing Services (renewed 11)
Candace Hyatt
Raymond, Washington 98577
candace@hyattindexing.com
http://www.hyattindexing.com

Caridio, Erica. See The Last Word

Carlson Indexing (renewed 11)
Rosalie Carlson
5224 SE Malden Drive
Portland, Oregon 97206
503-575-9131
rosalie@carlsonindexing.com
http://www.carlsonindexing.com

Catharyn Martz Indexing Services (renewed 11)
Catharyn Martz
Eugene, OR 97401
541-484-0993
clmartz@comcast.net
http://www.catharynmartzindexing.com
Officer 2011
     Volunteer Recognition 2010
     Volunteer Recognition 2009
     Volunteer Recognition 2008
     Volunteer Recognition 2007
- --Volunteer Recognition 2006
Officer 2005
Officer 2004
--- Volunteer Recognition 2003

Columbia Indexing Group (renewed 11)
Jen Burton (renewed 11)
2729 Tidewater Court
Las Vegas, NV 89117
702-240-1715
jen@columbiaindexing.com
http://www.columbiaindexing.com

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Do Mi Stauber Indexing Service (renewed 11)
Do Mi Stauber
2809 Shirley Street
Eugene, OR 97404
541-461-5085
dmstauber@gmail.com
http://www.domistauberindexing.com
Charter Member

DuckSoup Indexing(renewed 11)
Minie Smith
Missoula, MT
406-543-5115
dsoup@montana.com

E

Englund, Melody. See Songbird Indexing Services

F

G

Nancy C. Gerth (renewed 11)
5046 Eureka Road
Sagle, ID 83860
208-304-9066
docnangee@nancygerth.com
http://www.nancygerth.com/
Officer 2011
Officer 2010
Officer 2009
Officer 2008
     Volunteer Recognition 2007
     Volunteer Recognition 2006

Gibbs, Judi. See Write Guru

 

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Harper, Mary. See Access Points Indexing

Henderson, S. Jane. See Indexplorations

Hyatt, Candace. See Candace Hyatt Indexing Services

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Indexplorations (renewed 11)
S. Jane Henderson
2939 NE 19th Avenue
Portland, OR 97212
971-219-9868
janeh@indexplorations.com
http://www.indexplorations.com
     Volunteer Recognition 2010
     Volunteer Recognition 2009
     Volunteer Recognition 2008
Officer 2007
     Volunteer Recognition 2006
     Volunteer Regocnition 2005

Index Plus (renewed 11)
Maria Sosnowski
4930 N Princeton St.
Portland, OR 97203
503-286-9788
maria@index-plus.com
http://www.index-plus.com
     Volunteer Recognition 2010
Officer 2009
Officer 2008
Officer 2007
     Volunteer Recognition 2007
--- Volunteer Recognition 2006

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Kawabata, Julie (renewed 11)
11325 SW Eucalyptus Place
Tigard, OR 97223
503-524-1192
jkawa@teleport.com
      Volunteer Recognition 2006
--  -Volunteer Recognition 2005
--  -Volunteer Recognition 2004
Officer 2003
     Volunteer Recognition 2002
Charter Member

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Cheryl Landes. See Tabby Cat Communications

The Last Word (renewed 11)
Erica Caridio
33686 Row River Road
Cottage Grove, Oregon 97424
541-228-4556
erica@lastwordindexing.com
http://www.lastwordindexing.com
Officer 2011
     Volunteer Recognition 2010
     Volunteer Recognition 2009
     Volunteer Recognition 2008

M

Margaret Berson
Portland, Oregon (renewed 11)
503-244-1287
mmb@edit-mb.com
http://www.edit-mb.com
     Volunteer Recognition 2010

Martz, Catharyn. See Catharyn Martz Indexing Services

Masserman Editing. See Patricia Masserman Editing

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Nauman-Montana, Beth. See Salmon Bay Indexing

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Oak Grove Indexing Services (renewed 11)
Margy Olmstead
14606 S. E. Wagner Lane
Milwaukie, OR 97267
503-654-0524
margy@oakgroveindex.com
www.oakgroveindex.com
     Volunteer Recognition 2010
     Volunteer Recognition 2009

Olmstead, Margy. See Oak Grove Indexing Services

Osgood, Martha. See Back Words Indexing

P

R

Rosalie Carlson. See Carlson Indexing

Ryan Indexing (renewed 11)
Sheila M. Ryan
Portland, OR
415-810-4858
ryanindexing@gmail.com
http://www.ryanindexing.com
 Officer 2010
Officer 2009
     Volunteer Recognition 2008

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Salmon Bay Indexing (renewed 11)
Beth Nauman-Montana
643 NW 53rd Street
Seattle, WA 98107-3553
206-612-3993
beth@salmonbayindexing.com
http://www.salmonbayindexing.com
    Volunteer Recognition 2007
---Volunteer Recognition 2003

Scott Smiley, Ph.D., Indexer of Books (renewed 11)
Scott Smiley
8906 NE 136th Ave
Vancouver, WA 98682-3059
360-260-5255
scottsmiley@earthlink.net
http://home.earthlink.net/~scottsmiley/
 Officer 2010
Officer 2009
Officer 2008
 Officer 2007
Officer 2006
Officer 2005

Sheila M. Ryan. See Ryan Indexing

Sherry L. Smith INDEXING SERVICES (renewed 11)
Sherry L. Smith
63505 Bridle Lane
Bend, OR 97701
541-382-6414
indexer@sherrysmithindexing.com
http://www.sherrysmithindexing.com
     Volunteer Recognition 2010
     Volunteer Recognition 2009
     Volunteer Recognition 2008
     Volunteer Recognition 2007
Officer 2006
Officer 2005
Officer 2004
Officer 2001-2002
Officer 2000-2001
Officer 1999-2000

Smiley, Scott, Ph.D.  See Scott Smiley, Ph.D., Indexer of Books

Smith, Minie See DuckSoup Indexing

Smith, Sherry L.   See Sherry L. Smith INDEXING SERVICES

Sosnowski, Maria.  See Index Plus

Songbird Indexing Services
Melody Englund
P.O. Box 1072
Rainier, Oregon 97048
503-556-2237
melody@songbirdindex.com
www.songbirdindex.com
     Volunteer Recognition 2010
     Volunteer Recognition 2009
     Volunteer Recognition 2005
     Volunteer Recognition 2004

Stauber, Do Mi.  See Do Mi Stauber Indexing

Sweum, Paul. See Top Hat Word & Index

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Tabby Cat Communications (renewed 11)
Cheryl Landes
4742-42nd Ave SW #512
Seattle, WA. 98116-4553
206-937-2488
206-830-9015 (efax)
tabbycatco@aol.com
     Volunteer Recognition 2010
Officer 2009
Officer 2008
Officer 2007
    Volunteer Recognition 2006
---Volunteer Recognition 2005
---Volunteer Recognition 2004
---Volunteer Recognition 2003

Top Hat Word & Index (renewed 11)
Paul R. Sweum
14150 NE 20th Street, Suite F1 – Box 53
Bellevue, WA 98007
520-271-2112
Paul@TopHatWordandIndex.com
http://www.tophatwordandindex.com/index.html
     Volunteer Recognition 2010
     Volunteer Recognition 2009

Trantino, Charlee. See Writers Unlimited, Inc.

True North Indexing Services (renewed 11)
Judith Anderson
6008 Leibly Avenue
Burnaby, BC, Canada V5E 3C8
604-526-4722
604-526-4724 cell
JudithAnderson@shaw.ca
http://www.members.shaw.ca/judithanderson

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Walls, Madge. See All Sky Indexing

Weaver Indexing Service (renewed 11)
Carolyn G. Weaver
2213 138th Avenue SE
Bellevue, WA 98005
206-930-4348
cgweaver@weaverindexing.com
http://www.weaverindexing.com
    Volunteer Recognition 2010
    Volunteer Recognition 2009
---Volunteer Recognition 2008
    Volunteer Recognition 2007
---Volunteer Recognition 2006
Officer 2005
Officer 2004
Officer 2003
---Volunteer Recognition 2002
---Volunteer Recognition 2001
---Volunteer Recognition 2000
---Volunteer Recognition 1999
Officer 1996-1998
Charter Member

Write Guru (renewed 11)
Judith Gibbs
PO Box 17899
Seattle, WA 98127
206-706-2859
SeattleIndexer@mindspring.com
http://home.mindspring.com/~jmgibbs/
Officer 2011
     Volunteer Recognition 2010
     Volunteer Recognition 2009
     Volunteer Recognition 2008
---Volunteer Recognition 2003
---Volunteer Recognition 2001

Writers Unlimited Inc. (renewed 11)
Charlee Trantino
RR 2 Box 280
Harveys Lake PA 18618
570-675-3447
charlee@epix.net
http://www.darkwingchronicles.com
http://www.lucyfinn.com
     Volunteer Recognition 2010
     Volunteer Recognition 2009
     Volunteer Recognition 2008

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Yager Indexing Services (renewed 11)
Ann Yager
2381 Pershing Street
Eugene, Oregon 97402
541-463-1840
yagerindexing@gmail.com
http://www.yagerindexing.com
Officer 2011
Officer 2010
     Volunteer Recognition 2009