The Bay Area Editors' Forum is an association of in-house and freelance editors from a variety of publishing and publications settings. Our members edit books, magazines, newspapers, computer documentation, multimedia presentations, scientific journals, educational materials, and business communications, and they work at every stage of the editorial process.

Founded in 1989, the Editors' Forum is the oldest association of its kind in the San Francisco Bay Area and run by a volunteer administrative team. Though a few of our members live outside California, with more than 300 members, we are the largest, not-for-profit organization of editors in the Bay Area.

Membership is open to anyone with an active interest in editing. Forums are held every month except July, August, and December. Annual dues are $25.

We believe editing is a distinct craft and vocation, and we seek to support both the profession and the people in it. Through nine evening programs each year, we provide opportunities for professional development and mutual support.

The Bay Area Editors' Forum serves as a clearinghouse for a range of editing-related jobs, and we distribute employers' job listings to our members who request this service.

We offer each BAEF member an individual page on our site where they can fully describe their editorial services to those searching our interactive database of editors.

We send our promotional brochure to Bay Area employers to increase awareness of our organization. Check out our onscreen brochure (260k allows faster viewing) and our printable brochure (5.5 MB provides better print quality but may be slow to download via dialup modem).

Our signature document, The Editorial Services Guide, describes the services editors provide.

2009 Officers
Chair	Karen Asbelle
Treasurer	Virginia Rich
Bulletin Editor	Ellen Perry
Membership Coordinator	Christopher Disman
Webmaster	Leximation, Inc.
Program Coordinator	Jim Norrena
Forum Summary Writer	Micah Standley
Job Listings Coordinator	William Rodarmor (Back-up coverage: John Maybury)
Electronic Discussion Coordinator	Lee Sahlaney
Forum Correspondent	Hilary Powers
Editors' Forum South Bay Coordinator	David Couzens
2003–05 Chair: Bonnie Britt	1997–98 Chair: Lisa Carlson
2002 Chair: Mary Heldman	1996 Chair: Virginia Rich
2001 Chair: Hilary Powers	1995 Chair: Sara Shopkow
2000 Chair: Henry Robb	1990–94 Chair: Jill Fox
1999 Chair: Bonnie Britt	1989 Founding Co-Chair: John Bergez

Thanks to Our Volunteers

Many members help—as officers, rate-survey committee members, meeting note-takers and writers, and as "volunteers at large"—with dependably wise ideas (and good contacts). These include Dawn Adams, Geneviève Duboscq, David Featherstone, Heidi Garfield, Sandra Gary, Kristi Hein, and Hilary Powers.

Web site and graphic design by Kim Hughes, with editing and proofreading on a range of tasks by a growing cast of gracious volunteers, including: Susan Kostrzewa, Susan C. Greene, Heather Hutson, Judy Vorfeld, Zawadi Olatunji, Diana Young, Ann Whitesell, Carol Rhodes, Marchelle Brain, Jeannie Lerner, Rick Coykendall, David Couzens, Sudha Putnam, Sherry Siegel, and Naomi Brokaw.