Jenny Tonks, MA, AG

~ Credentials ~

• B.A. in Family History from Brigham Young University, Italian research specialty
  
• M.A. in English from Northern Arizona University, biographical literature specialty
• Accredited by the International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists.
  
• Member, Association of Professional Genealogists
• Member, Association of Personal Historians
• Member, International Society of Family History Writers and Editors
• Member, National Genealogical Society
  

~ Professional History ~

• Research assistant to BYU Family History professor Dr. George Ryskamp
  
• Vice president of the BYU Italian Club
• Italian instructor at Brigham Young University MTC. 
• Archivist intern at the Archivio di Stato in Naples Italy
• Acquisition Genealogist at Ancestry.com
  
• Published a database of 19th century Italian birth records on the Ancestry site
• Taught online Italian research classes for MyFamily.com
• Lectured at the National POINT Conference
  
• Taught classes at the BYU-Idaho Family History conference
• Published a treatise on interdisciplinary teaching at the Intermountain Graduate Conference in 2009.

~ Current Projects ~

• Private historical research via the GeneMem.com site
• Freelance memoir and family history editing, also via the GeneMem.com site
• Memoir manuscript reader/reviewer at The Bent Agency
• Biographical essay instructor/editor at the Carlbrook School
  
• Published author, including articles in New Era and Ensign magazines, which boast a readership of approximately half a million.