About Us

Once a secretary at the University of La Verne in La Verne, California, Wendy Wood was recruited to help a coworker format and edit her dissertation. That one dissertation led to more inquiries about Wendy's services and now, 40 years later, mainly by word of mouth, Wood Editing Services has completed well over a thousand dissertations at many schools including the University of La Verne, Cal Baptist, USC, and University of Massachusetts Global (formerly Brandman University).

Our team currently consists of five people: Wendy Wood, Helen Matter, Esther Bauman, Hanna Randolph, and Marsha Schuh.

Our goal is to make the dissertation process as quick and easy as possible for students. We know that you have worked hard to get to this point, and we will do everything we can to make the rest of the process as easy and stress-free for you as possible.

Wendy Wood, Owner

Wendy started the business more than 40 years ago. Through word of mouth her business has flourished over the years and today she has edited well over 1,000 dissertations, as well as some journal articles, manuscripts, and legal and business documents. She contributed a chapter to the book Dissertation Ally: A Friendly Guide to Writing, Editing, and Getting It Done, by Kathleen Rowley.

Esther Bauman

Esther joined the company in 2018. She has worked in the professional service industry for over 35 years providing administrative support to senior-level staff. She has a passion to serve others in accomplishing their goals. This led her to team with Wendy in providing the quality editing services expected by her clients.

Helen Matter

Helen has been with the company since 2002. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in sociology from Westmont College and a Bachelor of Science in computer science from California State University, Chico. She has previous editing experience in the seismology department at University of California, Santa Cruz.

Hanna Randolph

Hanna joined the company in 2022. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in sociology from the University of California, Riverside. Her previous experience includes disability access at the University of California, Riverside, and administrative support at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Marsha Schuh

Marsha joined the company in 2017. She holds an MBA, an MFA in poetry, and an MA in English composition and worked at California State University, San Bernardino as an adjunct professor of English composition for 7 years. She is the grammarian (spelling, punctuation, and syntax checker) and does the final read-through of the dissertations.