About (Biography)

Professional BIO

Margaret (Meg) Dastrup
Facilitator & Grammar Gadfly®

A graduate of the Brimmer and May School in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, Word Power Plus principal and founder Margaret (Meg) Cobb Dastrup was educated at San José State University (copyediting, marketing high-tech products), Mission-West Valley College (AA degree), Ventura College (data processing), and Bryn Mawr College (entered on scholarship). She resides with her husband, Maurice, in Santa Clara, California, where she is an active member of the local Chamber of Commerce and immediate past chair of one of the Chamber connection clubs. She served on the school site council at Cabrillo Middle School, was president of the Wilcox High School PTA, let herself be “locked behind bars” raising “bail” for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, and has been a longtime participant in the Women’s Health Initiative. She has also volunteered with the International Virtual Assistants Association (IVAA) and worked with Laubach Literacy (Ventura County).

Member Associations:

American Transcription Association

International Virtual Assistants Association

Santa Clara Chamber of Commerce
Immediate past chair, Cahoots! Connection Club
Writing and Editing industry
2009 – 2011 (2 years)

Member / occasional volunteer IVAA

A Nonprofit Organization Management industry
2002 – Present (9 years)

The International Virtual Assistants Association (IVAA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the professional education and development of members of the Virtual Assistance profession, and to educating the public on the role and function of the Virtual Assistant.

Testimonials

"I have been working with Meg or over six months on various editing and proofreading projects. As a busy Marketing Consultant, it was mandatory for me to have a proofreader on my team to review the monthly e-newsletters and marketing collateral I prepared for my clients. It's always good to have professional "eye" to catch words that can easily be missed proofreading your own documents. It would have been embarrassing to have released public documents with errors. I am confident now when I release my work to my clients knowing that they are not only professionally designed, but also professionally worded. I simply don't know what I would do without her, and will keep her as an essential part of my team for years to come."

Debra Ward
Owner- Dream Weaver Marketing, Reno, NV.

Clients & Projects