After 35 years of operation, Intermountain Opera Bozeman was fortunate enough to engage the services of Deborah McAtee to assist in updating and generating our governance documents. Deborah was incredibly diligent and patient with us as she unraveled decades of information and changes. Deborah created a Board Handbook covering responsibilities, policies and procedures that make us compliant with all of the new 990 requirements. All of the documents were created for easy updating as our organization continues to grow, with easy-to-follow annual review processes. As a non-profit in this time of government scrutiny, it is a great relief to have proper policies and documentation processes established.

I have hired Deborah a number of times for technical writing. Most often, I ask Deborah to communicate directly with my clients to create website copy. I am always impressed with Deborah’s quick and efficient results and great attitude. Not only do my clients enjoy working with Deborah, I am always very pleased with how well the copy conveys the voice of the business and is matched with the design of the website.

My background is engineering. Staying true to the stereotype, writing is not a strength of mine. I also enjoy developing entrepreneurial ideas quickly with other people. At Autopilot, we often find that our minds and collaboration outpace our ability to capture all of the details, document them, and convert them into a useful document for later. When Deborah joins us, we can just go our ways and know that a short time later we will have an accurate written record of our developments. Deborah is great for business plans, grant proposals, and other technical documents. She will ask the right questions that enable her to articulate your thoughts. She has been a great help in allowing me to focus on my strengths while supporting my weaknesses.