Faculty – Business Communications

Degrees

MS, Walsh College
BS, Michigan State University

Degrees

MA, Eastern Michigan University
BA, University of Detroit

Biography

Jill Peplinski, M.A., is an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Business Communications at Walsh. She has been teaching since 1999 and has been involved in preparing students for standardized writing tests, developing undergraduate and graduate courses, designing instructional enhancement materials, and mentoring new instructors.

For more than 25 years, Peplinski has been a writing coach and consultant, working in the retail, manufacturing, and non-profit sectors. She conducts workshops on giving winning presentations, improving interpersonal communication skills, and writing for successful outcomes. Clients include Fairlane Town Center, in Dearborn, Michigan, HMS Manufacturing, in Troy, Michigan, and Benefit Review Services in Sterling Heights, Michigan.

Peplinski began her professional career in journalism, writing for local and national publications, including The Detroit News, Dearborn Press & Guide, and Observer & Eccentric newspapers. She was Contributing Editor of Introspective Magazine. In addition to working as Public Education Director at a non-profit agency, in Detroit, Michigan, she worked in a long-term contract position for Textron, in Troy, Michigan, ensuring compliance documentation standards were met for the Automotive Industry Action Group.