Resume

• 2011

  St. Catherine University

  Portland Community College

  Cedarwood Waldorf School

  •\tParticipated in discussions with readers and director Todd Simmons

  evaluating and selecting poetry and nonfiction submissions for Matter Journal \n•\tSolicited poetry submissions from well-known local writers\n•\tOrganized submissions; corresponded with writers about final decisions\n•\tEdited accepted poems

  essays

  and short biographical notes from writers\n•\tPlanned and led community workshops in writing and book arts\n•\tHandled sales

  operated cash register

  priced merchandise at bookstore

  Wolverine Farm Publishing

  Portland Community College

  Portland

  Oregon Area

  Professional & Organizational Development

  Office Assistant

  •\tTaught 4 courses per semester in Composition I and Composition II\n•\tResponsible for 80-88 students at a given time

  12 classes per week\n•\tPlanned course curriculum and schedule for all classes: readings

  assignments

  lessons

  small group activities

  due dates

  rubrics for grading

  policies

  etc.\n•\tEvaluated student work

  including papers

  tests

  quizzes

  and group projects\n•\tDelivered presentations and lessons

  utilizing a wide range of technology\n•\tFacilitated discussions about sensitive

  complex

  and controversial topics\n•\tMet with students individually for conferences about their research progress\n•\tParticipated in a “reflective practice group

  ” for a project designed to encourage collaboration across disciplines. Observed an interior design instructor’s class

  took notes

  and met with a committee of faculty members from other departments to share best practices and glean new ideas\n

  Front Range Community College

  Class Coordinator

  Arranged 5 workshops to be led by local writers

  including: choosing instructors

  workshop topics

  timing

  logistics

  and renting spaces to hold class. Promoted class offerings; handled student registration and payment. Prepared and distributed handouts

  greeted students

  managed technology and assisted teaching writer during event.\n•\tEditing Your Own Work with Molly McCowan\n•\tAvoid a Flabby Middle in Your Novel with Laura Pritchett\n•\tBad Guys / Big Hearts with Benjamin Whitmer\n•\tThe Art of the Personal Essay with Laura Pritchett\n•\tWriting for Magazines with Rachel Zurer\n

  Northern Colorado Writers

  Portland Community College

  Portland

  Oregon Area

  Instructional Administrative Assistant II in Continuing Education

  Portland

  Oregon Area

  Worked on independent book arts projects

  and occasionally on commission

  in a collectively run studio with letterpress and bookbinding equipment. Through the studio

  participated in a community of local artists.

  Member of Artist Collective

  Em Space

  Courses Taught:\nIntroduction to College Writing\nIntroduction to Literature\nCollege Writing

  Adjunct Professor

  Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

  Concordia University

  •\tDesigned and created a business website using templates from squarespace \n•\tNetworked through Editorial Freelancers Association and social media\n•\tAssisted clients

  who had diverse goals and writing interests

  one-on-one\n•\tPerformed writing coaching

  developmental editing

  and/or line editing services\n•\tOffered additional services as needed

  such as fact-checking

  query letter review

  copy editing

  copy writing

  and proofreading\n

  Self-Employed

  Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

  Courses Taught: \nHuman Experience in Literature\nWriting with Power

  Purpose

  and the Perfect Word\nWriting for Life\nThe Reflective Woman (hybrid course introducing social justice concepts to first year students at a women’s college)\n\nAdvising Responsibilities (met with each of the students in my TRW classes to discuss the results of their retention survey and connect them with campus resources designed to support their individual needs and interests)

  September 2013.\n\nCollaborated with Catholic Charities and colleagues from Service Learning department to design and implement a story-collecting project on homelessness. “Writing in Service: A Project with Catholic Charities” article written for Community Work and Learning newsletter

  May 2013.\n\nParticipation as “green volunteer” in event for Poem in Your Pocket Day

  April 2013.\n\nService on committee to review submissions for Delta Phi Lambda

  March 2013.

  Adjunct Professor

  St. Catherine University

  Portland

  Oregon Area

  Substitute Teacher

  Cedarwood Waldorf School

  Rock Creek Campus

  Senior Office Assistant

  Portland Community College

  •\tMade travel arrangements for a 17 city US tattoo tour and 5 city overseas trip\n•\tDeveloped a travel budget and tracked income and expenses

  including supplies \n•\tPrepared and maintained financial records to be submitted for tax purposes\n•\tCoordinated logistics with each city’s health dept; applied for appropriate permits\n•\tScreened tattoo clients and scheduled appointments; maintained artist’s calendar\n•\tResolved any problems or miscommunications between artist and client\n•\tLetterpress printed business cards by hand

  making some design choices\n•\tDesigned and ordered artist’s portfolio book through commercial printing service\n

  tattoo artist Shawn Hebrank

  Editorial Freelancers Association

  Spanish

  English

• 2007

  Master of Fine Arts (MFA)

  Creative Writing

  University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

• 1999

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

  English Language and Literature/Letters

  Central Connecticut State University

  Core Certificate in Book Arts

  Minnesota Center for Book Arts

• The Pixie Project

  Volunteer (events

  dog sitting

  dog transport)

  One Tail At A Time - PDX

  Volunteer

  IRIS: Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services

  Writing

  Copy Editing

  Proofreading

  Creative Writing

  Literature

  Workshop Facilitation

  Teaching

  Publishing

  College Teaching

  Published Author

  Communication

  Public Speaking

  Literary Criticism

  Letterpress

  Curriculum Design

  Mentoring

  Editing

  Curriculum Development

  Poetry

  Critical Thinking

  “Skin: A Haunting”

  poem

  “Skin: A Haunting”

  poem

  \"Animal Feed\"

  review of DA Powell and David Trinidad's poetry chapbook

  By Myself: An Autobiography

  “By Myself”

  review of Sarah B Boyle's poetry chapbook: what’s pink & shiny / what’s dark & hard

  “Holding Contradictions”

  poem

  “Fighting Tablets”

  tutorial

  “How to Make a Mini Book”

  poem

  “When Her Robe is Unfurled She Will Show You the World”

  poem

  \"Beige\"

  poem

  “On Parting”

  profile on local dairy and tutorial on making ghee

  \"A Cow Named Mouse\"

  two poems

  one short essay (as part of collaborative project with Molly Sutton Kiefer)

  “What’s the Hickest Thing You’ve Seen So Far?” and “Jaws: A Parable”

  interview

  “Poet Kristin Abraham on her new book: The Disappearing Cowboy Trick”

  poem

  “Nest Egg\"

  poem

  “Unrest\"

  Meryl

  DePasquale

  Northern Colorado Writers

  Em Space

  tattoo artist Shawn Hebrank

  Wolverine Farm Publishing

  Front Range Community College

  Concordia University

  Self-Employed