Master of Fine Arts in Writing (M.F.A.), Hamline University.
Genre of concentration, creative nonfiction.
Bachelor of Arts, Journalism, Bethel University.
Associate Degree, Visual Communications, Madison Area Technical College.
Adjunct Faculty, Bethel University, College of Adult and Professional Studies.
Courses taught:
• Visual & Written Creativity • Literature and Diversity
• Academic Research Writing • Reading & Responding to the Arts
Independent Contractor, Freelance Writer and Editor
• Managing Editor, Energy Efficient Building Association
• Independent research and writing for numerous publications
• Legislative research and writing for non-profit corporations
• On- and off-site copyediting and proofreading
Young Authors Conference Presenter and Speaker
Editorial Assistant and Writer, Minnesota Monthly magazine
Graphic Artist
• Black & White and Color photography
• Graphic design and production
• Layout, color, and design skills
ACCOMPLISHMENTS & RECOGNITION My personal essay, "Military Brat", was published in God Answers Prayers--the Military Edition: True Stories From Those Who Serve and Their Families, published by Harvest House, Fall 2005 Completed book-length manuscript for publication, Walk Beside Me, Sister: The Road to Racial Reconciliation for Ourselves and the Church Sponsored summer workshop for emerging writers with author Sandra Benítez in Stockholm, WI, June 2004 Studied under the direction of fiction/poetry/essay writer, Sandra Benítez, University of Minnesota Split Rock Workshop, July 2003 Studied with essayist and fiction writer Judith Ortiz Cofer, Hamline Writers Workshop, Northfield, MN, July 2003 Studied under essayist Scott Russell Sanders, Hamline Writers Workshop, Northfield, MN, July 2002 Published poetry and essays in Bethel University's The Nature of Harmony, Anthology of Student Submissions On Racism, Reconciliation and Harmony, 1991-1993 Chosen three years in a row by the Art and English Departments for my essays and poetry, promoting racial harmony; sponsored by the United Cultures of Bethel and the McKnight Foundation |
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