Resume
My working life reflects an amalgam of disciplines, all practiced with focus, attention to craft, clear communication, and an enthusiasm for collaboration.
Experience
Published Author
COMMITTAL, Vegetarian Alcoholic Press
spare change, Finishing Line Press
Poems in the Aftermath, an Anthology, Indolent Books
“american dream,” a sonnet tiara, Prometheus Unbound, 2019
Placed: An Encyclopedia of Central Oregon, Co-Editor
Various online & print publications
Copywriter
Self-Employed Contract Writer: Adpearance, G5, BKA, TDS, CCG Promo, Yarrow Creative, & Frankmouth
Jan 2012 to 2021
Creative Writing Instuctor & Editor
The Forge Creative Writing Program, est. 2022
Blank Pages Workshops
Fall 2015 to present
Central Oregon Community College, 2018-present
Executive Chef
Chef, Artists in Residency Program
Contract Chef, OSU Low-Residency MFA Program
November 2015 to June 2019
MFA, Oregon State University
Community Engagement
Writing Facilitator
Saving Grace, sponsored by Deschutes Public Library, 2019
Co-Founder,
Writers Collective of Central Oregon
Co-Founder,
The Stay Project
Jan 2017 to Dec 2020
Poetry Workshops
COCC Continuing Education, Deschutes Public Library, Central Oregon Writers Guild, MUSE
Fall 2015 to present
Writing Mentor, PEN America
PEN America Prison Mentorship Program
Creative Writing Facilitator, Deer Ridge Correctional Insitution, COCC
Editorial Reader, Masters Review
Winter 2016 to Summer 2018