Create and deliver online courses and trainings, and write and edit copy for various clients and projects. Brought in, created, and launched international online training program for global client. Contribute to agency collateral as in-house blogger. Copy edited marketing and case study content. Agency offered pro bono work (2020-21) to national nonprofit (The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights); served as copywriter / script creator for various social media initiatives leading up to census and election, and other policy campaigns.

Writing | Editing | Brand + Content StrategyCreate, write, edit print and web content for large and small corporate and individual clients, including marketing and advertising materials, brand identity elements and style guides, presentation tools. Publish press releases, educational activities, promotional materials, essays, articles. Ghostwrite social media, newsletter, blog copy for jittery types. TrainingDesign and deliver online learning solutions and award-winning training programs. Train and mentor individuals and groups in professional communication and public speaking skills, leadership and management team development, and social media best practices. Create, lead, and manage workshops and teams.PresentingAddress groups and facilitate panel discussions at conferences, workshops, professional development sessions. Topics span: activating your authentic voice, arts leadership and entrepreneurship, social media best practices, creating content that resonates, and more. Speaking gigs have included: WESTAF (Western States Arts Federation Arts Festival Conference presenter; RACC Professional Development Workshops panel facilitator; Moxie BusinessBoost Speaker Series presenter; Women's Center for Leadership Morning Leadership Breakfast speaker; Federally Employed Women / Pacific Northwest Chapter annual conference keynote speaker.Present + past partners include:TerritoryHopkins [+] SachsWilliam Temple HouseOregon Center for Public PolicyYWCA Clark CountyInstrumentChicago Stock ExchangeFiction TribeHB ConstructionGravitate Design StudioMerrill Lynch Global Wealth Management Clark Public UtilitiesPear Bureau NorthwestLiquidSpaceLove & Squalor / Portland Wine CompanyLeon & Sylvia Panetta Institute for Public PolicyNational Geographic / PBS w/Sea Studios FoundationUniversity of California at Los Angeles & Santa Cruz+ many more engaged clients intent on building brands that shift the landscape within their industries and professions.

As part of PCC's Accessibility Education & Disability Resources (AEDR) department, help facilitate student access to accommodation via the Learning Evaluation Access Project (LEAP). The Project provides psycho-educational testing that helps identify learning, attention, and mental health challenges, and other barriers potentially impacting student success. Since 2006, LEAP has used Perkins funding to provide evaluations for 380+ students in or intending to enter Career Technical Educational (CTE) programs at PCC.

ArtZero guides artists through the carbon neutral transformation and certification process with access to programs and tools that directly reduce our overall carbon footprint. As part of founder team, develop brand elements, communication and biz strategy, diversity, equity, inclusion in all educational program and community initiatives, and more. So much more for this rad start-up aligned with the Paris 2050 agreement!

As former managing editor, vetted new authors, screened and edited manuscripts, coached editors and writers, assisted in business / pr development, and so very much more. Managed literary conference booths, hosted public reading events (remember those?), sold wares (rad books + tees). Created and managed social media presence. Mentored interns. Now, I offer ongoing editorial support and contributions to sister publication The Big Smoke, also featuring UHell Press authors.

Designed and delivered intensive workshops in public speaking for MBA candidates and policy writing for MA policy and public administration candidates. Formerly English Studies program head; Practicum coordinator and teacher trainer for MATESOL/TFL program; communications curricula designer and instructor in all graduate programs.

Guest speaker in Professional Practices / Entrepreneurship seminars. Topics covered span: building your brand - why it matters; cutting through online clutter to connect and engage authentically; choosing and using social media tools; accessing your true voice. Assisted in marketing video creation by hosting interview scenarios.

Trained PNCA BFA and affiliated Oregon College of Art & Craft MFA candidates in presentation skills via interactive workshops. Sessions support project proposal presentations and thesis panel events. Served as MFA mentor / thesis defense panel member.

Served as Interim Communications Director at the Nonprofit Association of Oregon - the statewide network of nonprofits, foundations, business partners, and individuals dedicated to supporting Oregon’s nonprofit sector. Crafted and deployed communications tools - eNewsletters, reports, articles, press releases, training materials, presentations. Consulted on crisis communications with member nonprofit organizations.Continued training, presentations, and consultations with nonprofit leaders and teams.

Created and launched annual Boomer Series "Recreating the Second Half." Designed program and curricula, secured and organized facilitators, assisted PSU Alumni Association staff in marketing efforts, taught workshop sessions, gathered and presented participant feedback.

Concepted, created, wrote, edited marketing, advertising, training, eLearning materials for print and online delivery. Clients included: Nike, Intel, Cascade Corporation, RadioShack (technical communications award-winning training), Fred Meyer Jewelers, Simplot, American Equities, Inc., VengaWorks, Freedom Storage Centers, Banfield Pet Hospitals, Stir Entertainment.

Also taught communications courses for Schools of Human Communication and Information Technology.