Hank H. Email & Phone Number

Houston, Texas, United States

Houston, Texas

• Developed long-form stories about architecture and the built environment, and covered arts events and shows, for publications such as Cite Magazine, Offcite, Arts + Culture Houston, and Houston Press, 2010-2011• Edited and proofread Houston History, UH (Architecture) Community Design Resource Center, PhD dissertations, 2010-2011.• Broke 1-4. Wrote, edited, and distributed serial fiction zine, with support from two grants from the City of Houston. $15,000. Portions read at Poison Pen (twice, including the series inaugural reading), Houston Institute for Culture, KTRU’s Spoken Word Show, Houston Arts Alliance, Spacetaker. 2006-2010.• Gulf Coast. Fiction editor. 1997-2000.• Harvard Advocate. Fiction board member, frequent contributor. 1995-1996.

Houston, Texas

• Arts and Health Strategist. Studied and communicated to an audience of architecture, design, and health professionals on scholarly and practical implications at the intersection of healing art, public art, and public health. Advanced new ideas with scholarly support for understanding the role of art in healthcare design. Evidence-based design accreditation (EDAC).• Artist Liaison. Supported art consulting at the project level, including for large commissions: contracts, coordination, and concept development. Established and maintained a large roster of artists and other arts resources including publishers, representatives, vendors, and organizations. Recruited talent for art in healthcare locally and nationwide, and in targeted searches in local markets and communities. Conducted multi-year, in-house analysis of utilized art resources.• Artist Advocate. Championed fair and equitable treatment of artists internally and among industry partners.• Writer. Composed nearly all public statements for Skyline Art Services through magazine articles, social media, calls for artists, contest submissions, position papers, press releases, and presentations on topics concerning arts and health.• Collection Manager. Called for, tracked, handled, and displayed a circulating a body of works of art for the use of consultants and clients in a lively ever-adaptive showroom. Kept a library of artworks and art sample. Showroom Manager. Selected and installed works of art and presentation materials for meetings and events. Managed events including presentations, panels, and fundraisers ($35,000 in 2017 for the Texas Association of Interior Designers).

Houston, Texas

• Artist Advisory Board.• Founder and director, “Slinging Ink,” a popular writing program leading to bi-annual amateur performance competitions.

• Planned, wrote, designed, edited, and published annual, occasional, and ongoing print and online media for public audiences, underwriters, boards of advisors, in-house scholars, workshop leaders, and other stakeholders.• Implemented internationally competitive job/fellowship calls.• Administrated public and private grants and fellowships. Grant writing.• Organized a weeklong public lecture series “Houston & Katrina,” and curated a concurrent art exhibit featuring artists relocated from New Orleans to Houston. Rice Media Center. • Coordinated the launch of the Public Humanities Initiative.• Human resources functions for faculty, visiting faculty, postdocs, graduate students, undergraduates, and staff.• Staff and student supervisor.• Planned and administered visitor travel and events: conferences, workshops, lectures, and speaker series.

Courses in first- and second-year composition and literature. Campuses include: UH, UHD, NHMCCD (now Lone Star College), and Prairie View A&M.

Inprint: Teachers-As-Writers (2005) and Hester House, a senior center (2002); Writers in the Schools: Footprints in the Sand, a transitional housing development for families in crisis (1999); Initiated and self-directed workshops at Streetwise, a teen homeless shelter (1998).

Mfa, Creative Writing

Ab, English And American Literature And Langauge

Activities and Societies: Fiction reader and frequent contributor: The Harvard Advocate.

Liberal Arts