Heather B. Email & Phone Number

Author of paranormal romance, dark fairy tales, and supernatural mysteries.

Washington D.C. Area

The Write Women Book Fest is an annual event created to uplift women and marginalized voices in publishing. The organization has grown, even managing an all virtual event its second year in 2020 due to covid, and has partnered with Prince George's County Memorial Library System, Barnes & Noble, Maryland Parks & Planning Commission, and Prince George's County Parks & Recreation.

Maryland

Mixed media collage on canvas, found object art, acrylic paintings, watercolors, watercolor pencils, ink, graphite drawings, mosaics, altered books, visual journaling and decoupage.Wearable art: distressed and decorated jeans, fairy wings, hair accessories and jewelry.Sculpture: handmade clay beads, tessera, decorative tiles, mixed media dolls. Mediums used: cone 4 kiln-fired clay (bisque or glazed), Sculpey, Model Magic, paper clay, Crayola Air Dry clay.Photography: promotional photography for plays and shows, actor and model headshots, digital collage portraits, boudoir, fine art, landscape, cityscape, still life studies, street portraits.Interactive and installation art, primarily focusing on self-esteem.EXHIBITS· New Deal Café, GreenbeltHandmade UpcycledGroup2015· Artomatic, D.C.Body Politics Group 201120092008· Charles County Arts Alliance, La Plata, MDUnited Way Gallery Solo2007· New Moon Bodyworks, La Plata, MDOpen House Group2007· Khoja Gallery, Arlington, VA Love & Eroticism Group2003

Greenbelt, Maryland

I have filled a variety of roles, sometimes all at once, at firebrand DC Vegan in the Dupont area of Washington, DC. Most recently I consult on social media and marketing strategy, manage the brand's Instagram and Facebook, and engage in meaningful online interactions to foster organic growth on those platforms. I also create the DC Vegan monthly newsletter.When I started it was a small 6-8 person team eventually growing to the approximately 80 current employees. As an integral part of the team I rose to management positions and as with many small businesses I have mastered a variety of roles within the company including:On-site operations managementConflict resolution and customer servicePoint of Sales implementation, training, and tech troubleshootingCreating and implementing a variety of systems to improve workflow and efficiency and reduce errorsAssited in the catering side in various capacitiesAssisting the CEO with administrate roles such as payroll, HR, interviewing, hiring and letting go employeesI even have used my art skills by helping create beautiful decor for DC Vegan's Botanical Bar

California, United States

Vegan-focused articles related to the wedding industry.

113 Centerway, Greenbelt, Md

Social Media Director and Cafe Manager. I set up the Facebook page, Twitter, and Instagram for New Deal Cafe. I was responsible for graphics, copy, ads, and interacting with customers daily online. My contract ended at the end of 2018 and the social media role, and all non-essential roles, were suspended while DC Vegan Catering was brought on as a contractor. DC Vegan Catering then hired me.

113 Centerway, Greenbelt, Md

Waldorf, Maryland

· Designing store samples for display to improve sales and motivate classes.· Creating project sheets and supply lists as well as testing products.· Coordinating store crafting events and the class calendar.· Teaching classes and workshops. This included leading field trip craft sessions, and my own art classes. My specialty art classes were deco mesh, watercolor, mixed-media visual journaling, handcrafted dolls, and duct tape. · Interacting with customers during demonstrations and “Make & Take” events.· Creating custom displays and signage.· Assisting the floral designer with design and production, particularly during the holidays. This included designing floral arrangements, making bows by hand on the Bowdabra, and assisting in holiday wreath production to turn out as many holiday wreaths as possible.

Communication And Media Studies

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