Education

• MFA in Creative Writing, Rainier Writing Workshop at Pacific Lutheran University, 2009

• B.A. in American Studies, Whitworth University, 1992, summa cum laude

Current Position

• Senior Writer for Marketing & Development and Associate Editor of Whitworth Today Alumni Magazine, Whitworth University, July 2008-Present

Professional Literary Editing

• Craft Essay Editor, Brevity: A Journal of Concise Literary Nonfiction, June 2008-Present
• Creative Nonfiction Editor, Rock & Sling: A Journal of Witness, Feb. 2010-Present
• Assistant Editor of the Essay Anthologies Becoming: What Makes a Woman (2012, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Women’s and Gender Studies Programs) and Being: What Makes a Man (Forthcoming ), March 2008-Present

Other Literary Contributions

• Featured Reader, Whitworth English Department Faculty Reading, Whitworth University, April 2, 2012
• Featured Reader, Rock & Sling Editors Reading, Whitworth University, Oct. 27, 2010
• Contest Screener, Annual Artsmith Literary Award, 2008-Present

Recent Teaching Experience

• Guest Instructor, English Department, Whitworth University:

EL-344 Personal Narrative, Jan. 2013, 2012, 2011
EL-498 Senior Portfolio, Nov. 2012
EL-347 Creative Nonfiction Advanced Workshop, Feb. 2012, 2011
EL-348 Literary Editing & Design, Nov. 2011

Employment History

• Public Information Officer and Assistant Editor of Whitworth Today Alumni Magazine, Whitworth University, 1998-2008
• Features Correspondent, The Spokesman-Review, 1998-99
• Court Reporter and Photo Archivist, The Spokesman-Review, 1995-98
• Editorial Assistant/Reporter, Journal of Business, 1994
• English Speech and Composition Instructor, Shikoku Gakuin University, Japan, 1993-94