EDUCATION
- BA English, Nova Southeastern University, Graduation Date May 2003,
Honors
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21 credits MA English Program, University of North Florida, 2004, Honors, Member English
Graduate Organization
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18 credits MBA Nova Southeastern University
EMPLOYMENT
01/1998-present
Lector/seminar COORDINATOR
Lectures and Seminar Workshops in Lifewriting (Memoirs) at libraries, community centers, senior living, adult
education centers, bookstores, etc.
08/2007-present
Tutoring in english, language arts, reading, test prep (Independent Contractor)
Club Z! Tutoring Services, Port St. Lucie and Stuart, FL
ADJUNCT READING AND ENGLISH
COMPOSITION PREP PROFESSOR
Palm Beach Community College, Boca Raton and Palm Beach Gardens, FL
02/2007-07/2007
ADJUNCT ENGLISH COMPOSITION PROFESSOR
Florida Career College, West Palm Beach, FL
08/2006-12/2006
English Teacher/yearbook advisor (long-term
substitute)
Greenville County School District, Southside High School, Greenville, SC
Taught English I, English I Honors, and Yearbook. Yearbook Advisor.
02/2005-06/2006
English Teacher (contract)
Palm Beach County School District, Lake Worth High School, Lake Worth, FL
Taught English II ESE Inclusion, English III Regular and ESE Inclusion.
5/2004
- 9/2004
Editor/writer
Adventure Horizons, Atlantic Beach, FL
Responsible
for soliciting, managing, and editing submissions for travel magazine. Wrote articles. Responsible for working closely with
publisher and advertisers to ensure quality content. Responsible for design and
layout. Magazine folded.
06/2003-12/2004
Attending Graduate School
05/1998-06/2003
OFFICE
MANAGER
Photographs by Nancy, Jupiter, Florida
Managed client database, answered phones, scheduled appointments, assisted with photographic
sessions. Implemented new sales promotion called The Kid’s Club. Responsible for newsletter preparation and layout and
other advertising mailings. Photographed clients when photographer was not available. Photographed two weddings on my own,
as well as multiple family sessions, and two promotional sessions (Easter and Christmas). Left to pursue Master’s degree.
02/1996-05/1998
Bookkeeper/Administrative assistant
Women Service Network, Riviera Beach, Florida
Full charge bookkeeper and Administrative Assistant at non-profit social service agency, serving women at risk. Managed
and oversaw transitional housing and emergency shelter for abused women. Implemented new billing procedures and filing system.
Targeted funders for grants and prepared grant applications. Projected future financial and funding needs and monitored current
grants. Prepared for and attended grant audits. Agency Closed
SKILLS
Windows
XP, MSWorks, MSWord, Word Perfect, MSExcel, Outlook Express, Pagemaker 7.0, Photoshop, Quark Xpress 5.0, Illustrator, Power
Point, QuattroPro, Quickbooks, Internet Literate, HTML experience
WRITING
CREDITS
- Writer
Demand Studios, 2007
- Book Editor Safe Counsel: Advice on Love & Marriage
from the Late 19th Century. FL: Double Roads Publishing, 2007.
- Author Lifetales: A Workbook for
Writing Your Lifestories. Double Roads Publishing, 2007.
- Book Editor The Art of Living a Successful
Life, and numerous fiction titles for local author. 2007
- Online Editor at Suite 101.com “Lifewriting”
2002
- Book Editor Safe Counsel: A Complete Guide to Health Care and Home Remedies in the Late
1800's, Heritage Books, Inc., 2000.
- Book Editor Safe Counsel: A Complete Guide to Pregnancy and Childcare in the Late 1800's,
Heritage Books, Inc.,
2000.
- Online Editor at Suite 101.com “Panic & Anxiety Disorder” 1998-2000
- Online Editor at Bella.com “Genealogy” 1999-2000
- Author Newspaper Article “A Bit of Halloween History” The Jupiter Farmer, October 1999
- Copywriting Earth’s Angels, 1998. Wrote the copy for book of photographs for award winning photographer, Nancy
Bell.
- Grant writer for Women’s Service Network, Inc., Busch Wildlife Sanctuary,
and A Street Called Straight Tabernacle 1998.
- Author Newspaper Article “I’m Sorry, Honey” The Jupiter Farmer, September 1997
- Author Magazine Article “Conch Architecture: A Look at Key West Gingerbread” Florida Living Magazine, August 1997
AFFILIATIONS
- National Council of Teacher’s of English
- Florida Writer’s Association, Inc.
- Fiction Fix at University of North Florida
- Boy Scouts of America
- Florida Professional Photographers
- UNF English Graduate Organization
- FAU Sigma Tau Delta