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PUBLISHING CREDITS
2017-2018
Received Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award for FY2018 in recognition of “artistic excellence and professional accomplishments” (a $5000 grant), based on excerpt from my novel Do Not Weep (see logo below)
2005-Present
Communications coordinator and faculty, small, two-year college:
Write, edit, design and manage college publications (catalog, newsletter, brochures, press releases, feature stories, ads)
Develop and teach/taught classes for undergraduates: English Composition, Introduction to Literature, Creative Writing, Spanish I
1997-2002
Weekly columnist, Mobile Register, Mobile, Alabama
Correspondent for same paper, 1998-2002, feature stories (with photographs)
In addition, I’ve written and directed numerous plays which were performed in small and large venues.
EDUCATION
M.A. in Spanish, B.A. in German, B.A. in Spanish, Pennsylvania State University
Extensive travel experience (Europe, Middle East, South Asia, India, Latin America, Africa, Korea)
Language skills—Spanish (relative fluency), German (proficient), French and Korean (beginner), Portuguese (reading)