BACKGROUND AND EXPERIENCE
CERTIFICATIONS
Small Business Growth Program Certificate (San Diego College of Continuing Education)
Small Business Planning Program Certificate (San Diego College of Continuing Education)
Search Engine Optimization Fundamentals (Coursera)
Introduction to Search Engine Optimization (Coursera)
The Book Catapult, San Diego — Senior Bookseller, Assistant Buyer
Aug 2019 - Present
Used Basil, Edelweiss, Mailchimp, Google Suite, and Square, increasing sales by over 100%, while maintaining the shop's unique character. Collaborated with owners on events, seasonal buys, and day-to-day decisions.
Verbatim Books, San Diego — Colleague
July 2019 - March 2020
Purchased, priced, shelved, and sold used books using the store’s unique POS and inventory system at San Diego’s biggest used book store.
Four Barrel Coffee, San Francisco — Marketing Manager, International Account Director
June 2009 - May 2019
Composed or oversaw all company’s written content, including three web sites, multiple blogs and newsletters, and printed material.
Ran social media accounts with 44k followers and multiple Mailchimp marketing lists on a daily basis for the Four Barrel and two sub-brands.
Personally managed international client relationships worth $800k gross by phone, email, convention, and frequent travel.
COMPETENCIES
Mailchimp, Shopify.
Social media for institutions.
Basil, Edelweiss+.
Google Suite, Microsoft Office.
Adobe InDesign and Illustrator.
Podio, Asana, Trello.
Oracle, Banner budgeting and scheduling for institutions.
AWARDS
Cumpston Award for Service to students, Nominee
Oregon State Poetry Association New Poets Prize Finalist
Wilma Morrison Award for Journalistic Excellence Winner
Certificat de Mérite Recipient
LANGUAGES
Basic French and Spanish
PRO BONO
California Independent Booksellers Alliance Golden Poppy Award Committee, Poetry
California Independent Booksellers Alliance Golden Poppy Award Committee, Nonfiction
California Independent Booksellers Alliance Education Committee
Judge, Latte Art Throwdown Qualifiers, SF, CA
Judge, Chunkathalon, Ptld, OR
Teaching and Writing Assistant, PS 197, NYC
ACADEMIC CURRICULUM VITAE
EDUCATION
M.A. in English, June 2004, Portland State University
Focus: Composition and Rhetoric,
B.A. cum laude in English, August 2001, Portland State University
TEACHING AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Online Instructor, Portland State University (Jan. 2009-Dec 2010)
Revised and taught the following courses:
IS WR 115: Introduction to College Writing (online)
IS WR 121 College Writing (online)
Project Manager, Portland State University Writing Center (Sept. 2006-Dec. 2008)
Coordinated and trained graduate assistants and work-study employees to tutor diverse client population; tutored diverse client population
Assisted Coordinator with office management, web design, and bureaucratic logistics
Greeted and directed students and faculty in person, via Internet, and by phone
Adjunct Instructor, Portland State University (March 2006-Dec. 2008)
Designed and taught the following courses:
ENG 107: World Literature, Beginnings to 1600
ENG 205: English Literature, Victorian Era
ENG 253: American Literature, Beginnings to 1865
WR 115: Introduction to College Writing
WR 121: College Writing
WR 323: Writing as Critical Inquiry
Adjunct Instructor, Mt. Hood Community College (Sept. 2004-Dec. 2008)
Designed and taught the following courses:
WR 115: Introduction to College Composition
WR 121: English Composition
WR 122: Critical Thinking (cancelled)
WR 123: English Composition: Research
Adjunct Instructor, Clackamas Community College (Sept. 2005-March 2006)
Designed and taught the following courses:
WR 90: Fundamentals of English
WR 95: Paragraph to Essay
WR 121: English Composition
Adjunct Instructor, Portland Community College, Rock Creek Campus (Jan. 2005-Dec. 2006)
Designed and taught the following courses:
WR 115: Introduction to College Composition
WR 121: College Composition
WR 122: Argument & Persuasion
Writing Intensive Course Assistant, PSU (Sept. 2004-Dec. 2004, Jan. 2006-March 2006)
Delivered writing instruction and graded papers for the following courses:
ENG 300: Critical Approaches to Literature
SOC 350U: US in Comparative Perspective
Writing Consultant, PSU Writing Center (June 2004-Aug 2004)
SINQ Mentor, University Studies, PSU (Sept. 2003-June 2004)
Designed and facilitated weekly small-group sessions for the following sophomore courses:
UNST 212: American Studies
UNST 214: Archaeology
UNST 218: Ancient Greek Civilization and Society
UNST 256: Professions and Power
Graduate Assistant, English Dept., PSU (Sept. 2001-June 2003)
Designed and taught the following courses:
ENG 199: Poets of Tin Pan Alley
LINK Creative Writer’s Workshop for high school students
WR 115: Introduction to College Writing
WR 199: Writing for College
WR 121: College Writing
WR 323: Writing as Critical Inquiry
Assisted in design, instruction, and grading of the following course:
ENG 300: Critical Approaches to Literature
Special Education Educational Assistant, Portland Public Schools (1999)
Assistant Instructor, Teachers & Writers Program, NYC Public Schools
INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE
Appraiser, WR 121 and WR 323 Credit-by-Examination candidates, PSU (May 2008)
Contributor, University Studies Programmatic (Portfolio) Assessment, PSU (June 2006, 2005)
Chair and Moderator of “Innovations in Mathematics and Science” panel of McNair Undergraduate Conference, PSU (May 2006)
Chair and Moderator of “Literary Criticism” panel of McNair Undergraduate Conference, PSU (May 2005)
Member, Writing Center, PCC Rock Creek (Jan. 2005-Dec. 2006)
Composer, "Suggestions for Working with Students with Learning Disabilities and Writing Difficulties," PSU (Aug. 2004)
Composition Textbook Selection Committee, PSU (Jan. 2002)
REFERENCES
Jen Powell, The Book Catapult Co-Owner
Justine Epstein, Verbatim Books Owner
Jodi Geren, Four Barrel Coffee Co-Owner
Tal Mor, Four Barrel Coffee Co-Owner
Tayler Mehit, former Four Barrel Coffee Sales Manager
Dan DeWeese, PSU Writing Center Director
Hildy Miller, former PSU Writing Program Director
Jonathan Morrow, former MHCC English & Writing Director
PUBLICATIONS AND ADDRESSES
“1,000 Bookish Questions” Edition of 100, commemorating Independent Bookstore Day (April 2022)
“Review of the Movie Advertised by the Poster in the Digital Gym Cinema Window Box Since March 14, 2020” Essay in Drifting Cry Room 54 (2021)
“Reading for Pleasure for Search Engines” Essay in Propeller Online (2020)
“Two Thousand, Five Hundred and Two Books to Read or Die Trying” Book Review in Propeller Online (2019)
"The Wiggle" Essay in Boneshaker 3 (2010)
"Sleepers Get Ready" Poem sequence in Peaches & Bats 5 (2010)
"Four Barrel Coffee" Essay in Propeller 1 (2009) stable url: http://www.propellermag.com/
"Is Biking, Is Rain" Essay in Boneshaker 2 (2009)
"Growing Up With TriMet" Story in MaxIt 1.3 (September 2008)
"Because a Train Isn't Coming" Poem in Verseweavers 12 (2008)
Ways of Writing: A Guide to College Composition 2nd edition co-editor (2008)
“Boredom & the Dream Bird” Paper delivered at Pacific Northwest Writing Center Association’s Are We Having Fun Yet? Conference, Everett, WA (April 2008) program url: http://www.pnwca.org/files/PNWCA_PROGRAM.doc
"Lucky House" essay in Oregon Humanities (Fall/Winter 2007)
Ways of Writing: A Guide to College Composition co-editor (2007)
A Writer’s Guide: Practical Strategies for Composition co-editor (2007)
“The Musical as Drama” Lead book review in Journal of Drama Studies 1.2 (July 2007)
“Psychic Dictionary: A Tale of Aurauthority” in Verb 5.1 (Spring 2007)
“Natural Digressions” Book review essay (with C. L. Quinlan) in Sobriquet 11.7 (Fall 2005) stable url: http://www.sobriquetmagazine.com/online/2005/09/natural-digressions.html
“Western Ingress: Richard Brautigan’s Portals” Panel organized and moderated at Pacific Northwest American Studies Association’s Ports, Portals, and Passages conference, Portland, OR (April 2005)
“Andy Razaf in the New World” Paper delivered at Temples for Tomorrow: Harlem Renaissance Reconsidered conference, Providence, RI (May 2004)
“So Strike up the Band!” Book review essay in Reconstruction 3.4 (Fall 2003) ISSN: 1547-4348
“Misanthropologist” Weekly column in PSU Vanguard (July 2002-March 2003)
“Hobbies & Jobs” opinion piece is Woolly Bugger Magazine
Occasional reviews and features, Snipehunt Magazine
“All of the People in My Bathroom” Fiction in Metropolis Monthly 1.2
“S. P. M. H. G. D.” Poem in Suisan Valley Review 11.1