Writing CV

Education

Master of Arts: Creative Writing, Antioch University, Yellow Springs, OH, 2005

Bachelor of Liberal Arts: Mass Communications, Wright State University, Dayton, OH, 2000

Associate of Fine Arts: Communications, Sinclair Community College, Dayton, OH, 1997

Qualifications

Creative Writing and Publication Experience and Achievements

• Completing work on several writing projects including a novel and poetry submissions, including recent freelance writing and copyediting 
• Locally published in Mock Turtle Zine six times since 2015
• Published online in 2016 with US News and World Report for a profile on the city of Dayton
• Published in Sinclair Community College’s Flights journal in 2015 and 2018
• First and second place short story winner in Antioch Writers’ Workshop competition in 2014 and 2015 (with stories that later appeared in anthologies)
• Dayton Metro Library Poetry Competition first place winner in 2014
• From 2009 to 2011, freelance writer and photographer for The Bugle, Pontiac IL and placement in other competitions and misc. blog/freelance writing
• Honorable mention in 2009 for the 78th Annual Writer’s Digest Writing Competition
• Reporter for Pontiac Daily Leader, 2004-2005, paginated Lifestyle pages using PageMaker, wrote a weekly column and news articles, took accompanying photos
• Misc blog, ghost, and freelance writing in previous years
• Business writing and marketing experience from previous employment over the years

College English/Literature Teaching/Writing Experience, combined from 2013 to present 

(Sinclair Community College, Antioch College, and Clark State Community College)

• Edit and proofread student essays, providing nurturing feedback that fosters retention
• Create interesting and engaging learning activities to increase student awareness as to the finer points of academic and composition writing 
• Encourage students to employ best grammar and mechanical practices in any and all writing
• Challenge students to effectively think outside the box to expand their creativity as well as their analytical and critical thinking skills
• Knowledge and use of several different classroom technologies and computer applications