MFA Poetry
Virginia Tech

MA English
University of New Mexico

BA English
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

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Creative Director Program
Miami Ad School

Frontline Leadership Training
Center for Creative Leadership

Emotional Intelligence (EQ)
Gulfstream Aerospace

Giving and Receiving Feedback
Gulfstream Aerospace

Leadership Development
Gulfstream Aerospace

Continuous Improvement Symposium 
Gulfstream Aerospace

UX Writing Fundamentals
LinkedIn Learning

Figma Essentials
LinkedIn Learning

Busted Compass
Ethel

Slingshot Catapult
Semiperfect Press

Speak, My Tongue
Calypso Editions

100+ poems, stories, essays, book reviews and hypertext works in Prairie Schooner, North American Review, Smartish Pace, Gulfstream’s Nonstop magazine and other publications

Copywriting Advisor
Gulfstream Aerospace
Print and digital advertising + email campaigns + web and UX copy + video scripts + brand storytelling + luxury lifestyle, travel and aviation magazine articles + technical content + brand voice and style + editorial review + relationship building + process optimization + back translation and cultural assessment + content and knowledge management

Lead Writer and Content Strategist
Business plans + board and investor presentations + web copy and SEO + licensing applications + messaging strategy

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Proposal Specialist
Contracting, Consulting, Engineering
Design-build construction proposals + sensitive document handling + RFP and IDIQ response

Copywriter and Ad Coordinator
Astec, Inc.
Press releases + product brochures + print and digital advertising + magazine articles + newsletters + web copy + white papers ​+ brand voice + trade show collateral

Copywriter and Media Coordinator
American Bicycle Group
Press releases + print and digital advertising + media placement + customer newsletters + dealer communications + trade show collateral + brand voice for four distinct bicycle brands: Litespeed, Merlin Metalworks, Quintana Roo and Tomac

Associate Lecturer in English
Internship Director
Web and Social Media Coordinator
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Creative writing workshops + professional writing courses + design for writers seminar + digital compositions course + grant writing + program leadership + community partnerships

9 Research and Teaching Grants: ThinkAchieve Beyond the Classroom + Research and Creative Activity + Access and Diversity + Faculty Development

3 Awards: Faculty Achievement Award, Lecturer of the Year 2013 and 2016​

Adjunct English Instructor
Bryan College, Chattanooga State Technical Community College

Academic writing courses + creative writing workshops + creative writing mentorship

Teaching Assistant in English
Virginia Tech

Academic writing courses + creative writing workshops

Service: Editor, The New River Journal of Digital Writing and Art + Coordinator, Visiting Writer Series

Teaching Assistant in English
University of New Mexico

Academic writing courses + creative writing workshops

Service: Copyeditor and Designer, Peitho newsletter + Production Manager, Blue Mesa Review

Technology, Web and Social Media Coordinator
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga English Department

Facebook + WordPress + Drupal + OU Campus ​+ 17 departmental webpages + classroom technology manual + podium guide + instructor training sessions 

Internship Director
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga English Department

25 community partnerships ​+ 5-15 interns per semester + student engagement campaign resulting in a 200% enrollment increase in one semester

Assistant Director, Workshop Coordinator, Publication Designer
Meacham Writers' Conference

Two three-day events per year + 8-13 writers per event + 5-10 student interns and community volunteers per event + 30-60 workshop participants per event + posters and printed programs

Director
Story Creators

Art and literacy curriculum development + grant writing + board presentations + social media content + web writing and design + 100 students in grades K-8 across 7 locations and 5 semesters + hiring, training and management of up to 7 staff members per session

4 Grants: Front Porch Alliance, Lillian L. Colby Charitable Foundation, Spotlight Shows, UTC ThinkAchieve Program

Community Partnerships: H*Art Gallery, READ 20

Director
Artbotics

Arts and robotics curriculum development + board presentations + 48 students in grades K-8 across four schools + hiring, training and management of 8 staff members

Community Partnerships: Tennessee Valley Authority, St. Andrews Center