MFA Poetry
Virginia Tech

MA English
University of New Mexico

BA English
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Busted Compass
Ethel, 2021

Slingshot Catapult
Semiperfect Press, 2018

Speak, My Tongue
Calypso Editions, 2017

50+ poems, stories, essays, book reviews and hypertext works in Prairie Schooner, North American Review, Smartish Pace and other journals

Senior Copywriter
Gulfstream Aerospace
Print and digital advertising + B2C email campaigns + web and UX copy + video scripts + luxury lifestyle, travel and aviation magazine articles + technical content + brand voice and style + editorial review + relationship building + process optimization + back translation and cultural assessment review + information management

Freelance Writer
Business plans + board and investor presentations + web copy and SEO + licensing applications + messaging strategy

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

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

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

Associate Lecturer in English
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Creative writing workshops + professional writing courses + design for writers seminar + digital compositions course + grant writing + program coordination

Grants: ThinkAchieve Beyond the Classroom, Research and Creative Activity, Access and Diversity Professional Development, Faculty Development

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

Teaching Assistant in English
Virginia Tech

Academic writing courses + creative writing workshops + The New River Journal of Digital Writing and Art editor

Teaching Assistant in English
University of New Mexico

Academic writing courses + creative writing workshops + Peitho designer and copyeditor + Blue Mesa Review production manager

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

15+ 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 six schools and five semesters + hiring, training and management of up to 7 staff members per session

Grants: Front Porch Alliance, Lillian L. Colby Charitable Foundation, Spotlight Shows

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

Leadership Workshop
Gulfstream Aerospace

Emotional Intelligence (EQ)
Gulfstream Aerospace

Continuous Improvement Symposium 
Gulfstream Aerospace

UX Writing Fundamentals
LinkedIn Learning

Figma Essentials
LinkedIn Learning