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 First I was a Child. Then a Writer. Then an Adult, a Wife, a Mother, a Business Professional, a Speaker, a Teacher, a Consultant, and now again, a Writer.
My affinity with journalism started early in junior high and continued 15 years into adulthood as a newspaper writer, with by-lines for columns and human interest stories. Born in Texas, I migrated to Michigan, California and Washington, getting a broad view of life in these United States, and our rainbow of people and issues. In my 30-plus years of business leadership, my writing ranged from strategic plans, manuals and research reports to marketing campaigns, lectures and two mini-texts. Today I have returned to my journalistic roots, addressing issues of importance,through both Fiction and Non-Fiction literary forms. Education along the way has included: BA in English-Literature-Creative Writing, Marylhurst University; BBA in Accounting summa cum laude, Cleary College; Master Studies at University of Portland; Tin House Summer Writers' Workshop. The trouble with young writers is that they are all in their sixties.
~ W. Somerset Maugham _________________________________ JOURNALISM: - Writer, member Editorial Board for The Vancouver Voice, 2009
Business columnist, Vancouver Business Journal, 2000-2001 Contributor to various business journals and newspapers, 1982-2007 Columnist, part-time reporter, Arlington Citizen-Journal, 1957-1973 Journalism classes, writer-editor school paper, 1955-1959
MINI-TEXTS Debits to the Left, mini-text written beneath 27-hour “Accounting for Non Accountants” class taught for Clark College Professional Development. New Executive, mini-text written beneath 24-hour “Management Training for New Executives” class taught for Clark College Professional Development.
BUSINESS WRITING Extensive training materials for seminars and retreats on various management subjects, harassment, team training, change management. Strategic plans, marketing plans, requests for proposals, feasibility studies, reports from various analyses. Employee handbooks, management handbooks, compliance manuals, guidelines for implementing safety, policies and procedures manuals. Annual reports, client or investor updates, client education materials, client newsletter, press releases, marketing brochures. Research reports, legal briefs, legal pleadings, summary demand letters, litigation reports, investigative reports. Company newsletters, employee profiles, internal communiqués, employee orientations, formal review documents.
EDUCATION BA in English-Literature-Creative Writing, Marylhurst University, Portland, OR Masters studies in Organizational Development, U. of Portland BBA in Accounting, summa cum laude, Cleary College, Michigan - Tin House Summer Writers' Workshop, Portland, OR
- Workshops, Willamette Writers Conference, Portland, OR
STUDIED WITH (PROFESSORS/WRITERS) - Jay Ponteri, Marylhurst University, Portland, OR
- Martha Gies, Marylhurst University, Portland, OR
- Natalie Serber, Marylhurst University, Portland, OR
- Marian Pierce, Marylhurst University, Portland, OR
- Ger Killean, Marylhurst University, Portland, OR
- Meg Roland, Ph.D., Marylhurst University, Portland, OR
- Perrin Kerns, Ph.D., Marylhurst University, Portland, OR
- Charles D'Ambrosio,Tin House Summer Writers' Workshop, Portland, OR
- Keith Lee Morris, Tin House Summer Writers' Workshop, Portland, OR
BUSINESS AFFILIATION Columnist, part-time writer, Arlington Citizen-Journal, 1957-1973 Administrator, paralegal, Texas lawfirms, 1974-1977 Financial and operations officer, real estate development, 1978-1981 Operational Vice President, securities brokerage, 1982-1989 Management consultant, turn-around specialist, 1989-2007
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