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40+ years of experience in professional and business development and as a writer and editor
28 years experience in project analysis, development, and implementation in corporate and academia (operations, administration, and as faculty)
25 years working in an academic environment and mentoring others toward success, both as management/administration and as faculty
22 years writing technical and procedural documentation for operations and training
16 years managing budgets: 8 years departmental and 8 years as a financial analyst
13 years supervisory experience as a hiring/firing manager in retail, corporate, and academic environments, including full-time, part-time, temp, and work-study/international students, as well as direct and indirect reports
8+ years managing budgets, financial forecasts, Hotel/Motel fund and tax usage, and arts and events grants full cycle management
8+ years managing an RFP process for a Summer Arts Program grant, which included the establishment of required criteria for teaching staff, curriculum, and outcomes as well as contracting and program audit

DLS (Doctorate of Liberal Studies), Research focused on imagined and real barriers to public participation - Coursework Completed
MPA (Masters of Public Affairs), Concentration in Public & Non-Profit Management, 2015
MA in Humanities, Concentration in Literature and Creative Writing, 2011
BA in English, Concentration in Creative Writing, Medieval Studies Minor (Sigma Tau Delta, English Honors), 2007
CPM (Certified Public Manager)
TEFL (Teacher of English as a Foreign Language certification)

Professional and Editorial Services 1985 - current

Contractor/Freelancer

City of Plano, Budget & Research Department May 2014 – Mar 2023

Cultural Arts Grants Administrator and Commission Staff Liaison Oct 2019 – Mar 2023

Sr. Budget Analyst and Commission Staff Liaison May 2014 – Oct 2019

UT Dallas Naveen Jindal School of Management Aug 2009 – May 2023

Adjunct Faculty – Business & Accounting Communication Aug 2011 – May 2023

Writing Center Tutor Aug 2009 – Jul 2011

Collin County Community College, Preston Ridge Campus Aug 2011 - Aug 2014

Adjunct Faculty – English/Rhetoric and Humanities

UT Dallas School of Economic, Political & Policy Science Feb 2008 - Aug 2009

Administrative Assistant – Part-time (while in grad school)

SMU Office of Development & External Affairs Sep 1999 - Oct 2007

Assistant Director of Constituent Records

"Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do." ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe