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EDUCATION___________________________________________________________
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES
Bachelor of Arts --- Magna Cum Laude, June 1987.
Honors --- Phi Beta Kappa; Honors College; Dean’s Honor List; Chancellor’s Marshall; Kappa
Kappa Gamma Scholarship; Alumni Scholarship.
Trainings --- Bay Area Video Coalition Digital Directions Video Editing Certification
Program Scholarship, Mendocino County Humanitarian Artist of the Year Award, 2006
EXPERIENCE__________________________________________________________
2/98 – present
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MORE CREATIONS --- San Francisco, CA/Point Arena, CA
CPITS Area
Coordinator, Digital Video Teacher, Web designer, Poetry Teacher, Anthology Designer, Costume Designer: works as Area Coordinator
for California Poets In the Schools, managing 13 poet teachers in 63 schools in Mendocino
County; teaches poetry in 7 Mendocino County schools, 2 Sonoma County schools,
3 Marin County Schools; serves on the Board of Directors of CITYART Gallery;
creative director of Arena Digital Arts & Technology Center; works as
video teacher/mentor for Pomo Native Youth; guided the youth video, Life
On The Rez which went to Sundance Film Festival in 2002; co-creator of We’re Playing Blues, a youth sing the blues CD project with California
Arts Council and New Orleans pianist Nelson Lunding; designs costumes for
the San Francisco Mime Troupe Youth Theater Project; edits, designs and prints
three student anthologies a year; creates and maintains poetry and art websites.
9/94 – 1/98
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CREATIONS --- Point Arena,
CA/San Francisco, CA
Freelance
Writer/Poetry & Drama Teacher: published over 100 articles
in magazines relating to health, spirituality and culture; magazines include the Utne Reader, Yoga Journal, Intuition Magazine and Alternative Medicine
Digest; coauthored The Definitive
Guide To Headaches and The Photon Energy Diet with Dr. Robert Milne;
authored one humor book, two books of poetry; also serves as a poet teacher with the California Poets In the
Schools program, as summer drama teacher with Gualala Art Center, and as Point Arena High School
Peer Helping Class special program director.
1/91 - 8/94
B MORE CREATIONS --- Tokyo, Japan
Freelance
Writer: wrote cultural and business
related stories for English language magazines serving the international community
of Japan. Articles appeared in four out
of five of the top foreign magazines, including TOKYO TIME OUT, NIPPON VIEW,
TOKYO TODAY and JAPAN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL. Also served as managing editor
for INSIGHTS, a holistic-living magazine, and as JIJ's copy editor. In addition, wrote company publications, training manuals, annual reports,
press releases and brochures for a broad spectrum of national and multi-national
corporations, such as Nippon Telephone & Telegraph, Seiko, Mercedes Japan,
and Nisho Iwai.
1/89 - 1/90
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MORE CREATIONS --- San Francisco, CA
Freelance Writer and Designer: Established independent
service for meeting the creative and promotional needs of non-profit and private
organizations. Created copy and design
for a wide variety of promotional materials, including business packages,
informational and fundraising brochures, newsletters, direct mail pieces, paid advertisements, and annual
reports. Client list includes the Boy Scouts of America, the
Easter Seal Society, Nestle Brands, and the National Association of Legal
Vendors.
1/90 - 1/91
FRED
FINCH YOUTH CENTER --- Oakland, CA
Part-time Childcare Counselor: Responsible for the direct care, counseling,
supervision, and written
observation of emotionally disturbed adolescents in a residential treatment
center. Provide and
participate in crisis intervention, daily therapy sessions, weekly training
sessions, and a variety of
other psychiatric functions.
8/88 - 12/89
AASK
AMERICA/AID TO ADOPTION OF SPECIAL KIDS --- San Francisco, CA
Public Relations/Development Director: Developed and initiated a comprehensive three
year marketing plan; agency contact
and co-creator of a television commercial; wrote and published agency related articles; composed
PBS voice-over for award winning documentary; generated and maintained extensive media contacts
at local, regional, and national levels; created copy and design for informational brochures,
ads, direct mail solicitations, quarterly newsletters (over 8,000 subscribers), press releases,
media kits, and other promotional materials; planned, promoted, and supervised fundraising events.
7/86 - 9/87
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EDWARD JOHANSEN, ATTORNEY AT LAW --- Los Angeles, CA
Researcher: Conducted patent and tax-law research in connection with surgical
laser devices. Performed extensive computer
research utilizing a variety of IBM PC compatible software and early
Internet search engines.
3/86 - 6/86
U.S.
SENATOR --- Washington, DC
Press Intern: Assisted Press Secretary with media relations, researched and wrote
press releases, responded to media inquiries,
cut and pasted articles, and compiled media kits.
9/85 - 3/86
UCLA
GOVERNMENT INTERNSHIP ASSOCIATION Los Angeles, CA
Finance Director: Directed most successful fundraising campaign
to date. Responsibilities included event staging, promotion,
and management; public speaking; budget preparation and adherence;
coordination of weekly newsletter plus composition of bylined column. Acted as liaison between the University and students.
COMMITTEE, SCHOOLS & COMMUNITY_________________________
Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Treasurer
Arena Theater Board of Directors
Cityart Scholarship Fund Director
Arena Technology Center
Gualala Arts In The Schools Steering Committee
California Poets In the Schools Memeber
Point Arena Elementary School
Point Arena High School
Pacific Coast Charter School
South Coast High School
Manchester Elementary School
Fort Ross School
Horicon School
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