Resume

• 2011

  Lehigh Carbon Community College

  The Lincoln News-Messenger

  I taught up to four sections per semester of Composition 1 and Composition 2 along with developmental English.

  Lehigh Carbon Community College

  Arizona Western College

  United States

  Professor of English at Arizona Western College

  I taught one section of Composition 1 per semester as part of a two-year appointment.

  San Jose State University

• 2007

  Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.)

  Creative Writing

  San Jose State University (graduate school)

  MN Short-Call Teaching License

  K-12

  MN Department of Education

• 2000

  Elizabethtown Chronicle

  Arizona Western College

  Student-Athlete Success Services at San José State University

  San Jose State University

  Ink Well Enterprises

  Content Creation and Consulting

  The Express-Times

  I offer contract editing

  consulting

  and tutoring services to businesses

  writers and parents

  assisting people in their efforts to communicate effectively and meet their publishing goals.

  Ink Well Enterprises

  Content Creation and Consulting

  Substitute Teacher

  I supervise students in multiple school buildings as assigned. In accordance with the full-time teacher’s lesson plans

  I conduct instruction for the day

  delivering content and both initiating and collecting assignments as directed.

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  Student-Athlete Success Services at San José State University

  San José

  CA

  I provided student-athletes with academic support in subjects ranging from English to criminology.

  Instructional assistant (tutor)

  Parker

  Arizona

  Professor Of English

  Arizona Western College

  I was responsible for all editorial operations

  including developing the news and photo budgets

  at a weekly newspaper with a circulation of about 4

  Elizabethtown Chronicle

  The Lincoln News-Messenger

  Lincoln

  CA

  I researched and wrote 7-10 stories a week

  including editorials

  for a weekly newspaper with a circulation of about 4

  500. (Note: This is a position I accepted on a temporary basis prior to attending graduate school.)

  Reporter

  Easton

  PA

  I assisted in the supervision of an eight-person copy desk at a daily newspaper with a circulation of about 50

  000. I also contributed a column on books and literature.

  Assistant News Editor

  The Express-Times

• 1991

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

  Newspaper Journalism (Political Science)

  Campus Crusade for Christ; intramural sports

  Daily Orange

  Syracuse University

• Community Outreach

  Public Speaking

  Higher Education

  Creative Writing

  University Teaching

  Copy Editing

  Student Engagement

  Teaching

  English Teaching

  Curriculum Development

  Writing

  Experienced editor

  proof reader

  and writing coach

  Teaching Writing

  Teacher of English Literature

  composition

  poetic craft

  and narrative craft

  Student Affairs

  Academic Advising

  Research

  Student Development

  Editing

  Curriculum Design

  “Buzzard” (Poem)

  “Buzzard” (Poem)

  “Some 2

  100 Miles

  ” “The Swim of Things

  ” and “Walking Man” (Poems)

  “Oklahoma Wind

  ” “Why I Am Moving to Ireland

  ” and “Fish” (Poems)

  “Hell’s Kitchen” (Novel excerpt)

  “The Music of Another Place

  ” and “The Long Arms of Jim Crow” (Poems)

  \"Older\" (Poem)

  “Museum Pieces” (Poem)

  “Less of Him

  Less of Us”

  “The Arrival” (Novel excerpt)

  “Over Easy” (Short Story)

  Experienced Owner with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education industry. Skilled in Student Development

  Teaching Writing

  Research

  Student Affairs

  and Academic Advising. Strong business development professional with a Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) focused in Creative Writing from San Jose State University (graduate school).

  Dave

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