Resume

• 2008

  Old Dominion University

  • Taught classes in persuasive writing and literature at both ODU and Tidewater Community College (TCC).

  Old Dominion University

  Winter Bough LLC

  Virginia Beach

  VA

  • Provide content writing and editorial services for individual authors and businesses.\n• Substantial experience with ghostwriting

  developmental edits

  and close-read content critiques in most genres

  including fiction

  creative non-fiction

  and biography. Significant repeat customer-base.\n• Write book reviews and literary critiques; National Book Critic Circle (NBCC) Voting Member.\n• Contributed as regular columnist to local publications.

  Managing Member

  • Developed grant proposals for myriad audiences

  including the US Department of Education

  the National Science Foundation

  and the National Institutes of Health.

  Old Dominion University

  Proposal Director Experience

  • Cambridge International Systems: Built and directed a Proposal Operations department. Led proposal preparation on multiple concurrent efforts.\n• ACADEMI: Successfully directed a busy department; managed analysts and writers to produce multiple publications every week. Wrote

  managed

  and supported proposals resulting in significant wins

  including over $60 million in Counter Narco-Terrorism Program Office (CNTPO) Task Order (TO) wins.\n• VT Milcom: Established the Corporate Proposal Center

  the the hub for all marketing material

  quotes

  and communications. Managed three major Indefinite Delivery Indefinite quantity (IDIQ) responses and over 50 TO proposals each year.\n• General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT): Managed TO proposal submissions

  including color reviews

  and final document production. Focused on Modeling and Simulation bids.\n

  Various

  Women in Defense

  National Book Critics Circle

  Voting Member

  English

  B.A.

  Bennington College

  M.F.A.

  Writing and Literature

• 2006

  Leigh Rastivo

  Nolan

  MFA

  AltDaily.com/24sevencities

  WR Systems

  Winter Bough LLC

  Various

  AltDaily.com/24sevencities

  WR Systems

  Norfolk

  Virginia Area

  • Lead both the Communications and Proposal teams in the development of strategic communications.\n• Oversee programs that effectively describe and promote the organization and its products.\n• Write and manage internal and external communications

  including newsletters

  promotional materials

  articles

  presentations and proposals.\n• Develop media and public relations strategies; establish and reinforces branding.\n• Collect

  analyze

  and report data to assess effectiveness of specific initiatives.

  Director

  Communications

• Copywriting

  Higher Education

  Editing

  Marketing Strategy

  Nonprofits

  Grant Writing

  DoD

  Creative Writing

  Program Management

  Teaching

  Community Outreach

  Speech Writing

  Marketing Communications

  Leadership

  Research

  Public Speaking

  Proposal Writing

  Corporate Communications

  Non-profits

  Technical Writing

  Nolan

  MFA