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Adjunct Faculty (August 2005-present)
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
• teach second semester composition (ENC 1102)
• attend workshops on technology
• use Blackboard, weblogs and PowerPoint for class activities
Freelance Permissions Editor (January 2004- present)
Staub Leadership Consultants, Greensboro, NC
• find out who owns copyrighted material
• obtain permissions for material used in textbook on leadership
• maintain permissions log
Adjunct Faculty, English and Communication Studies
Greensboro College (August 2003-May 2005)
• teach first and second semester composition classes (ENCS 101 and ENCS 102) including teaching Power Point presentations
• participate in composition faculty meetings
Adjunct Faculty
Bennett College, Greensboro, NC (August 2004-December 2004)
• teach composition (EN 102) classes, including a review of grammar
Administrative Assistant, Tutor
Educational Consultants, Inc. Greensboro, NC (April 2003-December 2003)
• design brochure, stationery, logo, business cards
• tutor students in English and health sciences
• manage accounts payable and accounts receivable
• perform general office duties
• consult with client regarding Power Point presentation
Lecturer, English (August 2002-December 2002)
Assistant to the Director of Graduate Studies for Arts and Sciences (September 2002-June 2003) North Carolina A & T State University, Greensboro, NC
• teach composition (ENGL 100) classes
• participate as member of Editorial Board for The A & T College of Arts and Sciences Review, a proposed academic journal
• provide course development for English 411, a new course in the Technical Writing program, entitled Visual Rhetoric for Scientific and Technical Writers, A Document Design Course
Adjunct Faculty, English
Alamance Community College, Burlington, NC (May 2001-March 2002)
• teach composition (ENG 111) and argumentative research (ENG 112) classes
Editorial Consultant
Avisson Press, Inc., Greensboro, NC (May 1999-January 2002) (May 1998-August 1998)
• contribute opinion on potential success of books
• edit, copyedit and proofread book manuscripts
• complete LCCN, ABI and TX forms
• research information in manuscripts
• obtain permission to use images owned elsewhere
• prepare manuscripts for galley stage of publication process
• communicate with distributors
• communicate with authors regarding manuscripts
• make changes to texts in Microsoft Publisher and Word Perfect
Adjunct Faculty, English
Randolph Community College, Asheboro, NC (August 2000-May 2001)
• teach composition (ENG 111 and 113) and literature (ENG 242) classes
Service Associate
United Healthcare, Inc., Greensboro, NC (January-June, 2000)
Temporary Employee
Manpower, Inc., Greensboro, NC
(United Health Care, Inc.) (September-December 1999)
(SPAR Group Inc.) (September 1999)
Copywriter
Creative Resources, Inc. (JBDA, Inc.) Greensboro, NC (August 1999)
• revise and write copy for door sill manufacturer catalog
• make editorial and graphics changes in Freehand
• update typographical style for catalog
Editor
DCF Engineering, Inc., Cary, NC (July 1997 - May 1999)(January - April 1996)
• edit historic preservation structural engineering essays
• write book proposal (contract for book currently under consideration)
Editorial Staff
Pace Communications, Inc., Greensboro, NC (December 1998-April 1999)
Graduate Assistant
Adult Continuing and Evening Students Office, University of North Carolina at Greensboro (August 1998 - December 1999) (September 1997 - May 1998)
• edit contracts between UNCG and NC Community Colleges
• research and write fifty-page history of adult undergraduate education at UNCG for review by the Provost's Office
• write first ACES Annual Report for submission to the Provost
• write draft of recommendations for Graduate Enrollment Task Force report, as a member of the task force, for review by the Provost and the Chancellor, as well as the Deans of UNCG
Editorial Intern
Pace Communications, Inc., Greensboro, NC (September - November, 1998)
• copyedit articles, edit text, suggest headlines
• build paging for Hemispheres magazine using a template
Professional Skills
• Experience in revising online documentation for HTML
• Knowledge of AP style, MLA style, APA style and
The Chicago Manual of Style
• Microsoft Publisher, Ventura Publisher, Adobe Photoshop, Netscape Composer 7.0, Windows 98, Windows XP, Word Perfect 7.0, Quark 4.0, Freehand, Quickbooks, Microsoft Money, Excel, Outlook Express, Blackboard, Power Point, HTML code
• Reading knowledge of German and Latin
Activities
Volunteer
• Marketing and Public Relations Committee, East Market Street Development
Corporation 2005
• Film Society Faculty Sponsor, Greensboro College 2004-2005
• Steering Committee Member, St. Mary's House, 2002
• English tutor for Lutheran Family Services, 1997-1998
First Violinist
• Greensboro Philharmonic, 1997
• NCSU Student/Community Orchestra, 1995
• Sussex University Orchestra, 1992-1993
• Triangle Youth Philharmonic, 1987-1991
Education
M.A. English literature (Publishing concentration) (May 1999)
University of North Carolina at Greensboro (GPA 4.0)
B.A. English literature (December 1995)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (GPA 3.48)
Junior year abroad: Sussex University, England
Publications
“Ignoring Class and Caste?: A Review of Mohammed Shaheen’s E. M. Forster and the Politics of Imperialism.” In Between: Essays and Studies in Literary Criticism. New Dehli (Under Consideration)
“William Carlos Williams, Marianne Moore and the Crystal Image.” William Carlos Williams Review. (Under Consideration).
“Harriet Monroe” Encyclopedia of American Poets and Poetry. Greenwood Press: (forthcoming).
"Arthur Kopit" The Encyclopedia of Multiethnic American Literature. 5 vols. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2005.
"George Kaufman" The Encyclopedia of Multiethnic American Literature. 5 vols. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2005.
"Shore Poem." Triad Style. April 10, 2002. (20)
"Shore Poem", "Meditation on God the Creator", "Dear--" and "To the Water Spirit." Anthologized in Introvert Creative Group Presents . . .Got a Poem for Me? Autumn 2001.(14-15).
The History of Adult Undergraduate Education at UNCG. Adult Continuing and Evening Students Office, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. May 1, 1998. Archived in the UNCG library under Stephanie F. Todd.
Awards / Certificates
Letter of Recognition for Service to Lutheran Family Services. April 30 1998.
Certificate: Recognition of Participation in the People to People Student Ambassador Program. Summer 1990 Soviet Union.
Scholarship to Canon Music Camp. Summer, 1989.
Academic Scholarship to Ravenscroft School. Raleigh, NC. 1987-1991.
Seminars
“What is Inquiry-Based Learning?” Instructor: Drew Smith, University of South Florida School of Library and Information Science. October 2005.
“Creating Web Pages with HTML.” VITAL (Virtual Instructional Team for the Advancement of Learning) University of South Florida. October 2005.
“Blackboard: Getting Started” and “Adding Content With Blackboard 6.” Blackboard Workshop Series. VITAL (Virtual Instructional Team for the Advancement of Learning). University of South Florida. September 2005.
“Using Flashlight Online” Center for Twenty-First Century Teaching Excellence, University of South Florida. September 2005. Instructor: Neil Gomes.
"Introduction to Tiffany-Style Stained Glass" 2004. Instructor: T. Ricks
Teaching and Technology Workshops. (2 hrs. credit). US Department of Education's Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology. North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. Fall 2002.
"Liberty in Society" Institute for Humane Studies [IHS] Seminar. Summer. 1993.
"Liberty in Film and Fiction" IHS Seminar. Summer. 1992.
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