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Education
Oberlin College, BA, 1980
School of the Art Institute, MFA in Writing, 2001
Nonprofit Management
Assistant Director of Development, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 1987-1990
Established Independent Consulting Practice in 1990. Have served more than 30 clients.
Literary/Artistic
Author of one book of poetry and several articles, including an article in Teaching Artist Journal on text/image integration in fifth grade.
Co-Editor of RHINO (1986-2006), an Evanston-based award-winning literary annual (now on Advisory Committee)
Teaching
Poet-in-Residence in more than 12 Evanston and Chicago schools & Teaching Artist with Columbia College Chicago’s Project AIM
Instructor at DePaul University (Grantwriting Certificate Program: 2009 to present)
Community/Entrepreneur
Board & Volunteer Experience: Association of Consultants to Nonprofits, Evanston Community Foundation, Evanston Arts Council, Mudlark Theater Company
Co-founder with husband of Sketchbook Brewing Company
Vice President Main-Dempster Mile SSA in Evanston, IL