Writer, Educator, Manager, Theatre Director,
Designer, Learner

Seeking creative, challenging projects.

ASSETS

Writing:

• Freelance writing for local newspapers.
• Writing coursework for high school classes in stagecraft, stage design and theatre arts.

Training/Teaching:

• Provide instruction in composition and literature.
• Design and facilitate workshop presentations in 4MAT, a learning styles tool for teachers.
• Design academic intervention strategies for students with special needs.
• Design and facilitate workshop presentations for district level teacher in-service in Mastery Teaching.

Management/Direction:

• Manage Individualized Education Programs for special needs students.
• Manage large groups for specific projects (i.e. musical productions).
• Provide artistic direction for various sized groups culminating in public performances.

Design/Construction:

• Design sets for over 100 plays and musicals.
• Supervise set construction crews for plays and musicals.
• Design posters and programs for plays and musicals.

WORK HISTORY

• August 2004 to present — Teaching Basic Writing, Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
• November 2003 to present — Roasting coffee, Roasters Coffee House, Hiawatha, Iowa
  
• June 2001 to present — Retired, working part-time, volunteering, freelance writing.
• August 1988 to June 2001 — Teaching learning disabled students and schedule C theatre contract. Kennedy High School, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
• August 1970 to June 1988 — Teaching learning disabled students and schedule C theatre contract. Harding Junior High, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
• January 1968 to June 1970 — Teaching English and schedule C theatre contract. Harding Junior High, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

EDUCATION HISTORY

• BA — University of Northern Iowa — January 1968 — Teaching English
• MA — University of Northern Iowa — August 1973 — Special Education
• Graduate level workshops and classes in theatre and writing at the University of Iowa

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