Education:

Ph.D. in English/Creative Writing--University of North Dakota (creative dissertation, poetry)

M.A. in English--Marshall University (two theses: poetry thesis and a feminist analysis of Shirley Jackson's writing)

B.A. in English and Psychology-Sociology--Marietta College (two majors)

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Places Lived:

Long Island, New York 

Marietta, Ohio

Huntington, West Virginia

Hattiesburg, Batesville, and Biloxi, Mississippi

York Beach and Old Orchard Beach, Maine

Grand Forks, North Dakota

Hayden, Colorado

Richmond, Kentucky

Tualatin and Oregon City, Oregon

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Current Volunteer Work:

American Red Cross--Blood Drive Ambassador and Disaster Services

For Goodness Cakes--bake celebratory cakes and treats for kids and young people

Oregon Symphony--various

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Past Volunteer Work (Recent): 

AmeriCorps VISTA--various, Mississippi

Angel Bakers--make and send baked goods to US Troops overseas

Girl Scouts, USA--Troop Leader, Service Unit Volunteer

Oregon City Schools--various

Pendleton Animal Welfare Shelter--Cat Transport Driver

SMART--Head Start Reader and Site Coordinator

SOAR Immigration Legal Services--ESL/Citizenship Test Instructor