Professional Experience
An award-winning author and essayist, I have written for running, literary, travel, parenting, and education magazines, ranging from LIKE THE WIND Magazine to the Chronicle Review to Creative Nonfiction Magazine to The Good Men Project. I've worked in all editorial facets of the publishing industry: editor, managing editor, developmental editor, publications coordinator.
Expertise
Book Author
7 Years
Writer
16 Years
Editor
7 Years
Specialty
Arts & Humanities
10 Years
Books & Literature
10 Years
Fitness
Industries
Book Publishing Trade/B2B
Magazine - Trade magazines/publications (B2B)
Publishing (non-book) - all
Total Media Industry Experience
16 Years
Other Work History
University Instructor, writing: Kansas State University, Utah State University, Southern New Hampshire University
Tacoma Rainiers (AAA Baseball): Publications Coordinator
Crosstalk Magazine: Managing Editor
Human Kinetics Publishers: Developmental Editor
Computer Skills
Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite
Awards
2015 Gold Quill in Creative Nonfiction (Book), League of Utah Writers: Beyond the Grip of Craniosynostosis (McFarland and Co.)
2015 Recommended Read (Book): Utah Reflections, Stories from the Wasatch Front (History Press)
2013 Autumn House Press Nonfiction Manuscript Finalist (Book): Tortillas for Honkies and other Essays
Associations
National Association of Travel Journalists
