MFA Creative Nonfiction, Saint Mary’s College of California, Moraga, CA
Girlfag (book/thesis, written under the direction of Marilyn Abildskov and Russ Rymer): book-length combination of personal/lyric essay and historical exploration regarding gay-male-identified women
A.B. with Honors, University of California at Davis, Davis, CA
English major. Creative Writing, Film Studies, 20th Century Literature; additional coursework in Psychology, Linguistics, Drawing/Painting
Teaching Experience
Lecturer. English 4: Composition, St. Mary’s College of California, Fall 2008
Lecturer. “Changing Images of Women’s Identity,” lower-division intersession Women’s Studies class, Saint Mary’s College of California, JanTerm 2008
Teaching Assistant/Intern. “That ’70s Film,” upper-division survey of films of the 1970s, taught by David DeRose, Ph.D., Fall 2007
Teaching Assistant. “Introduction to Screenwriting,” upper-division creative writing class, taught by David DeRose, Ph.D., Spring 2007
Instructor. “Radical Ecstasy,” weekend-long seminar on tantric theory and practice, various venues, 2006-2008
Instructor. “Ethical Sluthood,” seminar/practicum on ethical multipartner relationships, taught internationally at conferences and seminars, 1996-present
Finalist, New Letters Awards for Writers, 2007, for “Ex”
Finalist, Event Creative Nonfiction Contest, 2007, for “Ex”
MFA Program Advisory Board Scholarship for Literary Excellence, St. Mary’s College of California, 2007-2008
Agnes Butler Scholarship, Saint Mary’s College of California, 2006-2007
Glimmer Train Short-Short Fiction Competition, Honorable Mention for “Mom Keeps On Getting Bigger,” 2007
Lambda Literary Award, semifinalist for Radical Ecstasy, 2005
Teaching Competencies and Interests
Creative Nonfiction
Writing the Personal Essay
The Personal Essay as Literature
Small Publishing and Self-Publishing
Build Your Own Book
Writing the How-To
Power and Gender: An Exploration in Writing and Reading
Ecstatic Experience in Literature and Film
The History of Musical Theater
Business Career Highlights
Editorial Director, Greenery Press and Down There Press, 2010-present — Primary responsibility for acquisition and development of all new titles
Founder and President, Greenery Press, Inc., Oakland, CA, 1992-2010 — Founded and ran small publishing company specializing in how-to books about relationships and sexuality
— Oversaw growth of company from two books to 40+, and from revenues of $30,000 annually to $500,000+
— Maintained firsthand responsibility for editorial development, book design and production, marketing direction and administrative oversight
Editor/Ghostwriter of books including: — Developing Success: Insider Guidance from Retail's Most Successful Product Developer, Jim Scalfani. 2010
— Lessons from Afghanistan, David Fleishhacker. DF Publications, 2001
— Health Care Without Shame: A Handbook for the Sexually Diverse and Their Caregivers, Charles Moser, Ph.D., M.D. Greenery Press, 2000
Freelance Copywriter, Sacramento, CA, 1983-1990
Created and executed award-winning concepts and copy for clients including Intel, Hewlett-Packard, System Integrators, Sacramento Theater Company, Sutter Health Systems and more
Related Experience
— Co-Founder, www.tencartrain.com, cooperative blog of weekly columns written by St. Mary’s MFA candidates and alumni, 2007
— Keynote or Featured Speaker at Midwest Alternative PolyCon, 2005; Eris Society, 2005; Poly Living, 2005; XPlore04, Berlin, 2004
— Consultant, feature film script, The Ethical Slut, 2007
— Conferences attended include BookExpo America, 1995-present; ManyCamps (first academic conference on camp as an artistic and sociological phenomenon), 2006; Modern Language Association, 2008; Assn. of Writers and Writing Programs, 2007-present