Contact Info:

DMACC voicemail ext. 9227

Class Resources

ESL Level 5 (Fall 09, CRN 13333, Urban Campus, Bldg. 1, Room 120, 8:00-10:30 M-F)

          ۴Syllabus

                   ۴Helpful Exercises, References, and Web Links

                             ۴Student Info

Education



       B.A. English / Writing & Rhetoric

                   Northwestern College (Orange City, IA)



          M.F.A. Creative Writing—Poetry

                    Eastern Washington University (Spokane, WA)

Professional Experience

       Adjunct Instructor—ESL

                   Des Moines Area Community College (Des Moines, IA)

       Secondary School Instructor—English, Social Studies

          & Teacher Development Facilitator

                   Peace Corps (Malawi, Africa) 2006-08

          Instructor—Creative Writing

                   Bauen Arts Camp (Dayton, WY) 2005-06

          Adjunct Instructor—Composition / Writer’s Style

                   Northwestern College (St. Paul, MN) 2005-06

          T.A.—Composition / Creative Writing

                   Eastern Washington University 2003-05

Publications & Awards

       Virginia Brendemuehl Poetry Contest 2006, Runner-Up

                                Judge Robert Cording selected two of my poems as runners-up in this

                                competition. The poems were published in the literary journal Rock &

                                Sling.

              AWP Intro Award 2004

MFA programs from around the country submit their students’ best work to this contest. One of my poems was chosen as a winner and published in the literary journal Artful Dodge.







My Background