Speaking & Teaching Highlights

ArtsConnect Artist-in-Residence

Murial Wright School, San Jose, CA
July-August 2011
Developed and delivered all curriculum, teaching poetry and spilling your guts on paper to teenage girls.

Abby Awards

San Jose, CA
May 7, 2010
Spoke at the Abby Awards on behalf of ArtsConnect program for Arts Council Silicon Valley on the effect of ArtsConnect programs within the alternative schools in Santa Clara County.
 

ArtsConnect Artist-in-Residence

James Hill Boys Ranch, Morgan Hill, CA
Jan-Mar 2010
Developed and delivered all curriculum, teaching poetry to teenage boys culminating in a display of their work at the De Saisset Museum of Art at Santa Clara University.
 

TriValley California Writers Club

Pleasanton, CA
September 19, 2009
Spoke on Social Media.
 

Online

July 13-17 2009
Developed and conducted week-long instruction for online class in Social Media for Writers.
 

San Jose City Council

San Jose, CA
May 13, 2009
Spoke at the San Jose City Council on behalf of ArtsConnect program.
 

Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators

Fort Mason/San Francisco, CA
May 16, 2009
Developed and conducted Social Media Intensive for the Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators.
 

Online

April 13-17, 2009
Developed and conducted week-long instruction for online class in Social Media for Writers.
 

Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators

Walnut Creek, CA
February 21, 2009
Spoke on Social Media for Writers for Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators.
 

ArtsConnect Artist-in-Residence

Osborne School, Juvenile Hall, San Jose, CA
January 12-28, 2009
Developed and delivered all curriculum, teaching poetry to teenage boys culminating in a display of their work at the De Saisset Museum of Art at Santa Clara University.
 

Online

October 6-10, 2008
Conducted a week-long session for the Whidbey MFA program about novels written in verse.
 

Tri-Valley California Writers Club

Pleasanton, CA, December 1, 2007
Spoke on the topic of writing from your heart and telling the stories only you can tell.
 

Mt. Diablo California Writers Club

Pleasant Hill, CA
May 8, 2007
Spoke on the topic of telling your personal life story.
 

Mother/Daughter Bookclub

San Rafael, CA
April 12, 2007
Discussed my book, Hugging the Rock.
 

St. Philip Lutheran School

Dublin, CA
October 19, 2006
Discussed my book, Hugging the Rock.
 

Valley Christian Center

Dublin, CA, February 21, 2006
Discussed my book, Oliver’s Must-do List.
 

Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators

St. Louis, Missouri
March 12-14, 2004
Led a retreat on Writing from the Heart.
 

Highlights Foundation Chautauqua

Chautauqua, New York
July 7-11, 2003
Spoke on Finding the Courage to Create and How to Write Where it Hurts.
 

KTEH TV Reading Rainbow Ceremony

San Jose, CA
May, 2003
Featured Speaker on the importance of reading.
 

Institute for Children’s Literature

Online Correspondence School
2001 to 2004
On the faculty for three years.
 

ArtsConnect Artist-in-Residence

San Jose Community School
2001 & 2002
 

Jack London Writer’s Conference

San Francisco, CA
2000 & 2001
On the conference faculty for two years.
 

Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators

Asilomar, CA,
February 2002
Conference Faculty
 

Achiever Christian School

San Jose, CA
2003
Teacher In-Service
 

Authors Mentoring Authors

1998-2000
Global Classroom, Online Instruction