Experience

DURHAM CRISIS RESPONSE CENTER

• United States
• Individual and Family Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Rape Prevention & Education Coordinator

  • Aug 2020 - Present

  Durham, North Carolina, United States



Sugar: A Memoir of Craving

• Author

  • Jan 2018 - Present



Trunky (transgender junky): A Memoir of Institutionalization and Southern Hospitality

• Author

  • Nov 2016 - Present

  http://www.transgresspress.org/trunky.html Profoundly philosophical, surprisingly funny and brutally honest, this modern day tragic-comedy pulls no punches delving into the Sisyphean struggle of human addiction and recovery. After a decade of sobriety and relentless devotion to becoming a writer, Trunky finally finds himself on the brink of success and widespread acclaim. But as fate would have it, he spirals down into depression and begins using heroin again. This relapse is different from those that came before, however, as Trunky… Show more Profoundly philosophical, surprisingly funny and brutally honest, this modern day tragic-comedy pulls no punches delving into the Sisyphean struggle of human addiction and recovery. After a decade of sobriety and relentless devotion to becoming a writer, Trunky finally finds himself on the brink of success and widespread acclaim. But as fate would have it, he spirals down into depression and begins using heroin again. This relapse is different from those that came before, however, as Trunky ends up institutionalized in a recovery center in the south among a diverse group of dopers–thugs, criminals, white supremacists, professional athletes and business men–all of whom are looking for something they’re terrified of finding. As Trunky navigates his path from addition to recovery and female to manhood in this cast of characters, he find himself on an unexpected journey into the depths of the human soul where he discovers its fundamental flaws and the redemption we experience from honest vulnerability when we have the courage to go there. Show less



Samuel Peterson

• Social Media Marketing/Development Consultant, LGBTQ Training, Event Envisioning

  • 2015 - Mar 2022

  Helping massage non-profit start-ups and upstarts into shape by honing mission statement, preparing case studies, graphic design, SNS, and so much more.



F to M to Octopus

• Playwright/Producer

  • Jan 2010 - Mar 2022

  F to M to Octopus is a one-person, transmedia show about the pitfalls, pratfalls, and possibilities within hormonal transition with testosterone. Using Peterson's history, Octopus travels through the invisibility of being a (spectral) woman, which for the transperson can at once be an abyss and a comforting cloak. F to M to Octopus inhabits and narrates this tension, explicating the emotional and physical demands of this binary terrorism. Rather than staking a claim to some identity--and using… Show more F to M to Octopus is a one-person, transmedia show about the pitfalls, pratfalls, and possibilities within hormonal transition with testosterone. Using Peterson's history, Octopus travels through the invisibility of being a (spectral) woman, which for the transperson can at once be an abyss and a comforting cloak. F to M to Octopus inhabits and narrates this tension, explicating the emotional and physical demands of this binary terrorism. Rather than staking a claim to some identity--and using the octopus as both an imagined and a literal form of embodiment—Peterson’s narrative of hormonal transition articulates the frustration and exhaustion that comes from battering oneself between two polarities. It a performance of clues and red herrings, a mystery without an answer... Show less



Pet Portraits by Sam

• Freelance Artist and Writer

  • Jan 2008 - Mar 2022

  https://petportraitsbysam.wordpress.com/ Animal and human portraits by commission, using Prismacolor and acrylic paint on illustration board. >Taking photos on site >Organizing deeply personal and/or fun compositions using photoshop >Blogging >Doing volunteer work for animal shelters, either physically or in-kind



Self-employed

• Communications Specialist

  • 2008 - Mar 2022

  Carrboro, NC and the Internest. Sometimes fundraising using the usual suspects--Wordpress, Indiegogo, FB, Twitter, Youtube--for social justice and personal performance projects looking to travel. I have a knack for collecting brilliant and passionate people and collaborating with them on weird, exciting projects, like finding Queer-identified people in North Carolina and getting them to tell their stories. I'm an engaging raconteur myself, with several hilarious videos, who is occasionally hired to show them and tell stories.… Show more Sometimes fundraising using the usual suspects--Wordpress, Indiegogo, FB, Twitter, Youtube--for social justice and personal performance projects looking to travel. I have a knack for collecting brilliant and passionate people and collaborating with them on weird, exciting projects, like finding Queer-identified people in North Carolina and getting them to tell their stories. I'm an engaging raconteur myself, with several hilarious videos, who is occasionally hired to show them and tell stories. Got a Social Justice-oriented project and need to rustle up some cash for it? Need someone to find just the right people to run your fundraiser, for 5 or 5,000? Train them? Write an opinion piece for your local paper? I'm an event contractor, a speaker-on-call, and a social network mogul for good and not evil. I like to draw animals, especially octopuses, especially for money. Show less



SHIFT NC

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Marketing and Outreach Specialist

  • Nov 2017 - Aug 2020

• Marketing and Outreach Specialist

  • Dec 2017 - Jul 2020



Integrity

• United Kingdom
• International Trade and Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Development Director

  • Feb 2014 - 2015

  National Helping to empower and sustain Integrity's mission: to inspire and equip the Episcopal Church, its dioceses, congregations, and members to proclaim and embody God’s all-inclusive love for LGBTQ persons and those who love them. Creating programming, membership drives, educational materials; seeking and building new and repeatable sources of income; event planning; media development; member liaison.



BODIES: The Exhibition

• Educational Consultant

  • May 2007 - Oct 2007

  Durham, NC Created an anatomical "coloring book" for kids under 10 to engage them in learning about skeletons. Developed and taught curriculum designed to engage with and promote this touring exhibition of plasticized cadavers. Traveled to Triangle-area libraries, camps, schools, and fairs, teaching and entertaining children ages 16 and under in an effort to publicize exhibition. Gave thoughtful and compelling insight as tour-guide/companion to classes of young people, up to thirty, articulating… Show more Created an anatomical "coloring book" for kids under 10 to engage them in learning about skeletons. Developed and taught curriculum designed to engage with and promote this touring exhibition of plasticized cadavers. Traveled to Triangle-area libraries, camps, schools, and fairs, teaching and entertaining children ages 16 and under in an effort to publicize exhibition. Gave thoughtful and compelling insight as tour-guide/companion to classes of young people, up to thirty, articulating the exhibition. Show less



The Mobile Film School

• Writer/Development

  • Sep 2005 - Mar 2007

  When I worked with Lisa McWilliams at MFS, she was busy trying to get her amazing vision of bringing story-telling technology to under-served communities, in buses, with known directors and filmmakers. It was an honor to help MFS develop the pilot program, a curriculum designed to teach high-school kids in Manor, TX how to tell their (his)story with film. I wrote for the website, found an efficient database software, got a grant-writer, and created promotional brochures and newsletter… Show more When I worked with Lisa McWilliams at MFS, she was busy trying to get her amazing vision of bringing story-telling technology to under-served communities, in buses, with known directors and filmmakers. It was an honor to help MFS develop the pilot program, a curriculum designed to teach high-school kids in Manor, TX how to tell their (his)story with film. I wrote for the website, found an efficient database software, got a grant-writer, and created promotional brochures and newsletter campaigns. They're going strong. Show less



LGRL of Texas

• Development Director

  • Oct 1998 - Jul 2002

  There were maybe three of us in this state-wide Texas Gay Rights Lobby, so I corralled sponsors, wrangled volunteers, produced Austin Gay Pride, canvassed, organized director's schedule, spoke with print media and radio, created zany fundraisers involving drag kings, wrote for the newsletter, soothed the Board, arranged travel, and hustled to get 1,000s of Texans to stand at the capital, or in committee hearings and demand equality. You know, the usual.