Experience

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  ColorStylePDX

  • Portland, Oregon Area

  • Color Analyst and Style consultant

    • Sep 2014 - Present
    • Portland, Oregon Area

    I help my clients harness the power of color and style to transform how they look to others and how they feel about themselves. Starting with a custom color palette based on their personal coloring, I show business men and women how to consciously use their most flattering colors and clothing sty...

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  Self-employed

  • Author, Freelance Writer & Editor

    • 1983 - Present

    Author: "The Cherry Pie Paradox: The Surprising Path to Diet Freedom and Lasting Weight Loss" (September 2021 - available in paper and ebook on Amazon and elsewhere). I've also been published in New York Times, Working Mother, Parents, Readers Digest, Good Housekeeping UK, San Fran...

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  Clark College

  • Vancouver, WA

  • Instructor

    • Aug 2014 - Present
    • Vancouver, WA

    Classes: Clutter-Clearing & Down-Sizing, Color and Seasonal Style, Going Gray Gracefully, Becoming Thin Within.

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  Joyful Spaces

  • Consultant

    • Jan 2002 - Present

    Creating empowering spaces with feng shui and color. From clutter to clarity, from beige to bold, from troubled to tranquil. If you need assistance downsizing, utilitzing your home or office spaces more effectively, revitalizing your home with fresh new colors, showing your art and furnishings to...

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  Lynch, Marks & Associates

  • Berkeley CA

  • Computer sales and training

    • 1988 - 1992
    • Berkeley CA

    Sold computer and network systems for a major reseller in Berkeley specializing in academic, scientific and legal systems. Trained new users on hardware and software, offered telephone tech support. Wrote computer manuals in plain English for our clients. True geek confession: Until I jumped the ...

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  Thin Within

  • Oakland, CA

  • Founder/Creator

    • 1975 - 1980
    • Oakland, CA

    Decades before losing weight thru mindfulness (rather than dieting) became all the rage, I created this six week workshop series for permanent weight management. Thin Within taught hundreds of participants how to become thin from the inside out without food restrictions or calorie counting, recon...