Experience

Sea Cider Farm & Ciderhouse

• Canada
• Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Customer Service Associate

  • Jun 2023 - Present

  Providing direct customer service in a fast-paced cider tasting room, restaurant, and retail shop, as well as supporting other staff. Served as host, cashier, food runner, table prep, and bartender. Utilized Square, Tock and 7Shifts software. Providing direct customer service in a fast-paced cider tasting room, restaurant, and retail shop, as well as supporting other staff. Served as host, cashier, food runner, table prep, and bartender. Utilized Square, Tock and 7Shifts software.



GratefulGrants.ca

• Founder and Grant Writer

  • Jul 2019 - Present

  I launched Grateful Grants to help fund the crucial change our society needs in these challenging times by applying what I've learned in my 25 years of experience researching, writing, editing, and educating. If your organization needs money to do good work, I can help you find and secure it. I launched Grateful Grants to help fund the crucial change our society needs in these challenging times by applying what I've learned in my 25 years of experience researching, writing, editing, and educating. If your organization needs money to do good work, I can help you find and secure it.



Self Employed

• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Private Teacher

  • Oct 2002 - Jun 2023

  From learning to read to Physics 12, I homeschooled my two sons who have now both graduated high school. It was an unexpected and fascinating journey. From learning to read to Physics 12, I homeschooled my two sons who have now both graduated high school. It was an unexpected and fascinating journey.



Beans & Greens Coffeeshop

• Armenia
• Restaurants
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Independent Business Owner

  • Jun 2006 - Jan 2010

  Created and operated an independent neighbourhood coffee shop. Executed all aspects of the business, including front of house customer service and quality control; supply chain and cash flow; employee hiring, training, and management; and payroll, tax remittance, and other accounting. Created and operated an independent neighbourhood coffee shop. Executed all aspects of the business, including front of house customer service and quality control; supply chain and cash flow; employee hiring, training, and management; and payroll, tax remittance, and other accounting.



Seattle Weekly

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Copyeditor

  • Nov 1999 - Nov 2001

  Edited local weekly newspaper articles for style and content. Collaborated with the editorial and desktop publishing teams on tight deadlines. Edited local weekly newspaper articles for style and content. Collaborated with the editorial and desktop publishing teams on tight deadlines.



Microsoft

• United States
• Software Development
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Content Editor

  • Jan 1996 - Nov 1999

  Working with a team of editors in the Social Sciences division, I helped write, solicit, and edit scholarly articles for this pioneer digital encyclopedia. I was also responsible for developing, designing, and proofing multimedia elements such as photos, charts, audio, and video to enhance the written content. Working with a team of editors in the Social Sciences division, I helped write, solicit, and edit scholarly articles for this pioneer digital encyclopedia. I was also responsible for developing, designing, and proofing multimedia elements such as photos, charts, audio, and video to enhance the written content.



Greunich, Ellison & Schneider

• Associate Attorney

  • Sep 1992 - Sep 1995

  Working for a women-owned boutique water and energy firm, I researched and drafted portions of an extensive water rights opinion for the City and County of San Francisco in preparation for a federal dam relicensing hearing. The city's position regarding the timing and amounts of reservoir releases included efforts to protect the endangered anadromous fishery on the river in question. Working for a women-owned boutique water and energy firm, I researched and drafted portions of an extensive water rights opinion for the City and County of San Francisco in preparation for a federal dam relicensing hearing. The city's position regarding the timing and amounts of reservoir releases included efforts to protect the endangered anadromous fishery on the river in question.