Community Outreach Coordinator

• Dec 2022 - Present

Helping vulnerable children enhance their physical, emotional and mental strengths through an ongoing connection and riding with horses Helping vulnerable children enhance their physical, emotional and mental strengths through an ongoing connection and riding with horses

Executive Director

• 2005 - Jun 2023

Founded NovatoSpirit, a 501c3 public charity, in 2005, which included preparing all the legal paperwork for the IRS and State of California. Designed the athletic scholarship program to ensure that only highly skilled and compassionate athletic instructors would be selected to work with our low-income youth. Our kids enjoyed horse therapy, taekwondo, karate, dance, soccer, and basketball during the 18 years we were in service. Worked to maximize retention of participating youth by creating accountability requirements. Created network of social workers, doctors, mental healthcare professionals and school teachers to refer eligible youth to NovatoSpirit. Responsible for grant writing, community outreach, case management, publicity, volunteer activities and development for NovatoSpirit. Show less

Associate Professor, Communication Studies

• 1996 - 2004

Taught history of media, media ethics, technical writing and editing, and the fundamentals of print news reporting. Developed students' skills in interviewing, accuracy in reporting, creative use of quotations, grammar, research, editing, proof reading, and storytelling. Taught history of media, media ethics, technical writing and editing, and the fundamentals of print news reporting. Developed students' skills in interviewing, accuracy in reporting, creative use of quotations, grammar, research, editing, proof reading, and storytelling.

Senior News Reporter

• Nov 1996 - Oct 2001

Wrote breaking news stories, investigative stories, obituaries, and features for the Point Reyes Light, under the guidance of Editor and Publisher David Mitchell, who won a Pulitzer Prize. While at the Light, I was fortunate to win three first place awards for my reporting (public service, spot-news reporting and investigative reporting) from the California Newspaper Publishers' Association (CNPA). Wrote breaking news stories, investigative stories, obituaries, and features for the Point Reyes Light, under the guidance of Editor and Publisher David Mitchell, who won a Pulitzer Prize. While at the Light, I was fortunate to win three first place awards for my reporting (public service, spot-news reporting and investigative reporting) from the California Newspaper Publishers' Association (CNPA).

Development Assistant and Art History Teacher

• 1988 - 1989

Intern with Deputy City Attorney of San Francisco

• 1985 - 1986

Assisted Deputy City Attorney Judith Teichman with legal cases and investigations involving the De Young Museum, Legion of Honor and Asian Art Museum. Assisted Deputy City Attorney Judith Teichman with legal cases and investigations involving the De Young Museum, Legion of Honor and Asian Art Museum.

Public Relations Intern

• 1984 - 1985

Worked as a translator and interpreter to English speaking journalists wishing to cover exhibitions at the Louvre and Reunion des Musees Nationaux, such as the Grand Palais, Petit Palais and Fontainebleau. Worked as a translator and interpreter to English speaking journalists wishing to cover exhibitions at the Louvre and Reunion des Musees Nationaux, such as the Grand Palais, Petit Palais and Fontainebleau.