Experience

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  Self-Employed

  • Freelance writer and editor

    • Jan 2015 - Present
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  University of Texas System

  • University of Texas System

  • speech writer

    • 2011 - 2015
    • University of Texas System

    I served as the speechwriter for Francisco Cigarroa, the chancellor of the University of Texas System. I also wrote letters and newsletters for him and scripts for programs and public events in which he was the featured speaker.

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  The University of Texas at Austin

  • Austin, Texas

  • speech writer

    • Dec 1996 - Feb 2011
    • Austin, Texas

    I wrote speeches for five University of Texas presidents -- Robert Berdahl, Peter Flawn, Larry Faulkner, Bill Powers, and Greg Fenves. I also wrote speeches for Francisco Cigarroa, chancellor of the University of Texas System.

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  Tulane University

  • New Orleans

  • Director of Development Communications

    • Nov 1989 - May 1993
    • New Orleans

    I served as director of communications for the Development Office and other fundraisers at Tulane University. I worked with the Development team on messages for fundraising, including letters, newsletters, annual reports, articles for the alumni magazine, and other publications. I also wrote spee...

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  Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center

  • University of Texas at Austin

  • Editor of publications

    • Aug 1980 - Sep 1986
    • University of Texas at Austin

    The senior editor and I published a quarterly journal entitled The Library Chronicle, which featured the scholarly research being conducted at the HRC, one of the great research libraries of the world. We also published books, catalogs, and other materials related to the vast literary collections...