Founder:
Salon CIEL

Co-Producer/Juror:
San Francisco Writer’s Conference – February 2009/Poetry Coordinator – organized readings/panels/workshops/held a workshop
Poetica Magazine/Editorial Board/Contest Judge Chapbook Competition
Literary Salon, Mills College, Oakland California
Sexy Food Reading Series
Literary Salon @ ArtsFest San Francisco

Moderator and Panelist:
“Submission Strategies That Work,” Teleseminar, National Association of Memoir Writ-ers, July 2008
Guest Mentor: Peninsula Branch, California Writers Club, June 08, “Building Your Writer’s Resume”
“Turning Challenges into Success” with the San Francisco Chapter of the Women’s Na-tional Book Association, October 2007, Mills College, Moderator and Panelist
“Turning Challenges Into Success” with the San Francisco Chapter of the Women’s Na-tional Book Association: June 2007, San Mateo County Library; Panelist
“Poetry: Who Needs It? Busting the Myth of Irrelevance” featuring Richarg Silberg, Margaret Kaufman, Chad Sweeeny and Meg Shoerke, Moderator
“The Writing Life,” Women’s National Book Association, Speaker
“Getting Your Blog Noticed” Story Circle Network, Austin, Texas. Panelist

Other Related Accomplishments:
Freelance Copy Editor; Book Promotion and Writing Coach, private clients; Fundraiser; Event Planner.
Interviewed live on KPFA with Al Young, California Poet Laureate, August 30, 2005