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University of California Los Angeles, ‘86
B.A. in English Literature
Occidental College, ‘95
Master of Arts in Teaching
(Cross Cultural Language & Diversity - K-8 Credential)
ALOED Academic Scholarship awarded
UCLA Extension Classes
Working with the Media, ’89
Writing the Picture Book, ’07,
The Novel: Jane Smiley, (FOB) ’08
Children’s Book Writing Craft Development
SCBWI (‘06) Humor Workshop with Lin Oliver
SCBWI (’07) Working Writers Retreat
SCBWI(’07,’08) Writers’ Day LA
SCBWI Annual Conference (’07,’08)
Master Class: Novel Revision
SCBWI (’07) Orange County Agents’ Day
Book Expo America (’07)
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UCLA Festival of Books (’07,’08)
multiple panels and Jane Pauley’s novel writing class
Santa Barbara Women’s Literary Festival (’07)
Frugal Frigate Children’s Book Conf. (’07,’08)
panel speaker, ‘07
So Cal Fiction Writers – weekly critique (’07,’08)
1982 -1994 Legal Secretary, Law Firm
Marketing Director in several LA law firms
1995 – 1998 Second grade teacher
Manhattan Beach Public Unified School District
1998- 2005 Professional Mom/Soccer Coach
2005 – present Freelance writer/reporter/teacher
See “
writings” for published work
Associations
Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators
Active Member ’06-current
The Writers Forum, Board Secretary – ‘09
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
Member, Family to Family facilitator
(previous Board VP in So Cal-’06-’08)
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