Professional Background

• MA English, University of Missouri-St. Louis
• BA English, Lindenwood University
• Previous adjunct at Maryville University, Concordia University-Wisconsin, and Sterling College
• Editor of the The Mid Rivers Review 2001-2005
• Host at Open-Mic Nights at SCC's "The Coffeehouse" - 2000-2005
• Editor of Sermon from a Compost Pile
• Author of The Cheaters: The Walter Scott Murder, A Quick Guide to Writing a Book: From Ideas to Publication, Silent Justice, An In-Depth Study of Winfield, Missouri
• First Place - Richard Spahmer's Creative Writing for Short Fiction
• Published poetry and short fiction in small literary magazines
• Former newspaper journalist for feature articles
• President of Tula Publishing, Inc.
• Co-founder of the St. Louis Publishers Association, its past president and public relations director, 1997-2000
• Former vice president of the St. Louis Writer's Guild, 1997
• Guest speaker and panelist - TV, radio, organizations, libraries, colleges and bookstores
• Member of the following organizations and clubs:
  • Small Publishers Association of North America
  • Publishers Marketing Association
  • St. Louis Publishers Association
  • St. Louis Writers Guild
  • Missouri Center for the Book
  • Friend of the Library
  • Sierra Club
  • St. Charles Community Club Faculty Association
  • Community Relations and Marketing Branch Committee at SCC
  • Professional Development Planning Committee at SCC
  • Sabbatical Committee at SCC
  • National Public Radio (NPR)