About Me

I have a master's degree in journalism (taught undergraduates newswriting at CU-Boulder) AND a background in domestic and international journalism. I am an excellent feature writer and hard news reporter. I also have written many personal essays and have taught students how to adapt personal essays to be college admission essays. I was a well-regarded teacher of professional writing (e.g., stories, white papers, research reports, cover letters, resumes, briefing papers, speeches, talking points, proposals, etc.), technical writing and environmental writing at the University of Maryland from 2011-2015. My minor in my undergraduate studies was creative writing. I also am an excellent editor and have an extremely good knowledge of the English language and how it works. I take pride in helping students learn and understand all the components of writing, including audience analysis, research, grammar, style, usage and punctuation. Writing is like a puzzle, and I excel at helping students navigate the process without taking away their writing "voice".

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