Why do I write? I'm not sure, but each time I want to stop I am pulled back to the page. As a freelance journalist, capturing excitement and telling another's person story is thrilling are rewarding, especially when enlightening the reader. My theater reviews and profiles have appeared in numerous publications such as Dutchess Magazine, Gannett Poughkeepsie Journal, Taconic Weekend and Tri-county Woman. When I'm not writing fiction, I'm an adjunct professor, using my editorial, writing and speaking skills to teach college students English 101: Essay Composition. When I'm not in the classroom or in my fictional world, I'm preparing and planning the Art Scene for the Dutchess County Arts Council. Prior to teaching at the college, I served two years as a newspaper editor for Millbrook Round Table and The Voice Ledger. And five years prior a freelancer for Poughkeepsie Journal.

MA in Creative Writing
Poets and Writers Reading/Workshop grant
DCAC Art & Education Grant for "Bringing Social Studies to Life"
DCAC Artist Grant for journal writing in the library

The essay, "My Day in Court," was published in a Cup of Comfort for Christians: Inspirational Stories of Faith in March 2006.

Literary Artist
Need a writing workshop in your library or school or community center? If so, just imagine a teaching writer who writes and teaches nurturing young writers to the pleasure and power of writing and reading.