Background & Training:
I hold a Master of Fine Arts Degree in Creative Writing from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Master of Arts in Communication from the University of Colorado-Denver. My teaching experience includes teaching Creative Writing and Composition at UW-Madison; Core Composition I & II and Presentational Speaking at the University of Colorado-Denver; teaching workshops with literary organizations; working with writers 1:1; teaching writing in prisons; and teaching dance, ages 5-adult. 10+ years experience and professional development in facilitation includes work with Denver-based Creative Strategies for Change, Create Forward’s Empathic Facilitator training at the Center for Justice, and 5+ years co-creating & facilitating workshops in Colorado and Wisconsin prisons.
In addition to collaboratively developing and facilitating equity-focused trainings and race-based caucusing for the Colorado Department of Public Health and the Colorado Trust with Creative Strategies for Change, I’ve developed workshops for the Henry Art Gallery, Brooklyn Poets, Northwest Film Forum, The Auraria Academic Library, The Puksta Civic Engagement Foundation, and more. I worked as The Office of Equity & Justice in Graduate Programs’ Equity & Inclusion Specialist at the University of Washington for 5 years. I hone facilitation skills via ongoing training.
