INSTRUCTION
University of Minnesota, College of Continuing & Professional Studies, Minneapolis, MN 2023 - 2024
Instruction assignments include:
CERT X250 Writing for the Web, Six-hour online course, August 2023, February 2024, August 2024
Metro State University, St. Paul, MN 2004 - 2022
Instruction assignments included:
WRIT 301 Professional and Technical Writing Careers - Fall 2020
MKTG 348/642 Advertising Copywriting, Design & Production - 2004-2022
WRIT 301 Professional and Technical Writing Careers - 2008 - 2012
Additional responsibilities at Metro State include serving on the Technical Communications Programs Advisory Board 2004-2018.
And from 2013-2018, serving as the Faculty Advisor for Haute Dish, the student literature and arts magazine, both print and online.
The Loft Literary Center, Minneapolis, MN August 2015 - ongoing
Zoom Webinars (90 min) for Dakota, Anoka, Hennepin, Carver, Washington and Ramsey County libraries :
Bring You the Loft Sessions : Writing Cover Letters and Resumes - multiple sessions 2022-2024
Bring You the Loft Sessions: Improving E -Newsletters and Emails - multiple sessions 2022-2024
Bring You the Loft Sessions: Copywriting Tips & Tricks - Spring ‘21 , Fall ‘21, Spring ‘22, Fall ‘22
Bring You the Loft Sessions: Advanced Copywriting - Fall ‘22
Customized Copywriting Seminar for MN Dept of Health - June 2024
Six-Week Online Courses
Make it Snappy: How to Write More Effectively at Work - Spring 2020
Simple Tips for Snappier Writing - Spring 2019
Creative Copywriting : How To Sell Your Writing or Anything Else - Feb 2016 & Sept 2016
Creative Copywriting Part 2: Building Your Portfolio - Feb 2017
Saturday Workshops (3 hours)
Be a Better Copywriter — Fast - Spring 2023, Summer 2023, Fall 2023, Winter 2025
Arrows in Flight: Irish Short Story Structure and Strategy - Winter 2024
Cooking with Words - Spring 2024, Winter 2024, Spring 2025
Wild Foam & Glitter: Irish Poets Define the Sea - Summer 2025
University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN August 2014 - 2015
Developed and taught an Introduction to Public Relations Writing course.