Welcome to Brazen Careerist!

About Me

Grants and communications coordinator at Common Hope. Also manage online presence on Common Hope's blog as well as our Facebook and Twitter profiles. An experienced writer and editor in a variety of settings, particularly grant proposals and nonprofit communications. Happy to use one of my greatest loves, writing, to contribute to the greater good.

Work History

• Common Hope
• Grants & Communications Coordinator
• January 2006 to Present

• Write grant proposals and manage proposal and reporting schedule. Edit organizational newsletter, annual report, and other communications. Write web copy, press releases, and editorial articles. Manage social media communications. Coordinate printing of all marketing communications collateral. Collaborate with program and communications staff in Guatemala. Manage volunteers.

• Gather Circles
• Facilitator
• May 2009 to Present

• Facilitate Circle conversations and ceremonies for life's big moments: new life, love, loss, conflict, and honoring.

• Hennepin County Libraries
• Public Service Assistant
• January 2005 to June 2007

• Registered customers for library cards and assisted them in paying fines, reserving hold requests, and finding books. Answered questions and explained policies by phone and in person. Sorted and shelved books, audiovisual materials, and periodicals.

• Rondo Community Land Trust
• Program Assistant
• September 2003 to December 2004

• Conducted outreach to low income homebuyers and assisted them through the homebuyer application process. Presented informational sessions. Collaborated with grant writing and event planning. Laid out and edited organizational newsletter, annual report, newspaper ads, fliers, and mailings. Answered phones and coordinated office operations. Managed volunteers.

• The Conflict Center
• Program Associate
• August 2002 to July 2003

• Taught conflict and anger management to court-ordered youth, families, and to inner-city students, in English and Spanish. Coordinated volunteer fundraising committee and composed and systemized acknowledgement letter mailings. Laid out and edited organizational newsletter. Coordinated resource library operations. Translated organizational curriculum into Spanish and assisted in curriculum creation. Managed volunteers.

• St. Ben's Writing Center
• Writing Tutor
• September 1999 to May 2002

• Advised and facilitated students’ writing and revision of essays. Conceptualized and implemented educational workshops for students and professors. Conferred with professors on students’ progress.

Education

• Hamline University
• MFA in Creative Writing
• 2009 - 2014

• College of Saint Benedict
• English, Peace Studies
• 1998 - 2002