Teaching/Presentations

Presentations:

  • Discussion with author Kalisha Buckhanon about her novel Speaking of Summer at Volumes Bookcafe in Chicago, IL – September 18, 2019
  • AWP 2019 Conference: Moderator and Presenter – Why They Keep Coming:Examining Two-Year College Creative Writing Students – 3/30/2019 
  • Keynote Speaker – Induction Ceremony for the National Society for Leadership and Success – April 2017
  • Keynote Speaker – Honors Society Induction Ceremony- Waubonsee Community College – March 2016
  • Life Raft Debate Representing English/Creative Writing – Waubonsee Community College – March 2016 
  • Discussion with Author Gary W. Moore – Waubonsee Community College – November 2012
  • Life Raft Debate Representing English/Creative Writing – Waubonsee Community College – March 2012 
  • Conversation with author Sam Weller – Waubonsee Community College – October 2010
  • National Communications Association Chicago 2007 Conference: Panel Presentation, “Jane Addams: The Most Dangerous Woman in America”
  • Midwest School Social Work Conference 2006: Presentation “Neighborship: A Human Revolution”  

Teaching:

  • Waubonsee Community College – Sugar Grove, IL – Associate Professor of English – August 2009- Present
    • Courses:
      • English 101 and 102 Composition
      • Creative Writing: Fiction
      • Creative Writing: NonFiction (created course)
      • IDS 210: Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
      • ENG 235: Short Stories to Novels: Examining Fiction
      • COL 100: Great Beginnings-College Life and Success (Led committee to create course)
      • PDV 110: Leadership Studies
  • Waubonsee Community College – Sugar Grove, IL
    Adjunct Part-Time Faculty in English                                                                                  Aug. 2008-May 2009   
    • Course: English Composition 101 
  • Chicago Neighborhood Tours – Chicago, IL
    Historical Interpreter – Apr. 2003-2010                                                                           
    • Provided tours of Chicago’s Taylor St. – Little Italy Neighborhood, East Garfield Park, and Chinatown communities.
  • Jane Addams Hull-House Museum – Chicago, IL                                                      Head Docent/Facilities Manager – Aug. 1999-July 2008
    • Lead tours of the museum to diverse groups of people daily and developed museum education training and programs
  • Lesley University – Cambridge, MA
    Seminar, “The Responsibilities of Fiction: A Study of Impact and Intent” – Jan. 2008
  • Geneva Film Festival – Geneva, IL
    Workshop Sessions, “Story Construction” –                                                                Nov. 2007
  • Jane Addams Hull-House Museum – Chicago, IL
    National Endowment for the Humanities grant
    • Workshop, “Material Culture in the Classroom – July 2005
  • Columbia College Chicago – Chicago, IL
    • Guest lecturer, Chicago History Class  – Oct. 2005
  • Mayor Daley’s Kidstart YouthNet 25 – Chicago, IL                                                                     
    • At-risk youth creative writing workshop, “Read Write!”- Apr. 2003                    
  • Columbia College, Fiction Writing Department – Chicago, IL
    • Peer tutor –  Oct. 2000-May 2003
      Selected by faculty to tutor excelling students.