PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ARTICLES

More than 250 articles on a variety of topics including: shoplifting, cheetah breeding, the jewelry of René Lalique, the fossil excavations at the La Brea Tar Pits, and intellectual property rights. Publications include: Lapidary Journal/Jewelry Artist, Art Jewelry, Jewelers’ Circular-Keystone, Professional Jeweler, among others.

BUSINESS WRITING

Newsletters, brochures, web text, and promotional material for businesses such as: Adventure Maps, Inc. (outdoor maps); Chiropractic Physicians, PC (healthcare provider); Avatar Gems, Ptd. Ltd (jewelry website); WaterLab Corporation (water-testing laboratory); Orchard Crest Farms (food processor); Noella Ballenger and Associates (nature photographer); Dejsha Knight, LMT (healthcare provider).

CUSTOM PUBLISHING

Indo-Argyle Diamond Council (jewelry marketing newsletter)

Willamette University College of Law (law school catalog)

Jewelers’ Circular-Keystone (advertorial insert)

EDUCATIONAL CONTENT

Researched and wrote sidebars, annotations, end-of-unit projects, bibliographies, quizzes, and exams for student and teacher wrap editions of Business and Personal Finance, Accounting Principles, Consumer Education and Economics, Marketing Essentials, Succeeding in the World of Work, Families Today, Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management, and Marketing Practices and Principles, published by Glencoe McGraw-Hill, Chatsworth, California/ Glencoe Publishing, Peoria, IL.

Prepared course material for the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) on topics, such as: gem identification procedures; use of gem testing equipment; biographies; gemstones; and business practices. Wrote the Gem Reference Guide (compendium of gemological information) and revised the Diamond Dictionary.

BOOKS

Good Bones: the Elements and Principles of Design for Jewelry Makers (in progress; under contract to Brynmorgen Press; est. release 2011.)

Built for Speed: the Extraordinary and Enigmatic Cheetah (1997), Lerner Publications, Minneapolis, MN

Death Trap: the Story of the La Brea Tar Pits (1994), Lerner Publications, Minneapolis, MN

Hate Groups (1993), Lucent Books, San Diego, CA

The Greenhouse Effect (1992), Lucent Books, San Diego, CA

EDITING

Editing for small NW presses includes: Northwest Alpacas (The Alpaca Shepherd, 2005; The Ideal Alpaca, 2003; and Alpacas: Synthesis of a Miracle (animal husbandry) by Mike Safley, 2000); Albertina Kerr Centers (To Serve Those Most in Need (history) by Rae Richen, 1997); Japanese Garden Society of Oregon (Human Nature (history) by Bruce Taylor Hamilton, 1996); Oregon Historical Society Press (Fire at Eden’s Gate: Tom McCall and the Oregon Story (biography) by Brent Walth, 1994).

EDUCATION

Marylhurst University, Marylhurst, OR. Bachelor of Fine Arts

Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association. Docent training

Kyoto (Japan) English Center.  Japanese

Gemmological Association of Great Britain. Fellow of the Gemmological Association (FGA)

Gemological Institute of America (GIA). Graduate Gemologist (GG)

OTHER

Member American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) (1995 to present)

Member Salem Writers, Artists and Publishers (SWAP), vice-president (1995), president (1993-1994)

Docent with the Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association (1986-1991)