Curriculum Vitae
Education
M.A. in communication studies, California
State University,
Sacramento.
Major: organizational communication; minor: instructional communication.
B.A. in mass communication, University
of California, Davis.
Research Areas
Computer-mediated communication; instructional communication; and
organizational communication.
Selected Publications and Presentations
Communication Conference Papers
"Initiating a Communication Program for Continuous Organizational
Improvement," presented at the 1998 Internal Communication Conference
sponsored by the International Quality and Productivity Center.
"Web Site Management and Control: A Communicator's Perspective,"
presented at the 1996 Technology and Communication Conference sponsored by
the International Quality and Productivity
Center.
Other Selected Writings
Barbary Baseball: The Pacific
Coast League of the
1920s. McFarland & Company Publishers., Inc., 1995.
Blood Runs Deep (Brookfield
Reader, 2001)
Teaching Experience
Lecturer, Communication Studies Department,
California State University Sacramento, 2002 - present.
Courses taught: ComS/Journ 122 (Writing for
Interactive Media); ComS/Journ 123 (Writing for
Public Information)
Instructor, University
of Phoenix, 2005 to
present. Courses taught: writing, research and communications.
Adjunct Professor, Cosumnes River
College, Department of
Speech Communication, 1998 - present.
Courses taught: Speech 9 (The Communication Experience). Speech 15 (Group
Discussion)
Instructor, Sierra
College, Department of
Continuing Education, 1993 - 1996.
Courses taught: Business Writing for Working Professionals
Course Developer, University of California,
Davis Extension, 1993 - Courses developed: Writing for Public Relations;
Writing Winning RFPs
Other Professional Experience
Area Head, Multimedia and Corporate Communications, 1992 to present,
Sacramento Municipal Utility District
Senior Writer, 1988 to 1992, Sacramento Municipal Utility District
Account Manager/Copywriter, 1987-1988, Carlson Associates, Sacramento
Senior Marketing Specialist, 1986-1987, McDonnell Douglas Astronautics
Division, Huntington Beach,
CA
Manager, Corporate Communications, 1984-1985, Global Systems, Irvine, CA
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