
Personal Coach, Writing Coach, Editor & Website Designer
Portland, Oregon Area

Personal Coach, Writing Coach, Editor & Website Designer
Portland, Oregon Area
As a Story Mentor, I help my clients discover and explore their personal stories. Then I help them express their stories in small business websites, professional articles, nonfiction books, personal journals and more. My services include story coaching, writing coaching, editing and website design.
I am particularly passionate about helping personal coaches, alternative healers, educators, and leading edge entrepreneurs put their wisdom, knowledge and skills into the world.
I have an MA in Writing/Publishing, an MA in Linguistics, a BA in German and French, and more than 20 years of experience writing corporate communications and teaching university ESL and writing composition courses.
Clear, well-designed and well-written websites designed for both human and search engine visitors; writing to learn, heal and create; storytelling; human performance improvement; Accelerated Learning; nonfiction publishing
(Writing and Editing industry)
April 2001 — Present (8 years 4 months)
As a Story Mentor, I help my clients discover and explore their personal stories. Then I help them express their stories in small business websites, professional articles, nonfiction books, personal journals and more. My services include story coaching, writing coaching, editing and website design.
(Professional Training & Coaching industry)
2004 — 2008 (4 years)
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)
September 2002 — August 2005 (3 years)
Taught upper and lower division writing composition courses to PSU students. All of the classes included an international component--from emphases on the Middle East and China to a writing course linked to an International Studies course. I also consulted with writers of many different skills and backgrounds in the Writing Center.
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Telecommunications industry)
March 2000 — March 2001 (1 year 1 month)
Worked closely with colleagues in India and sales executives around the world to edit and produce outstanding technical proposals, requests for proposals (RFQs) and other marketing materials for customers in the Americas, Europe, Asia and Africa.
MA , Writing/Publishing , 2002 — 2004
MA , Linguistics/emphasis on ESL , 1974 — 1976
BA , German & French , 1970 — 1973
human performance improvement, Accelerated Learning, creativity and problem-solving, holistic health and healing, self- and e-book publishing, writing to learn, create and heal