Jessan Dunn Otis

Current

• Adjunct Lecturer at Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI)
• Consultant (pro bono) at Island Aid Organization
• founder|owner|ceo at Jessan Dunn Otis | Independent Writer

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Past

• Adjunct Professor at Bryant University
• Adjunct Professor at Community College of Rhode Island
• Collaborator/Writer/Coordinator at Brown University

• Program Development Consultant at Rhode Island Council for the Humanities (R.I.C.H.)

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Education

• Brown University
• University of Rhode Island

Recommended

5 people have recommended Jessan

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Writing and Editing

Websites

• Island Aid
• jaxtr me - for free!
• THE ENTREPRENEUR STORY

Jessan Dunn Otis’s Summary

Prior to striking out on her own as a professional, independent writer in May, 1996, Jessan's poems were published in Nimrod, International Journal of Fiction & Poetry (Tulsa, OK); MIRROR, University of Rhode Island; An Anniversary Collection 1984-1988, Pawtucket (RI) Arts Council; The Newport Review (Newport, RI) and others. A collaboration with George Houston Bass, Director, Rites & Reason Theatre, Brown University, included responsibilities as the writer/coordinator for the play Malacoff Blue and a commissioned poem, "Meditations on the Contents of the Rabbit's Hold."

She has presented readings of her work at: Rhode Island School of Design (Providence, RI); Villa Serbelloni (Bellagio, Italy); Poetry Break (Providence, RI); Writer's Harvest, Bryant University (Smithfield, RI); RI chapter, National Museum of Women in the Arts.

Jessan was the Script Supervisor for the film Frailejon, that was awarded: Best Feature Film, Heartland Film Festival (Indianapolis, IN); Best Australian Short Feature, Australian Film Critics Award; EMMY, Best Student Drama, Academy of Television Arts & Sciences; and, nominated for an OSCAR, Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences.

She has been a Visiting Artist/Guest Lecturer at: The Cambridge School (Weston, MA); Providence College, Department of Political Science (Providence, RI); Rhode Island School of Design (Providence, RI); Carrabelle Public Library (Carrabelle, FL); Writer's Workshop (Apache Junction, AZ).

Born in Glen Cove, LI, New York, Jessan is the daughter of Mahlon and Helen Dunn. She is the mother of two sons, Alessandro and Cesare, from a previous marriage. Raised and educated in the Northeast (US); Jessan has traveled extensively in the US and abroad, returning to Rhode Island from a two-year journey around the US with her husband, Al, and their Shelty, Sassy (RIP 8.5.08), in their motorhome, "Rain Dancer."

Jessan Dunn Otis’s Specialties:

articles, blogwork, b2b, b2c, copywriter, custom content, editor, educator, entrepreneur, ghostwriter, keyword, Student, marketing strategies, mentor, newsletters, NPO, odd facilitator to the (apparently) "un-connected", original content, poet, pro bono, press release, proofreader, researcher, speaker, speechwriter, Teacher, volunteer, web content development, workshop leader, writer, "The Garrison Keillor of Rhode Island" ~ Adam J. Kovitz, The National Networker

Jessan Dunn Otis’s Experience

• Adjunct Lecturer

  Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI)

  (Higher Education industry)

  September 2008 — Present (3 months)

  To teach the joys, perils, art and skills of writing; with all the attendant responsibilities of college-level classes.

• Consultant (pro bono)

  Island Aid Organization

  (Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Philanthropy industry)

  October 2005 — Present (3 years 2 months)

  ~ one person can make a difference ~
  
  http://island-aid.org

• founder|owner|ceo

  Jessan Dunn Otis | Independent Writer

  (Writing and Editing industry)

  May 1996 — Present (12 years 7 months)

  Connect with a professional, independent writer, with clients whose work has included custom content articles, b2b, b2c, consulting, copywriting, editing, ghostwriting, keyword, marketing strategies, NPO, press releases, proofreading, rainmaking, research, speechwriting, web content development and a tad more mischief.
  
  "The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and the lightning bug." ~ Mark Twain

• Adjunct Professor

  Bryant University

  (Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Higher Education industry)

  September 1988 — May 1996 (7 years 9 months)

• Adjunct Professor

  Community College of Rhode Island

  (Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Higher Education industry)

  1988 — 1992 (4 years)

• Collaborator/Writer/Coordinator

  Brown University

  (Writing and Editing industry)

  1986 — 1987 (1 year)

• Program Development Consultant

  Rhode Island Council for the Humanities (R.I.C.H.)

  (Writing and Editing industry)

  1976 — 1977 (1 year)

  Funded via the National Endowment for the Humanities, R.I.C.H. is a state-based, NPO.
  
  As Program Development Consultant, I researched, organized and coordinated all media outlet information in the state of Rhode Island - including: newspapers, radio, colleges and universities; and, then, produced a handbook with that information (plus more) to aid funded projects to use as a guide and to assist with increased public relations and promotional activities to attract attentions for those projects - prior to wide computer use.

Jessan Dunn Otis’s Education

• Brown University

  MFA, Graduate Program in Literary Arts, September 1979 — May 1985

  Activities and Societies:

  Thesis: HELEN

• University of Rhode Island

  BA, English, September 1975 — May 1978

  Activities and Societies:

  Highest Honors, Dean's List, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi

Additional Information

Jessan Dunn Otis’s Websites:

• Island Aid
• jaxtr me - for free!
• THE ENTREPRENEUR STORY

Jessan Dunn Otis’s Interests:

varied, eclectic, myriad, diverse, inexplicably curious

Jessan Dunn Otis’s Groups:

Academici, Adholes, ecademy, Facebook, Doostang, openBC/xing, RI MicroEnterprise Association, Inc., Ryze, socialBC, LinkedIn, THE ENTREPRENEUR STORY, MyVirtualPowerForum (MVPF), WrightHandPowerForum (WHPF), Providence Entrepreneur's Meetup Group, Plaxo, WebGuild

•    Success in the City
•    LICM Contacts Management Users
•    LinkedSEO
•    Linked n Chicago
•    Obama for America
•    LIONs "LI Open Networkers"
•    Pro Marketers - For Marketing Professionals
•    Mineseeker Foundation
•    The Mineseeker Foundation & The Sole of Africa
•    OpenNetworkers.info < 50.000+ members across 60 social networks >
•    Link2Europe
•    International Network of Social Entrepreneurs
•    Worldwide Association of Professional Dreamers
•    Marzar
•    MyLink500.com (Open Networkers)
•    Global Worker (10,000+ members)
•    ! Sales Best Practices
•    Virtual Networker Society
•    AMA Boston Marketers
•    NetworkingPros
•    ki work - powering the online work revolution
•    Brown University
•    University of Rhode Island Alumni Association
•    Global group
•    Corporate Caesars
•    ThoseInMedia (The Who's Who in All of Media)
•    The Entrepreneur Story
•    Brown Alumni Association
•    Friends of Pangea Day
•    Swiss Business Club
•    Rhode Island-Network Group
•    Providence Entrepreneur Meetup Group
•    CoffeeWithAnExpert.com

Jessan Dunn Otis’s Honors:

Awards and honors include: Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Pablo Neruda Prize for Poetry, California State Poetry Competition, Gwendolyn Brooks Prize for Poetry, the continuing collaborations with outstanding clients; and, the enduring and sustaining love of family and Friends.

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