
Website Development, Drupal Training, Community Cultural Development
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Website Development, Drupal Training, Community Cultural Development
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
Website development-- primarily using the Drupal CMS platform-- with strong focus on utilizing online communities to advance the goals of mission-based organizations, businesses and individuals. I have experience as a technology generalist (tech consultant to nonprofit organizations for 6 years); program and development work at social service noprofits; extensive board service for community and arts nonprofits; public television production and outreach marketing; photography, cinematography, videography and documentary production; Cultural Community Development training. It's a heady mix and I try to incorporate elements of each into every project I undertake.
Website and Drupal development, Drupal training, Community Cultural Development, photography, filmmaking, fiction writing, meeting facilitation, nonprofit board development
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)
June 2007 — Present (2 years 7 months)
Utilizing Drupal CMS software to develop community building software for non-profit organizations and small companies.
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
July 2005 — July 2007 (2 years 1 month)
• Designed arts program print promotional materials including postcards, posters and brochures
• Oversaw all aspects of creating, maintaining and innovative re-conceptualization of organizational website
• Collaborated with staff DigiTeam and Community Digital Outreach Committee on the Broadening the Dialogue initiative to use digital technology to expand the outreach and collaborative potential of the organization
• Maintained and expanded the organization’s internal technology system capacity
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
October 1999 — June 2005 (5 years 9 months)
• Information technology consultant for over 100 nonprofit organizations
• Produced mission-focused technology plans for multiple organizations
• Implemented new database systems for more than 15 nonprofits
• Provided ongoing scheduled technology support services for two nonprofit
organizations
• Conducted classroom and custom small-group trainings on variety of software applications and general technology utilization including: ebase, FileMaker Pro (ebase), website design, Microsoft Office, systems planning, introduction to computer use, Apple Macintosh OS
• Presented at various local and national technology for nonprofits conferences on database planning, process change management, ebase database planning and implementation, open source software planning, website development planning and implementation
• Implemented new website systems for multiple organizations
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Civic & Social Organization industry)
January 1998 — October 1999 (1 year 10 months)
MIGIZI is a Native American focused nonprofit social services organization. At MIGIZI, I helped run the Native Academy program with Graham Hartley and Laura Waterman Wittstock. Duties included teaching high school student interns HTML programming, graphic design, computer networking, post-secondary education planning, professional business practice. Other duties included: grant writing, technical support, tutoring, graphic design, event coordination.
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Broadcast Media industry)
March 1992 — August 1997 (5 years 6 months)
Served as the Outreach Coordinator for ITVS, a non-profit organization that funds independent filmmakers and television producers to make public television programs that address the needs of unserved and underserved audiences. Duties included: working with Outreach Director to develop and implement national outreach campaigns for television programs and series; writing and designing material for viewer’s guides, press releases, national newsletter; designing, programming and maintaining ITVS first online web presence (http://www.itvs.org); serving as liaison to ITVS’s national board of directors; representing ITVS on panels and at events nationally. Previously held positions of Assistant to the Executive Director (10/94 - 10/95); and Application and Review Assistant (3/92 - 10/94).
(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Broadcast Media industry)
April 1990 — October 1991 (1 year 7 months)
Worked as a segment producer and production assistant on a number of arts and cultural affairs television projects including the Emmy Award-winning KMOJ: Heart & Soul; Arts on 2; LAPD Inspects the Twin Cities; Showcase: Music of the Americas; Showcase: Greg Brown; MN Arts Over AIDS; American Pie.
BA , English, Creative Writing , 1985 — 1989
community organizing, photography, 3d photography film making, technology, experimental literature, children's literature, fiction and poetry writing, bicycling, music
Twin Cities Media Alliance (Twin Cities Daily Planet), NTEN, Open Circuit Twin Cities, Payne Phalen District 5 Community Planning Council
Fellow: Institute for Community Cultural Development