Poetry and Arts Editor
Zeek Magazine (March 2002-April 2004) and Blech! Magazine (January 2003-present)
Writing, editing, use of Microsoft Word, Adobe Pagemaker, QuarkXPress and PowerPoint, communicating with clients, writers, and readers. I also delegate, create assignments, and orchestrate group projects and proposals.
Freelance Writer
I currently write for the the San Francisco Bay Guardian, Bitch Magazine, and Zero. I've also been published in Central Europe Review, Cherry Bleeds, Loop, Farbrengen, and Response. A more complete listing is available here.
Major Writing Projects Include:
- Yom Kippur A Go-Go, memoir, Nov. 2005
- Never Mind the Goldbergs, novel (Scholastic/PUSH Books), Feb. 2005
- Boys and Girls and Boys novel, Nov. 2001-Jan. 2003
- Yom Kippur a Go-Go collected poems, 2001-2002
- A Child's Garden of Gender poems and sketches, Nov. 2002
- Platonic short stories (July 2001)
Major Performances Include:
- Chanukah with Chabad San Francisco, December 2002 and 2001
- More Rock, More Talk A Feminist Music and Spoken Word Festival, Providence, RI, Nov., 2002
- National Queer Arts Festival/"Fresh Meat" San Francisco, CA, June, 2002
- San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Community Center Opening Gala San Francisco, CA, March, 2002
- College performances have included: Harvard University, Yale University, Wesleyan University, George Washington University, and Brown University
Secretary/Office Worker/Temporary Help
Pacific Coast Associates, Wollborg-Michaelson, and The People Connection, all San Francisco, CA (April 2001 - May 2004)
Typing, editing, phone bank, dictation, clerical, filing, and nearly any other kind of office-related responsibility that exists.
Assistant Librarian
Environmental Science Associates, San Francisco, CA (April-September 2001)
Database management, data entry, reports, and presentations. I reorganized the library system for use by 100+ consultants and architects in accordance with the wishes of several teams, including government and private industry workers.
Researcher/writer/consultant
Coates and Jarratt Consulting, Washington, DC (November 1999-March 2001)
Served as a member of a think-tank on oral and written research presentations. Experience on specific projects includes initiatives, research, writing, editing and final presentation on emerging technologies, Information Technology, the Internet, and the future of business, culture, and society. I presently work with C&J on occasion as a freelance writer, advisor, and consultant.
Assistant to Rabbi Barry Freundel
Congregation Kesher Israel, Washington, DC (August 1999-January 2000)
Wrote, edited, filed, extensive database management, took dictation, politicked, arranged meetings, media relations and answered phones.
Accounting Assistant and Customer Service Representative
Commonwealth Mortgage Assurance Company, Philadelphia, PA (Summers, 1996-1998)
Dealt with every personality type of clients and management, data entry, presentations, and cost efficiency. Handled sums upwards of $5 million. Paid company bills. Introduced cost-saving measures and wrote and edited supervisor's reports and memoranda.
Translator and Secretary
Precious Legacy Tours, Prague, Czech Republic (March-July 1999)
Served as the only American on the staff of a travel agency catering to Americans. Duties included spreadsheet management, translation, advertising and customer service.
Intern in Judaic Anthropology
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (February 1997-January 1998)
Cared, maintained and managed the upheaval of the antiquated and neglected Judaica collection. At the time, I was the only person in the Judaic Anthropology department. Data entry and processing, anthropological and archaeological research and writing.