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freelance writer/free agent/writing
teacher's life's work ( curriculum vitae),
and obviously a very thorough one at
that. Just skip to the section that is
relevant to you:
PEN = FREELANCEWRITER
BOOKENDS/BOOKS = PUBLISHED WORKS
BOOK/APPLE = TEACHING
Roxanne McDonald
Free Agent, Freelance Writer, Writing Teacher
for
Expository Writing, Web Content Writing, Academic Writing Support, &
Memoir and Creative Ghost Writing and Other Writing Help
P.O. BOX 573
Pacifica, CA 94044
(650) 728-0310
www.roxannewrites.com
admin@roxannewrites.com
EDUCATION
*San Francisco State University, Master of Arts in English Literature, 1994
*San Francisco State, Graduate Certificate in the Teaching of Composition,
1992
*San Francisco State University, Bachelor of Arts in English Literature, 1989
*College of Marin, Honors, 1982
*Skyline College, Creative Writing [audited], Katharine Harer, 1998
*A Plus Learning Center Adult School, ESL Teacher Training, Charles Lee,
1997
*Fort Mason Center, Fiction Writing Seminar, Tom Jenks, 1996
RECENT FREELANCE EXPERIENCE
Sept. 2005 Editor, The Caterpillar Factor/Pablo Gonzalez, CA
Mar. - Sept. 2005 ebook/online course author, Learning by Grace, PA
Oct. 2004-present Independent Scholar/Writer/Reviewer, Magill-Salem
Publishing, Pasadena, CA
Sept. 2004-Dec. 2005 Writer, 70+ articles, Stephanie Hetu, Montreal,
Canada
May 2004-present Writer, 700+ web articles, Worldnet, San Francisco, CA
May 2004-present Writer, 7+ articles, Pagewise. Inc.
July-Aug., 2004 Editor, Nonfiction Book, Eleanor Williams-Curry, Foster City,
CA
Mar., 2004 Writer, CD Liner Notes, California Arts & Jazz Ensemble (CAJE),
Palo Alto, CA
Mar., 2004 Creator, PR Materials, Centro de Mujeres, Masaya, Nicaragua.
Jan., 2004 Writer, Grant Report, Jump Start 2003, TLC, Skyline College,
San Bruno, CA
Mar., 2003 Co-writer, CRLA Tutor Certification Proposal Packet, TAP, TLC,
Skyline College.
PUBLISHING HISTORY
“ab initio.” Second Prize for Poetry. River City. 2004
“Relativity: Contemplating Whose Boo-boo is Bigger.” Honorable Mention for
Creative Nonfiction. New Millennium Writers. 2004
"Feeding." Shut Up and Write/Read. Volume 3, 04 2004. Silent Fusion.
Guillermo Andrae Fisher, ed. <www.silentfusion.com>
“In This Skin: The Inescapable Effects of Having; Being; Living, Working,
Studying with; Creating in Spite of; Learning, Playing, Loving, Coping with;
Managing, Embracing, and Accepting ADD.” Accepted for publication in ACM
(Another Chicago Magazine). 2004
“(revised)”. In The Psychoanalytic Experience: Analysands Speak. Esther
Altshul Helfgott, Ph.D., ed..<www. analysands.homestead.com/index.html>
2004
“Community of Women.” WIT Newsletter. 2003
“Putting Your Foot Down: Generating a Thesis Statement.” STAARS
Newsletter, 2003
“On a Street Called Brotherhood Way.” The Skyline View. 2003
“The Need to Lead: Using an Effective Essay Opener.” STAARS Newsletter,
2002
“They Think, Therefore They Succeed: The Who's Who of TLC.” STAARS
Newsletter, 2001
“TLC and the Community Loses a Great Leader.” STAARS Newsletter, 2001
“The True Color of Students,” STAARS Newsletter, 2001
“They are...Superstaahs!” STAARS Newsletter, 2001
“(catharsis).” In The Path Not Taken. Maryland: The National Library of
Poetry, 1995
“In the Solitude of a Seminar: One Student’s Secret View of E.T.A.
Hoffmann.” The Opera Journal, National Opera Association, fall 1994
Pollak's Safety Program Manual. South San Francisco, CA, 1992
Hilda's Coffee Shop Employee Manual. San Anselmo, CA 1989
Contributing Writer. Prose, Poetry and Notes From the Forest Floor. San
Rafael: Forest Floor Publications, 1987
AWARDS and HONORS
*Second Place, “ab initio,” River City Poets Competition, 2004
*Honorable Mention, “House Beautiful,” Writer’s Digest, 73rd Annual
International Writing Competition, 2004
*Honorable Mention, “Relativity: Contemplating Whose Boo-boo is Bigger,”
New Millennium Writers, 2004
*Honoree, Who’s Who of American Women, 2004-05
*Honoree, Who’s Who of American Teachers, 2004
*Honoree, Who’s Who of American Teachers, 2002-03
*Award, Most Spirited, Jog-a-thon Fundraiser, The Learning Center, Skyline
College, 2001
*Award, Teacher Excellence, presented by the students of the Phi Theta
Kappa Honor Society, 2000
*Third Place, “(catharsis)”, National Library of Poetry, 1995.
INSTRUCTIONAL/RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE
1995-2004:
*Instructor, Jump Start, The Learning Center, Skyline College
*Instructor of Record, Language Arts Learning Center
*Instructor/Associate Professor of English, Skyline College
*Workshop Instructor, The Learning Center, Skyline College
*Co-creator/Supervisor/Instructor, A Plus Learning Center
*Instructor, Academy of Art College
*Tutor/Teacher, Language Pacifica
1989-1994:
*Apprentice Teacher, San Francisco State University, Professor Michael Krasny
*Volunteer Tutor, San Francisco State University, Reading/Writing Lab
*Volunteer Tutor, Skyline College, The Learning Center
*Teaching Intern, Skyline College, Professor Rich Yurman
*Student Teacher, San Francisco State University, Professor Michael Frisbee
COORDINATING/RELATED EXPERIENCE:
1996–2003:
*Acting Coordinator, Skyline College’s Learning Center, English Assistance
Lab
*Administrative Coordinator/Activities Coordinator/Tutor /Hirer&Trainer/
Evaluation&Scheduling/Supervisor/Program&Workshop
Facilitator/Advertising/Public Relations Designer/Consultant
*Co-writer/Editor, TLC, Skyline College English Supplement Program Designer
*Workshop Designer/Scheduler/Classroom Site Arranger/Leader/Fundraising
Coordinator
*Instructional Aide, Skyline College, Learning Center, English Assistance Lab
Workshop Leader/Faculty Coordinator Assistant/ Researcher & Evaluator of
Instructional Materials/Tutor/Diagnostician/Co-Tutor Trainer/
Supervisor/Supplement Program Designer/Attendance Tracker/Record-
keeper & Reporter
*Emergency Task Force Member, Skyline College, ITR/TLC/*Budget
Constraint Troubleshooter
*P.M. Coordinator, Skyline College, TLC, EAL-Tutor Supervisor/
Tutor/Supplement Program Designer
*Co-creator and Faculty Advisor, J. Westfall, Computer Clubhouse, Skyline
*Member, Community Needs Assessment Team #4, Skyline College
*Member, Campus Assistance Program, Skyline College
*Co-conceptual Engineer, Co-developer, Co-facilitator, Instructional
Coordinator, A Plus Learning Center/Computer Assisted Instruction Lab
Supervisor/Faculty&Staff Hiring Administrator/Administrative
Coordinator/Curriculum Researcher & Developer/Public Relations and
Advertising Consultant
*Co-leader, Flex Day Teachers’ Workshop, Skyline College, Katharine Harer
*Guest Lecturer, The Learning Center, Skyline College-Tutor Training
Workshop
*Co-creator and Leader, Dread Poet’s Society, Skyline College, E.A.L.
*Creator, Founder, and Faculty Advisor, Spiritus, Skyline’s First Critical Journal
*Task Force Member, Academy of Art College-Integrating Liberal Arts
Curriculum
*Editorial Board Member, Graduate Literature Association, San Francisco
State
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES/PAST & PRESENT
*Absolute Write Water Cooler
*American Educational Research Association
*Amnesty International
*Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
*Conference on College Composition and Communication
*Disability Online
*Modern Language Association
*National Council of Teachers of English
*Southern Poverty Law Center
*Teachers & Writers Collaborative
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