I believe that you will find that my skill-set will offer TART a great Return on Your Investment as Traverse Trails communications, marketing, education, and community outreach staff. Hopefully the following overview will help you to understand my values and professional skills. I endeavor to fully apply the knowledge gained through my life experience and education. I have assisted individuals, non-profit organizations, small companies and Fortune 500 Corporations to achieve and exceed their objectives and goals.

Visual and Audio Communication for international clientele. I bought my first camera when I was fourteen years old; my first darkroom when I was fifteen. Ever since, my life and career has been focused on visual communication. My professional communication career began as the Graphic Department Director (news, weather, advertising production) at an ABC affiliate television station, and grew into a visual communication production enterprise.

Conveying a client’s message in a wide variety of media, through good design and the effective communication skills has been my vocation and passion. I have produced a wide variety of still photos, films, videos, and audio programming for broadcast, commercial and industrial use in the private and non-profit sectors.

Creating a safe and livable community for all... We Are Traverse City, Inc. hosts public forums (often broadcasting them live) wherein we discuss great issues and concerns that impact our lives and communities. The organization began during a particularly turbulent time in Traverse City. I had the idea, that an organization should exist to help facilitate timely and meaningful discussions about important issues of the day. I remain involved in public policy creation and development, and engage in consultation worldwide.

The very best in alternative energy solutions to meet the practical needs of northern Michigan families.

• Advertising, web site design/hosting, marketing, public relations, production planning, scheduling, writing compelling and effective advertising copy.

• Event Coordinator/Manager, from sweet intimate gatherings to grandiose corporate trade shows and shareholder meeting extravaganzas.

• Studio Musician (cello and bass), performer, and orchestra member.

• Good research and organizational skills along with original thinking, with just the right amount of determination and self confidence. I have done hundreds of hours of computer based research for environment, human rights, medical, corporate intelligence, demographic data, law and more...

• Computer skills. I have specified, installed and maintained computers to meet specific client requirements in advertising and law. I am comfortable and familiar with all of the software used in media production, and in fact use most of these programs daily.

• Computer studies instructor (part-time) at two regional high schools, and I also teach from time to time at the University Center.

• Professional Legal assistance (primarily copyright, family law, civil unions, and probate)

• Workshop/forum moderator for many programs related to workplace, civil rights, and interpersonal issues.

• I hold a Private Pilots license and have logged hours in many aircraft types - from single engine vintage aircraft such as the Fairchild PT-19 Cornell, Taylorcraft, Piper Cub, to contemporary aircraft including the Cessna (150, 172 Skyhawk, Citation), and Learjet.

• Undergraduate and other studies focused on Liberal Arts, Fine Arts, Chemistry, Music, Philosophy, Social Anthropology, and World Religion. I am also an ordained minister.

Public Commissions

I serve on the Health Education Advisory Committee.

In that capacity, we evaluate and select curriculum materials and discuss effective teaching methods utilizing these resources.

Appointed by the Mayor with the approval of the City Commission.

Purpose “To foster mutual understanding and respect among all groups and discourage discriminatory practices, formulate and carry out programs of community education and information, receive and act as conciliator regarding occurrences of acts of prejudice or discrimination, and secure the cooperation of various community groups in educational campaigns devoted to eliminating prejudice and discrimination.”

• Social, Environmental, Political, Human Rights, and Peace activism including by not limited to: Sierra Club, We Are Michigan, Northern Michigan Environmental Action Council ...

• Relocalization Planner in NW Michigan, to assure sufficient regional resources in a post-oil economy.

• Working with Michael Moore and other partners, I have raised and distributed thousands of dollars to support regional peace and justice community programs.

• Traverse City Human Rights Commission Special Events Committee Chairperson.

• Author of the City of Traverse City “Resolution to Conserve and Protect the Great Lakes” (including the Watershed)

• Worked as the right-hand for the Mayor of Traverse City, with everything from developing awareness around issues, to generating and publicizing the response.

• Regional consultant to Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm, on public policy issues ranging from the environment (including Great Lakes issues/concerns), to women's issues, to human and civil rights etc.

• Selected by Governor Granholm's Michigan Women's Commission to testify at a hearing in Lansing. The title of the hearing was "Issues of Concern to Women". My Notes

• Luncheon with Elizabeth Edwards, wife of vice presidential candidate John Edwards at the Park Place Hotel to discuss public policy on numerous issues ranging from the environment, to women's issues, to human and civil rights.

• Consultant to President William "Bill" Clinton on Public Policy development around Human Rights, Civil Rights, and Social Justice issues. I have also worked with President James "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. and President Gerald Ford, Jr. on a projects basis.

• Selected as a Delegate to the Democratic Convention for the 2004 Election Cycle

• Manage media and web sites related to environmental and social campaigns.

• Ongoing participation in the campaign to limit water mining/bottling operations in Michigan at sustainable levels, and limiting large scale diversion of precious Great Lakes resources to areas outside the Great Lakes Watershed, which creates a permanently low water table. Such actions, and others related to water manufacturing and bottling, have the capacity to cause irreparable damage to delicate eco resources surrounding the Michigan Watershed basin. - see WorldWaterWars.com.

• Developed several database driven applications for the non-profit agency sector to manage client and/or internal management needs.

• I have worked as a professor, mentor, and tutor at all ages — from elementary through university grad school.

• Provided assistance/training to the Women’s Resource Center and other regional human services agencies.

• Probation Officer / Youth Advocate, respectfully working with first time Juvenile Offenders.

• Volunteer with Probate Court (guardian ad litem, probation officer, court appointed special advocate, case exit interviewer, intake coordinator etc.)

• As part of the Traverse City Neighborhood Development initiative, I worked as a liaison between citizens interests and law enforcement, meeting regularly at the Law Enforcement Center with City Police Chief Ralph Soffredine and Sheriff Scott Fewins.