TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
University of Arizona,
Associate Professor, School of Theatre, Film and Television. Tucson, AZ. (1/14-Current)
Prescott College, Visiting Artist,
Playwriting, Winter Block. Prescott, AZ (1/14-2/14)
University of Nevada Online & Independent Learning,
Adjunct Lecturer, Playwriting/Dramatic Literature (Graduate/Undergraduate), Reno, NV. Taught on-line learning course. (Summer ’13)
University of Wisconsin,
Carl J Djerassi Fellow in Playwriting, English Department (Creative Writing Program), Madison, WI. Taught playwriting to graduate and undergraduate students. 9/12 – 5/13.
Northwestern University,
Adjunct Lecturer, RTVF Department. Taught playwriting, screenwriting, and television writing, to both graduate (MFA) and upper- division students, including Honors Students in the Creative Writing for Media Program. Evanston, IL. 9/10 - 8/11
Linfield College,
Adjunct Faculty, English Dept. (Creative Writing.) Taught playwriting and screenwriting to upper-division undergraduates over three consecutive Winter Terms. 1/03 – 1/05
University of Arizona,
School of Theatre Arts, Adjunct Instructor (Playwriting). Taught upper-division Playwriting to both graduate (MFA) and undergraduate students. Tucson, AZ. 9/00 – 5/01
University of Arizona,
Department of Media Arts, Adjunct Lecturer, (screenwriting/television writing). Developed curriculum and taught upper-division and lower- division Writing for Media classes. Developed/produced Films on Stage, a staged-reading series that used theatrical techniques to develop new screenplays. Supervised up to five Teaching Assistants. Tucson, AZ. 2/90 – 6/92
EDUCATION:
MFA in Playwriting, University of California, Davis, 1987.
Graduate Opportunity Fellow.
Instructors: Ted Shank, Ruby Cohn, Joan Holden, Eli Simon.
Thesis: Collection of original plays (300 pages).
BA in Creative Writing, Linfield College, McMinnville, Oregon, 1984.
summacum laude, Dean's List
Instructors: Barbara Drake, Katherine Kernberger
Thesis: Dead Birds Don’t Sing (novella).
National Hispanic Media Coalition Television WritersProgram 2012, LA, CA.
Instructor: Geoff Harris
NBC Writers on the Verge, Participant, L.A., CA. 2007
Instructor: Erika Kennair, Taylor Van Arsdale
CBS Diversity Mentorship Program, Participant, L.A., CA. 2006
Instructor: Carole Kirschner
Mentors: Christina Davis (V.P. of Original Programming), Rosemary Tarquinio (V.P. of Current Programming)
Los Angeles Film School, Hollywood, CA.
(Full scholarship, attended filmmaking intensive)
Latino Producers’ Academy, National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP).
Instructors: Chip Diggins, Harrison Reiner, Marilyn Atlas
Latino Screenwriters’ Lab, National Association of LatinoIndependent Producers.
Instructors: Rodrigo Garcia, Miguel Tejada-Flores, Harrison Reiner
Latin America Writers Workshop, Taxco, MX.
Instructor: Maria Irene Fornes
University of Arizona,
Associate Professor, School of Theatre, Film and Television. Tucson, AZ. (1/14-Current)
Prescott College, Visiting Artist,
Playwriting, Winter Block. Prescott, AZ (1/14-2/14)
University of Nevada Online & Independent Learning,
Adjunct Lecturer, Playwriting/Dramatic Literature (Graduate/Undergraduate), Reno, NV. Taught on-line learning course. (Summer ’13)
University of Wisconsin,
Carl J Djerassi Fellow in Playwriting, English Department (Creative Writing Program), Madison, WI. Taught playwriting to graduate and undergraduate students. 9/12 – 5/13.
Northwestern University,
Adjunct Lecturer, RTVF Department. Taught playwriting, screenwriting, and television writing, to both graduate (MFA) and upper- division students, including Honors Students in the Creative Writing for Media Program. Evanston, IL. 9/10 - 8/11
Linfield College,
Adjunct Faculty, English Dept. (Creative Writing.) Taught playwriting and screenwriting to upper-division undergraduates over three consecutive Winter Terms. 1/03 – 1/05
University of Arizona,
School of Theatre Arts, Adjunct Instructor (Playwriting). Taught upper-division Playwriting to both graduate (MFA) and undergraduate students. Tucson, AZ. 9/00 – 5/01
University of Arizona,
Department of Media Arts, Adjunct Lecturer, (screenwriting/television writing). Developed curriculum and taught upper-division and lower- division Writing for Media classes. Developed/produced Films on Stage, a staged-reading series that used theatrical techniques to develop new screenplays. Supervised up to five Teaching Assistants. Tucson, AZ. 2/90 – 6/92
EDUCATION:
MFA in Playwriting, University of California, Davis, 1987.
Graduate Opportunity Fellow.
Instructors: Ted Shank, Ruby Cohn, Joan Holden, Eli Simon.
Thesis: Collection of original plays (300 pages).
BA in Creative Writing, Linfield College, McMinnville, Oregon, 1984.
summacum laude, Dean's List
Instructors: Barbara Drake, Katherine Kernberger
Thesis: Dead Birds Don’t Sing (novella).
National Hispanic Media Coalition Television WritersProgram 2012, LA, CA.
Instructor: Geoff Harris
NBC Writers on the Verge, Participant, L.A., CA. 2007
Instructor: Erika Kennair, Taylor Van Arsdale
CBS Diversity Mentorship Program, Participant, L.A., CA. 2006
Instructor: Carole Kirschner
Mentors: Christina Davis (V.P. of Original Programming), Rosemary Tarquinio (V.P. of Current Programming)
Los Angeles Film School, Hollywood, CA.
(Full scholarship, attended filmmaking intensive)
Latino Producers’ Academy, National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP).
Instructors: Chip Diggins, Harrison Reiner, Marilyn Atlas
Latino Screenwriters’ Lab, National Association of LatinoIndependent Producers.
Instructors: Rodrigo Garcia, Miguel Tejada-Flores, Harrison Reiner
Latin America Writers Workshop, Taxco, MX.
Instructor: Maria Irene Fornes