Education and Professional Experiences

Education

• May 1976 Tufts University, Medford, MA, B.A. English, summa cum laude;  Phi Beta Kappa
• May 1980 Anna Maria College, Paxton, MA, M.A. Counseling/Psychology
• May 1985 Anna Maria College,  Paxton, MA, C.A.G.S. Counseling/Psychology
• July 1986 University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, UMass Writing Project
• July 1993 Bennington College, Bennington, VT, Bennington Writers’ Workshop
• June-July 1997 Colgate University, Hamilton, NY, Chenango Valley Writers’ Workshop

Professional Experiences

• 1976–present Wachusett Regional High School, Holden, Massachusetts English teacher–grades 10-12 (all academic levels). Designed, developed and implemented curriculum for such courses as Contemporary American Culture, New Literature, and Creative Writing.
• 1983–1996 Latin teacher–grades 9-12 (one class per year)
• 1983, 1985 Guidance counselor (part-time, coordinated with teaching schedule)

Other Professional Activities

• Cooperating Teacher (1996-present) – working with student teachers from U/Mass Amherst, Clark University, Assumption College, Fitchburg State College and Worcester State College
• Curriculum Evaluator – “Portsmouth Peace Project” Northeast Cultural Coop (Spring 2005)
• Steering Committee – Central Massachusetts Writing Project (2001-present)
• Editorial Board – Massachusetts Field Center for Teaching and Learning (1995-2001)
• Judge – Landmark Poetry Contest, The Landmark (2001)
• Teacher Reviewer – Glencoe/McGraw-Hill (1997-1999)
• Advisor – rhubarb pie Wachusett Regional High School literary magazine (1977-present)

Awards

• Semifinalist–Massachusetts Teacher of the Year 2002
• Pushcart Prize for Fiction nominee (December 1998)
• Keynote Speaker–Teachers’ Voices Writers’ Retreat, Chatham, MA (December 1998)