Education

M.AMaster of Arts in English Language Arts Education, University of Central Florida, 2006

B.B.A.International Business; Minor in French, James Madison University, VA, 1984

Defense Information School, Basic Journalist Course, Fort Meade Maryland, 1998

Qualification

Florida Professional Educator's Certificate, 2010, English grades 6 - 12

Public RelationsExperience

•Noncommissioned Officer in Charge, Public Affairs, Air Force Technical Applications Center (AFTAC), Patrick Air Force Base, FL
  • Media relations, community relations, journalism, coordination of AFTAC security and policy review process
  • Retired from the U.S. Air Force in 2006
/ 2002– 2006
•Noncommissioned Officer in Charge, Public Affairs, Andrews Air Force Base, MD
  • Community relations – Key event: assisted with planning, organizing, and managing public affairs staff for annual air show attended by 500,000 guests
  • Media relations – coordinated media coverage for presidential travel and base access and travel for national and international media; wrote press releases; responded to queries; prepared key personnel for interviews.
  • Journalism – managed internal information staff that produced a weekly newspaper. Responsible for management, editing, and contact negotiations with printers.
/ 1998– 2002

Education Experience

•Adjunct Faculty Member, Embry Riddle University
  • Classroom, online, and Eagle Vision format via web cam
  • Introduction to Composition, English Composition, Principles of Rhetoric, Business Communication, Technical Writing, and American Literature – bachelor-level courses
•Adjunct Faculty Member, Embry Riddle University, continued
  • Assisted on development of new university writing rubric
/ 2007 – Present
•English Teacher, Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy, Melbourne, FL
  • Teaching Advanced Placement Language and Composition, British Literature Honors, and Public Speaking
  • Academic Affairs Committee – assists with planning and decision making regarding curriculum, student credit, and assessment programs
/ 2007 – Present
•English Teacher, Eau Gallie High School, Melbourne, FL
  • Taught high school freshman and sophomore English
/ 2006 – 2007
•Tutor – Advanced Placement Language and Composition, English Honors, vocabulary / 2007 – 2012

Writing Experience

•Reporter and editor, Capital Flyer Newspaper, Andrews Air Force Base, MD / 1998 – 2002
•Reporter, Pacific Stars and Stripes, Seoul, Republic of Korea / 2002
•Reporter, page layout and design, and editor, AFTAC Family Newsletter, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida
•Freelance writer for Florida Today Newspaper / 2002 - 2006
2006
•Author under penname “Will Granger”, novels Anabar’s Run and Anabar Rises self published through Amazon and Barnes and Noble / 2009 – present

Relevant Experience

•Tour Guide, Sunward Tours, Merritt Island, Florida 2013

Assisted with tours of cruise passenger to Kennedy Space Center.

Briefed guests on all aspects of Kennedy Space Center and history and

wildlife of Brevard County and Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.

Affiliations/Memberships

•National English Honor Society / 2010
•National Council of Teachers of English / 2008 – Present
•Public Relations Society of America /