Occupation: Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Company: Peacock Proud Press
Born: Jackson, Wyoming
Education:
PhD in English, American Literature, Autobiography, Mormon Women’s Autobiography, Arizona State University (2000)
MA in English, American Literature, Brigham Young University Provo (1989)
BA in English, Secondary Education Teaching Certificate, Brigham Young University Provo (1986)
Certifications:
Professional Development: Ontology, Transformation, Leadership, Communication, Landmark (2006-2010); Certificate in Nonprofit Leadership and Management, Nonprofit Studies, Arizona State University (2006-2007); Nonprofit Leadership and Management; Secondary Education Teaching Certificate
Career:
Chief Executive Officer, Founder, Publisher, Editor, Ghostwriter, Peacock Proud Press (2012-Present)
Communications Director, Content Strategist, Highway Twenty (2013-2015)
Manager of Curriculum Design & Innovation, Lodestar Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Innovation, Arizona State University (2008-2012)
Lecturer, Arizona State University (2005-2008)
Instructional Professional, Arizona State University (2000-2005)
Faculty Member, Department of English, Brigham Young University – Idaho (1989-1994)
Civic:
President, Sunridge Patio Homes Homeowners Association (2016-2021); Usher, Herberger Theater Center (2003-2014); “Big” Mentor, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arizona (2000-2014)
Creative Works:
Author, Website Copy, Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Phoenix (2015-Present); Author, Website Copy, Educare Arizona (2015-Present); Author, Website Copy, Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center (2015-Present); Author, Website Copy, Save the Family (2014-Present); Author, Website Copy, Native Health (2013-Present); Author, “Solitary Confinement: Managing Relational Angst in an Online Classroom,” Modern Language Association (2009); Author, “Faithful Transgressions in the American West: Six Twentieth-Century Mormon Women’s Autobiographical Acts,” Utah State UP (2004); Participant, Cooperative Mentoring Project, Arizona State University (2002-2004)
Awards:
Recipient, College Leader Award, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Arizona State University (2020); Recipient, Barry Starr Award – Volunteer of the Year, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arizona (2007); Big of the Year Nominee, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arizona (2006); NSF Gender Equity Options in Science (GEOS) Faculty Fellow, National Science Foundation (2002); Wakonse Faculty Fellow, Wakonse (2002); Wakonse – Arizona Faculty Fellow, Wakonse-Arizona (2000); Woodrow Wilson Practicum Grantee – $1,500, Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation (1999); Preparing Future Faculty Fellow, Arizona State University (1998); Recipient, Faculty Recognition Award – $500, Ricks College (Now BYU)-Idaho (1992); Thomas E. Ricks Grantee – $1,000, Ricks College (now BYU)-Idaho (1992); Thomas E. Ricks Grantee – $1,000, Ricks College (now BYU)-Idaho (1991); Honoree, Honorable Mention – Short Story Category, Arizona Literary Magazine (1990); Middlebury Grantee- $2,100, Middleburry College
Memberships:
Member, Local and National Chapters, The National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO); Former Award Judge, Independent Book Publishers Association
Hobbies:
Pilates; Mentoring young people; Walking dog
