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I've enjoyed a long and eclectic career in corporate, creative, academic, and community sectors. This range of experience informs my roles as a writer of creative and literary non-fiction, a copy editor of texts and a designer of books, and a social researcher of people and places, past and present.
As both freelance consultant to my clients and creative director of my personal pursuits, my work comprises three portfolios: Projects, Writings, and Archives. While all three engage my passion for assembling words and pictures and true stories, each portfolio maintains a distinct focus.
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THE PORTFOLIOS
projects | creating content
The Projects Portfolio involves 'creating content' with my creative and professional clients in the process of preparing their visual and textual materials for print.
writings | cultivating story
The Writings Portfolio embraces 'cultivating story' in my non-fiction works, which combine qualitative research with academic, literary, and creative genres.
archives | collecting data
The Archives Portfolio includes 'collecting data' both to recover family artifacts and anecdotes and to restore the richness of familial and ancestral narratives.
BACKGROUND
education
2015
Narrative Non-fiction | Literary Memoir
Betsy Warland, Mentor & Consultant
Vancouver Manuscript Intensive (VMI)
2014
Certificate, Creative Non-fiction
Charlie Demers, Mentor, Non-fiction Cohort
The Writers' Studio, Continuing Studies
Simon Fraser University (SFU)
1999
PhD, Social & Educational Studies
Dissertation: Rewriting Resilience: A Critical Discourse Analysis
Comprehensive Examinations Passed With Distinction
Multi-disciplinary Studies
University of British Columbia (UBC)
1993
BA, Conferred With High Distinction
Double-specialist in Sociology & Women's Studies
Inter-disciplinary & Cross-cultural Studies
Graduating Address, Woodsworth College
University of Toronto (UofT)
1963
High School Graduation (by the skin of my teeth)
West Vancouver Senior Secondary School (WVSS)
experience
2010s and forever ...
Director and Researcher of my personal projects
Freelance Consultant to my professional clients
2000s
Freelance Consultant: Artistudio | Artistory® Portfolios
Marketing Director: Iredale Group Architecture
Qualitative Research Consultant: Child & Youth Advocacy Community
1990s
Teaching Assistant & Sessional Instructor: Faculty of Education, UBC
Critical Social Research Apprentice & Associate: UBC
Critical Social Research Assistant: UofT
1980s
Fabric Art & Fashion Design Studio: Sheila Martineau Designs Ltd.
1970s
Leasing & Marketing Shopping Centres: Ira Young & Associates
Leasing & Marketing Shopping Centres: Marathon Realty Limited
1960s
Executive Secretary: Montreal Trust Company, Vancouver BC
Portfolio Research Assistant: Doherty Roadhouse & McQuaig (brokerage)
Administrative Assistant: ABC Network Television, Los Angeles CA
Teenage Jobs
summer live-in mother's helper, movie matinee usherette, neighbourhood babysitter, travelling circus ticket seller
ACADEMIC AWARDS, SCHOLARSHIPS, & FELLOWSHIPS
university of toronto
1988–93: Undergraduate Studies | Awards & Scholarships1993 Governor General’s Academic Medals Program
1993 Jacob & Jennie Rosenberg Award, Sociology
1993 Gabe & Pearl Blackman Award, Sociology
1992 McNab Scholarship, Department of Sociology
1992 Women’s Studies Scholarship, City of Toronto
1992 Academic Award, Woodsworth College
1991 J.W. Billes Academic Scholarship, Woodsworth College
1991 Outstanding Academic Achievement, APUS
1988–93 Faculty Scholar, Deans List, Arts & Science
university of british columbia
1993–99: Graduate & Post-graduate Studies | Awards & Fellowships1998–99 Graduate Fellowship, Educational Studies
1997–98 Fellowship, Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada
1996–97 Fellowship, Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada
1996–98 Graduate Fellowship, Educational Studies
1995–96 Graduate Fellowship, Educational Studies
1994–95 Graduate Fellowship, Educational Studies
1994–95 R. Howard Webster Fellowship, Green College
1994 Gender Equity Award, BC Ministry of Education
1993–94 Graduate Fellowship, Educational Studies
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