Education
- University of Iowa; Master of Fine Arts; Fiction; 2002
- University of Toledo, College of Law; Juris Doctorate; 1999
- Miami University; Bachelor of Arts; History; Religion; Black World Studies; 1997
Experience
- Chief Executive Officer; Potemkin Media Omnibus; 2011-
- Attorney; Marlowe Law Office; 2005-
- English Faculty; Edison State Community College; 2005-
- Associate; Franklyn Jeans; 2003-2005
- Associate Director of Communications; Arizona State University College of Law; 2002-2005
- Instructor of English; University of Iowa; 2000-2002
Skills
- Expert Level User/Administrator, Windows OS
- Expert Level User, MS Office Suite
- Expert Level User, Mac OS
- HTML 4
- Adobe CS
- Expert Level User/Administrator, Google Apps
- Conflict Resolution: Completed Lucas County Mediation Training Program; Resolved hundreds of formal conflicts through litigation or negotiation
- Certified Attorney Guardian Ad Litem
Published Cases
- State v. Ferguson, 2011 Ohio 6801
- State v. Jones, 2008 Ohio 1603
- State v. Baecker, 2008 Ohio 1581
- State v. Murphy, 2007 Ohio 1747
- State v. Rougeau, 2007 Ohio 2603
- State v. Goodwin, 2006 Ohio 3368
- State v. Thompson, 2006 Ohio 0483
Publications
- Feature Columnist, Chapati Mystery, 2003-
- On Bankruptcy Guilt, Tippecanoe Gazette, February 14, 2011
- In Her Wake, Metazen, May 2010
- Parking, Tipp News Daily, July 21, 2010
- In Due Course, Hispanic Outlook, March 22, 2004
- Bury the Mummy Spats, Tipp News Daily, September 19, 2009
- Marking 9/11, Tipp News Daily, September 11, 2009
- The Right Word In Tails; from, Naming the World: And Other Exercises for the Creative Writer, Random House, 2008
- Are You Feeling All Right? Emic, Spring 2001
- Rethinking Lynyrd Skynyrd, Owl Farm, Spring 2001
- Turn Off Your Television, National Jurist, November 1999
- Just Say Shrug, Miami Review, Spring 1997
- Ringing Spring-Break Bells in Key West, Dayton Daily News, April 11, 1991
- Communities, Children Deal with Divorce, Dayton Daily News, September 21, 1990
Presentations, Exhibitions & Colloquia
- Tweeting Students Where They Are: 21st Century Rhetorics and The Challenges of A New Argumentative Paradigm, March 18, 2010, Conference on Composition and Communication
- On The Cusp: Creative Writing’s New Age, July 28, 2008, Wright State University Creative Writing Symposium, Wright State University
- In The Beginning Was The Word: Creative Writing As Spritual Practice, May 23, 3007, Edison Community College
- The World And A Room Away, February 2002, Iowa Modern Art Museum Writers’ Series
- Sissyneck, March 2001, Talk/Art, The Mill, Iowa City
- Lest We Forget, Mixed Media Essay, University of Toledo College of Law Black History Month Celebration, University of Toledo College of Law, 1999
Recognition
- Southern Ohio Consortium for Higher Education Outstanding Professor, 2009
- Best of Web Finalist, History News Network (CLIO), 2006
- University of Iowa Studio Fellowship, 2001-2002
- Corpus Juris Secundum, University of Toledo College of Law, 1998
Memberships
- American Bankruptcy Law Forum, 2010–
- National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, 2009–
- Ohio Bar Association, 2009–
- Dayton Bar Association, 2009–
- Miami County Bar Association, 2005–
- Edison State Education Association, 2010
- Downtown Tipp City Partnership, 2010
- American Bar Association, 2000–
Affiliations
- F&AM, Tippecanoe Lodge #174; AASR-32, Valley of Toledo; York Rite-KT, Findlay Commandery
Advisory
- Chair, Managing Member Committee, Potemkin Media Omnibus, Ltd., 2011–
- Chair, Managing Membeship Committee, Mystery Media, Ltd., 2009–
- Edison State Education Association Contract Committee, 2007–
- Downtown Tipp City Partnership, Executive Board, 2010
- College Consortium Committee, Dayton Literary Peace Prize, 2008-2010
- Chair, Edison Community College Honors Program Organizing Committee, 2008-2009
- Board of Directors, Marshal Protective Agency, 2007-2009
- Board of Trustees, The Arc of Ohio (Miami County), 2006-2009
- University Public Relations Committee, Arizona State University, 2003-2005
- Chair, New Media Initiatives Committee, ASU Law, 2003-2005
Service
- Secretary, Edison State Education Association, 2008-2011
- Organizer, Dayton Literary Peace Prize, Edison Community College, 2006-2009
- General Counsel, The Arc of Ohio (Miami County), 2006-2009
