QUALIFICATION SUMMARY

• Twenty-plus years of community college teaching and lecturing experience
• Thirty years of editing experience
• Thirty years of group facilitation experience in California communities
• Areas of teaching competence: Advanced Composition, College Composition, College Writing, Literature and Composition, Practical Communication, Developmental Writing, Writing Skills, Creative Writing, College Literary Magazine, Service Learning, and Children’s Literature
• Computer literacy: MS Office Suite, Adobe Design Suite, Googledocs and Google Classroom, Blackboard, D2L, Canvas, Turnitin, VeriCite, WordPress, and internet research and website development tools

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

• Professor, Multi-level Composition, Creative Writing, and Literature Courses, Cosumnes River College, January 2002 to Present
• Professor, Creative Writing, Sacramento City College, Summers of 2002 to 2006
• Professor, Reading and Writing Center, Cosumnes River College, January 2004 to May 2004, Summer 2004, and Fall 2006 to Present
• Participant, Accelerated and Developmental Writing and College Writing Holistic Grading Sessions, Cosumnes River College

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Coordinator, Tahoe/Colonial Collaborative, Colonial Park Arts and Recreation Effort, Sacramento, CA, September 2006 to 2011 (Volunteer)
• Program Coordinator, Center for Collaborative Planning, Public Health Institute, Sacramento, CA, October 1997 to June 2006

EDUCATION

• Masters, English, Writing Emphasis, California State University, Sacramento
• Bachelor of Arts, English, University of California, Davis

SPECIAL COURSEWORK & WORKSHOPS

• AI² Professional Development Institute, August 21, 2025
• Equity in Motion Workshop, August 20, 2025
• The Elephant in the Room: Illuminating the Disabled Experience in Education, August 20, 2025
• Annotate Together: Collaborative Text Analysis, August 20, 2025
• “2025 Cal OER Conference,” August 6-8, 2025
• “Soul of Summer,” a six-week personal narrative writing workshop for teachers of writing with Frank Ingrasciotta, Teachers and Writers Magazine Collaborative, Summer 2025
• “Macmillan Learning Institute: Active Learning Institute,” Macmillan, May 2025-June 2025
• Collaborative Learning Circles, Cosumnes River College, Spring 2025
• Transformative Teaching Practices Cohort, (Equitable Assessment, Inclusive Design, Trauma-Informed Pedagogy, ePortfolios), Cosumnes River College, Spring 2025
• Distance Education Regular and Substantive Interaction (RSI) Webinar, April 29, 2025
• “Linguistic Justice,” Cosumnes River College, February 28, 2025
• FACCC Policy Conference, Faculty Association of California Community Colleges, February 1, 2025
• Grammar Instruction for Building Strong Readers presented by Matthew Johnson, ERWC, Janusry 23, 2025
• “Talk Story to Reclaim Our Radical Imagination,” Cosumnes River College Professional Development Institute, January 2025
• “Open Educational Resources (OER): Back to Basics,” Cosumnes River College, January 16, 2025
• “Defending Immigrant Students and Families,” California Federation of Teachers, January 10, 2025
• AI Class Assistant Pilot, Nectar, Fall 2024
• “AI Tool Design and Prompt Engineering Microcredential,” (built three apps through Playlab) Playlab, Fall 2024
• AI Summit, Folsom Lake College, November 15, 2024
• “Hiring the Best,” Los Rios Community College District, October 15, 2024 
• “Education & Generative AI Roundup #12: A Monthly Review and Exploration of the Latest Developments,” Packback, August 29, 2024
• “Bits and Bots: A Playful Dive into AI,” Cosumnes River College, August 2024
• “Using Open Pedagogy and Open Educational Resources to Support Anti-racist Approaches, Fall 2024
• Beyond Accommodations: How Embracing Non-Apparent Disabilities Benefits Everyone,” Cosumnes River College, August 22, 2024
• Innovation in the Creative Writing Classroom: A Conversation with the 2024 Bechtel Prize Winners, Teachers & Writers Collaborative, July 17, 2024
• “Macmillan Learning Institute: Teaching with Generative AI,” Macmillan, May 2024-July 2024
• UC Scout Pilot Program, Spring 2024
• “Vision 2030: Generative AI in Higher Education Series,” State Chancellor’s Office, April 30, 2024
• “Threading the Needle: Cultivating Ethical and Inclusive Teaching in an AI Era,” Macmillan Learning, April 30, 2024
• Open Educational Resources Initiative Cohort, Cosumnes River College, Spring 2024
• “Strategies for Active Engagement with Diversity Concepts in an Online Environment,” April 23, 2024
• “A Literary Examination of Power, Love, and Art with Xochtl Gonzalez,” April 17, 2024
• “A Whole New World: Exploring AI’s Impact on Future Pathways of Education,” Macmillan Learning, April 16, 2024
• “An Integrated Approach to Affordability and Outcomes: The Coexistence and Student Impact of Student Access and OER, McGraw Hill, April 3, 2024
• “Astronomy Aligned: Mastering the Solar Eclipse and Student Engagement,” Pearson, April 2, 2024
• “Helping Your Students Use AI Productively,” McGraw Hill, April 2, 2024
• “Reading a Text Two Ways,” McGraw Hill, April 1, 2024
• “Teaching in the Digital Classroom Pilot Program,” UC Scout, March-April 2024
• “Peralta Online Equity Conference: Learn, Analyze, Build,” Spring 2024, Spring 2025
• “AI Amplified Learning: Discipline-Specific Strategies Workshop, Macmillan Learning, March 21, 2024
• “The Power of Friendships with NPR Legal Affairs Correspondent Nona Totenberg,” Sacramento Public Library, March 6, 2024
• “The Impact of AI in Education,” Pearson, February 28, 2024
• “Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity: An Author Talk with Kim Scott,” Sacramento Public Library, February 28, 2024
• “Literary Theory for Robots,” Norton Shorts Speakers Series, February 27, 2024
• “Vision 2030: Generative AI in Higher Education Series,” State Chancellor’s Office,February 27, 2024
• Build Your Personal AI Toolbox Related to Composition,” McGraw Hill, February 27, 2024
• “Exploring Identity, Love, and Being Black in America: A Conversation with Award-Winning Author Jason Mott,” Sacramento Public Library, February 20, 2024
• “Black Minds Matter, CSUS Black Honors College,” California State University, Sacramento, February 19, 2024
• “Developing a Perpetually Positive Attitude Toward English Instruction,” McGraw Hill, February 19, 2024 
• “Fighting Fire with Fire: Navigating Student AI Use with AI-Enriched Assignments,” Macmillan, February 16, 2024
• “Teaching with Technology,”  Cal State ERWC In the Classroom Webinar Series, February 15, 2024
• “Fostering a Sense of Community in Writing Classes,” McGraw Hill, February 12, 2024
• “Co-requisite Instruction Meeting: Gathering and Using Data,” CRC Acceleration, February 9, 2024
• “Tips for Effective Feedback in English Instruction,” McGraw Hill, February 5, 2024
• “Developing a Growth Mindset to Build Confidence in Composition,” Macmillan Learning, January 23, 2024
• “AI EmpowerED: Navigating Generative AI in Higher Education Webinar,” McGraw Hill, November 29, 2023
• “In the Driver’s Seat: Preparing Students for AI-Enhanced Workplaces,” Macmillan Learning, November 16, 2023
• “Teaching Writing and Ethics with ChatGPT,”  McGraw Hill, Lunch and Learn Series, November 13, 2023
• “Vision 2030: Generative AI in Higher Education Series,” State Chancellor’s Office, November 7 2023
• “Strategies for Anti-Racist Pedagogy in the Classroom,”  McGraw Hill, Lunch and Learn Series, November 6, 2023
• “Helping Students to Engage Effectively in Classroom Discussions,”  McGraw Hill, Lunch and Learn Series, October 31, 2023
• “Why Thinking, Reading, and Writing about Cause-and-Effect Relationships Are So Important,”  McGraw Hill, Lunch and Learn Series, October 30, 2023
• “When AI Is a Liar and a Cheat: Re-Imagining Authentic Assessment in the Age of Open AI,” Macmillan Learning, October 26, 2023
• “Structures & Activities to Maximize Student Success,”  McGraw Hill ,Lunch and Learn Series,, October 23, 2023
• “The Importance of Truth, Honesty, and Pedagogy in an AI World,” Macmillan Learning, October 17, 2023
• “Teaching Writing for Students Transferring to Four-Year Universities, McGraw Hill, Lunch and Learn Series, October 16, 2023
• “Teaching Composition as a Marketable Skill,” McGraw Hill, Lunch and Learn Series, October 10, 2023
• “Libre Texts ADAPT Workshop,” October 6, 2023
• “Building Cultures of Growth in Our Classrooms,” California Acceleration Project (CAP), October 5, 2023
• “Dealing with Difficult Online Students,” McGraw Hill, Lunch and Learn Series, October 3, 2023
• “Engaging Students in Critical Reading and Thinking,” McGraw Hill, Lunch and Learn Series, October 2, 2023
• “Helping Students with Metacognition,” McGraw Hill, September 26, 2023
• “Teaching Writing Ethics with ChatGPT,” McGraw Hill, Lunch and Learn Series, September 25, 2023
• “Vision 2030: Generative AI in Higher Education,” State Chancellor’s Office, September 25, 2023
• “When the Horse is out of the Barn: Educators Embracing AI Enhanced Learning,” Macmillan Learning, September 22, 2023
• “A Workshop to Revive the Potential of Your Assignments,” August 16, 2023
• “Soul of Summer,” a six-week flash/prose poetry writing workshop for teachers of writing with Sarah Dohrmann, Teachers and Writers Magazine Collaborative, Summer 2023
• “Artificial Intelligence in the Creative Writing Classroom,” Teachers and Writers Magazine, August 15, 2023
• “Wall Street Journal Instructor Conference,” August 10, 2023
• “Crying in the Bathroom: A Memoir: An Author Talk with Erika L. Sánchez,” Sacramento Public Library, July 25, 2023
• “LibreFest,” LibreTexts, July 17, 19, 21, 2023
•  “Check In So Your Students Don’t Check Out,” California Acceleration Project (CAP Central), May 15, 2023
• “ENG WR 80 Training,” Cosumnes River College, May 12, 2023
• Intro to ChatGPT for Community College Writing Programs: Early Learnings and Considerations, Kendall Hunt Publishing, May 10, 2023
• “Foundations of Canvas 2.0: Introduction to Course Design,” April 10-May 6, 2023
• Terminator or Transformer: ChatGPT Has Arrived in Our Classrooms. What Now? April 12, 2023
• “Composition for Career Readiness,” McGraw Hill, Lunch and Learn Series, March 28, 2023
• “The Importance of Relationships,” McGraw Hill, Lunch and Learn Series, March 27, 2023
• “Inquiry Question: How should college educators adapt their teaching to respond to the rise of generative AI tools such as ChatGPT?” March 24, 2023
• “Facilitating Successful Peer Review in Online Classes,” McGraw Hill Lunch and Learn Series, March 21, 2023
• “Engagement Strategies: Choice Boards, ABC Graffiti, Jigsaw, Think-Pair-Share, Word Clouds, Gallery Walk,” McGraw Hill, Lunch and Learn Series, March 20, 2023
• “Promoting Rhetorical Decision-Making,” McGraw Hill, Lunch and Learn Series, March 14, 2023
• “CATs: Classroom Assessment Techniques,” McGraw Hill Lunch and Learn Series, March 13, 2023
• “Taking Google Forms to the Next Level,” Markus Geissler, Cosumnes River College, March 10, 2023
• “Critical Thinking for College and Life,” McGraw Hill, Lunch and Learn Series, March 8, 2023
• “Using Photovoice,” McGraw Hill, Lunch and Learn Series, March 6, 2023
• “Community Engagement for Writing Teachers,” McGraw Hill, Lunch and Learn Series, February 28, 2023
•  “Life Writing for Our Students and Our Communities,” McGraw Hill, Lunch and Learn Series, February 27, 2023
• “What Do We Tell Students about ChatGPT? Finding and Building English Open Educational Resources (OER) about Artificial Intelligence (AI) Writing Assistance,” February 24, 2023
•  “Fostering Well-Being in Our Classes and in Life,” February 22, 2023
• “Composition for Career Readiness,” McGraw Hill, Lunch and Learn Series, February 21, 2023
• “Focusing on What’s Right: Developing a Grit Mindset in Students,” February 14, 2023
• “Motivation Without Cheerleading: Strategies for Motivating Students to Engage in the Composition Classroom, McGraw Hill, Lunch and Learn Series, February 13, 2023
• “The Rhetoric of Poetry with Daniel Summerhill,” January 18, 2023
• “Tutoring Services,” Cosumnes River College, January 12, 2023
• “Incorporating Handshake in the Classroom, Cosumnes River College, January 12, 2023
• “Rising Scholars: Supporting Currently and Formerly Incarcerated Students,” Los Rios Community College District, January 12, 2023
• “Meet the Success Coaches,” Los Rios Community College District, January 12, 2023
• “Student Assistant Training,” equity-focused teaching, Cosumnes River College, January 11, 2023
• “Creating Refuge for the Heart: Compassion-Centered Practices for Tending to Painful Experiences,” CRC Professional Development Institute, January 11, 2023
• CRC Spring Faculty Roundtable, January 11, 2023
• “We’re Reading Specimen Days, with author Michael Cunningham and the New York Times Book Club,” December 8, 2022
• “Celebrating Civic Leadership” – ioby Virtual Event, December 6, 2022
• “Racelighting People of Color in Schools, Colleges, and Universities,” with J. Luke Wood and Frank Harris III, November 3, 10, and 17, 2022
• “Google Sites and Google Forms: An Introduction,” November 2, 2022
• “ACUE Inclusive Teaching for Equitable Learning, ten-week Canvas intensive with assignments, Fall 2022
• “Being Relational – Inclusive Teaching and Learning,” Cosumnes River College, October 19, 2022
• “Transforming Assignments through a Culturally and Historically Responsive Literacy Perspective,” three-week cohort session with Dr. Veronica Lopez, American River College, Spring 2022
• “Fight, Flight, or Freeze – Institutionalizing Equity in Our Colleges,” by Lasana O. Hotep, May 6, 2022
• “Addressing the Affective Domain in Online Learning: Strategies for Post-AB705 Freshman Composition,” by CVC OEI Webinars, May 4, 2022
• “From Gotcha to ‘You Got This!’ Online Teaching Strategies that Uplift Students, Build Interactivity, and Increase Retention,” April 27, 2022
• “Bystander Intervention: How to be an Ally When You Witness Online Abuse” training by the Anti-Defamation League, April 21, 2022
• “Data Literacy Project,” a five-week, practical course with CRC Researchers Brandon Muranaka and Katy Wilson, Cosumnes River College, Spring 2022
• Cosumnes River College’s Being Relational Series: “Authentic Care” and “Humanizing Your Classes,” Spring 2022
• “Spring 2022 ERWC Webinar Series: Going LIVE! Reviving and Reinventing Sentence-Level Writing Instruction, with Dr. Martin Brandt,” February 17, 2022
• “Antiracism and Inclusion Convocation: A CALL TO ACTION: Eradicate, Resolve, and Liberate,” California State University, Sacramento, February 14, 2022
• “The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Signature Event: Nikole Hannah-Jones, A Conversation about the Importance of Truth, History and The 1619 Project,” January 26, 2022
• “Serving Refugee Students,” January 2022
• “Data Literacy Project: Data Literacy for Everybody!” January 2022
• “Use Google Workspace to Take Teamwork to the Next Level,” January 2022
• “College and Life Skills 101 Course for Students,” January 2022
• “Hurry Up and Use Pronto,” January 2022
• “June Jordan Commemorative Series,” including: “A Place of Rage: June Jordan and Her Circle,” “Skyrise: June Jordan’s Architectural Imaginary,” “Black Girlhood, Truth and Transformation” by UC Berkeley African American Studies, Fall 2021 and Winter 2022
• “Military Culture,” November 30, 2021
• ASCCC’s “English Discipline OER Needs Assessment,” November 19, 2021
• “Lesson Plan Scan: Lesson Planning for Student Engagement,” November 8, 2021
• “Día De Los Muertos Community Celebration,” November 2, 2021
• Promoting Racial Equity in Student Mental Health,” USC Race and Equity Center, September 14 and 21, 2021
• “Addressing the Declining Representation of Black Students in California Community Colleges,” September 1, 2021
• “Summer Learning Institute; Struggle and Strategy, Building Solidarity Through the Work, Antiracist Growth Mindset in Action,” July 6-8, 2021
• “Foundations of Using Canvas,” two-week course, Spring 2021
• “Write Right Web Series,” five-part grammar/style webinars, Spring 2021
• 3CSN, Text Talk: Approaches to Reading and Discussions, May 2021
• Show Box L.A.’s X-Collaborations 2021, Social Justice Studies presentation, April 29 2021
• “At Home with Poems,” Dodge Poetry, Virtual Conference, April 26-May 2, 2021
• “Grappling with Widely Varying Success Rates,” California Acceleration Project, April 23, 2021
• “Equity Training – Still We Rise: Core Competencies to Support African American Student Success,” April 12, 2021
• “California Innocence Project Presentation by Jasmin Harris,” March 24, 2021
• “Rising Up Against Anti-Asian Violence and Racism Panel Discussion,” March 24, 2021
•  “Equity Training – Sí se Puede: Affirming Latinx Students Through Intentional Practices for Success,” March 19, 2021
• “An Evening with Lesa Cline-Ransome,” Sacramento Public Library, February 23, 2021
• AB 705: Accelerating success in Math and English to close equity gaps. Is it working?, VCCCD Webinars, February 19, 2021
• “Critical Conversations, Reaping What We Sow: A Conversation with Alice Walker,” UC Berkeley Social Sciences Department, February 15, 2021
• “Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) Course in Effective Online Teaching Practices,” year-long community of practice cohort, 2020/21
• “Dr. Vershawn Ashanti Young: Teaching after George Floyd,” Fountainhead Press, December 4, 2020
• “21 Days to Less Stress,” Balance by Nature, November 2020
• “CRC’s Annual Dia de Los Muertos Celebration and Presentations,” Puente, October 29, 2020
• “Trade, Improvement, and Survival: An Indigenous Approach to the Current Immigration ‘Crisis’ with Dr. Irma Alicia Velásquez Nimatuj,” Center for Latin America Studies, UC Berkeley, September 24, 2020
• “Cosumnes River College and Hypothesis Webinar,” September 17, 2020
• Open Educational Resources Textbook Outline Project; created two textbooks, July 2020
• “How to Be an Antiracist,” Ibram X. Kendi, Prince George’s County Library, July 20, 2020
• “Black Minds Matter,” Five-Part Series with Luke Wood and Donna Ford, Summer 2020
• “Minding the Obligation Gap in Community Colleges Summer Learning Institute,” Five-Part Series with Jeremiah Sims, Lasana Hotep, Tabitha Conway, and others, Summer 2020
• “How to Be an Antiracist” with Ibram X. Kendi, July 27, 2020
• Submitted Course for the OEI Fast Track, Summer 2020
• “How to Express Authentic Care with a Focus on Racial Equity” with Center for Urban Education, May 28, 2020
• “Equity-Minded Syllabus Workshop” with Lasana Hotep, May 20, 2020
• “State of the Budget and Online Learning, Los Rios Community College District, May 18, 2020
• “Online Support as an Anti-Racist Practice” with Center for Urban Education, May 14, 2020
• “Being Aware of Learning Opportunities and Constraints Posed by Online Teaching and their Consequences for Minoritized Students” with Center for Urban Education, May 7, 2020
• “Reyna Grande Community Talk,” American River College, May 6, 2020
• “Who Gets to Name Privilege Training” with Colette Harris-Mathews, May 6, 2020
• “Core Competencies of an Equity Advancing Education” with Lasana Hotep, April 30, 2020
• “Equity-Minded Online Teaching Using Canvas as a Model” with Center for Urban Education, Cosumnes River College, April 30, 2020
• Using Video for Online Teaching, April 15, 2020
• “Mindfulness Training,” American River College, April 29, 2020
• “Equity-Minded Syllabi and Foundational Equity Training” with Lasana Hotep, April 23, 2020
• “California Acceleration Project Conference,” Spring 2020
• @ONE Online Education Institute, Peer Online Course Review, August 2019
• Open Educational Resources Project; harvested resources for College Composition and Creative Writing, July 2019
• Open Educational Resources Institute, Cosumnes River College, April 25, 2019
• “California Acceleration Project Conference,” Spring 2019
• “Doug’s Abrams: CRC’s OneBook Author Shares Experiences,” February 5, 2019
• Hiring the Best: Equity and Diversity Training, January 2019
• “Academic Dugnad: The Heart of Refugee Higher Education Workshop,” January 2019
• “Canvas Course Design Rubric Workshop Series,” Fall 2018
• “District-wide English Corequisite Workshop,” December 2018
• “Equity-Minded Teaching Institute Webinars,” Fall 2018
• “Serving Students in Crisis: Techniques and Services,” October 24, 2018
• “Equity-Minded Teaching Institute,” Center for Urban Education, Los Angeles, June 4-5 2018
• “Acceleration Conference,” Modesto Junior College, May 2018
• “District-wide English Co-requisite Retreat,” April 2018
• “Los Rios Guided Pathways Workshop,” March 2018
• “California Acceleration Project Conference,” Spring 2018
• “Can-Innovate 2017,” online teaching conference, Summer 2017
• “California Acceleration Project Community of Practice Training,” Summer 2017
• “Tim Wise Equity Training,” Sacramento City College, March 2017
• “Los Rios Promise Summit,” January 2017
• “Online Canvas Training,” Spring 2017
• “Hands-on Canvas Training,” Spring 2017
• “California Acceleration Project Pre-conference Sessions,” March 2017
• “Not Any More: Violence Intervention and Prevention,” Fall 2016
• “Sacramento City Management Academy,” Spring 2015
• Instituto Cultural Oaxaca, “Intermediate through Advanced Spanish and cultural workshops:” cooking, ceramics, mask-making, piñata-making, painting, weaving, film, conversation, Summers 2009 to 11, 13 and Fall 2012, and “Writing Poetry in Spanish,” Summers 2014 to Present
• “Associated Writing Programs Conference,” Winter 2014, Seattle; Winter 2015, Minneapolis; Winter 2016, Los Angeles; Winter 2019, Portland; Winter 2020, San Antonio; Spring 2025, Los Angeles
• “Preparing Your Online Course for Accreditation,” Spring 2015
• “Sexual Harassment Prevention Training,” April 2015 and April 2017, February 2019, March 2020
• Teaching on the Move: Integrating Student’s Smart Phones and Tablets into your Courses, @ONE Desktop Seminar, Spring 2015
• “Beyond Online Teaching: Virtual Presentation Skills,” @ONE Desktop Seminar, Spring 2015
• “Mini Symposium on Effective Teaching and Culturally Responsive Instruction,” Sacramento City College, Spring 2011
• “Umoja Conference,” Sacramento City College, Fall 2011
• “Public Service Ethics Education, Online Training,” Fall 2006 to Summer 2014
• “On Course Training,” Summer 2011
• “Web 2.0 Powerful Tools to Transform Teaching and Learning,” University of LaVerne, Summer 2013
• “Punctilious Punctuation,” University of LaVerne, Summer 2013
• “Motivating Difficult Students,” University of LaVerne, Summer 2013
• “Project Inform,” University of San Diego, Summer 2013
• “Writing Across the Curriculum,” California State University Sacramento, Summer 2012
• “Arts Integration: The Kennedy Center Approach,” Fall 2011
• “Basic Skills Regional Meeting,” June 2008
• “Teaching at Its Best Seminar; nine-week hybrid session,” facilitated the session on technology in the classroom, March to May 2008
• “Desire 2 Learn Training, Training on Desire to Learn,” May 2008
• “Art Education Faire,” California State Unversity, Sacramento, March 2008
• Interest Based Approach training through LRCCD, November 2005
• “Appreciative Inquiry Workshops,” August 2005
• “English Language Learners Institute,” Cosumnes River College, June 2005
• “Communicating with Limited-Literacy Audiences” with AstraZeneca, June 2005
• Travel to Tanzania, Kenya, Panama Canal, Mexico, Colombia, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Canada, England, France, Scotland, Denmark, Norway, Russia, Germany, Finland, Sweden, Netherlands, Ireland, Italy, Poland, China, Austria, Slovokia, Hawaii, cross-country drive to historical sites in US, including Center High, the Oklahoma City Memorial, national parks, Graceland, etc.

SELECTED PRESENTATIONS

• Presenter, “Practicing What We Preach,” Cosumnes River College, January 15, 2025
• Presenter, “Writing Intensives for Intense Times,” CWPA Annual Conference, July 2025
• Presenter, “Using Stories to Fight Over-reliance on AI in Community College Classes,” CWPA Annual Conference, July 2025
• Presenter, “Earth Day Poetry Reading,” April 22, 2025
• Presenter, “Building Your Toolbox,” CalGeo Annual Conference, online, April 2025
• Presenter, “Using Stories to Fight Overreliance on AI in Community College Classes,” Associated Writing Programs Annual Conference, March 2025
• Presenter, “Having Fun with AI,” Cosumnes River College Reading and Writing Center, February 13, 2025
• Presenter, “Earth Day Poetry Reading,” April 22, 2024
• Facilitator, Grammar Bites, Spring 2024
• Presenter, “Open Pedagogy and Active Learning,” December 7, 2023
• Presenter, “Earth Day Poetry Reading,” April 21, 2023
• Presenter, “Wine to Water: Investing in Our Planet,” April 20, 2023
• Facilitator, “The Power of Our Life Stories,” Women’s History Month Panel, March 23, 2023
• Presenter, “You Can Do This: A Composition Intensive for Former Students of ENG WR 300,” February 23, 2023
• Presenter, “Showcasing Your Talents,” CalGeo Annual Conference, online, April 2021
• Launched One Book, Just Mercy, Canvas Site, May 2020
• Co-Presenter, “Developing and Funding Your Creative Writing Conference at the Two-Year College,” Associated Writing Programs, San Antonio, March 2020
• Facilitator, “Writing Your UC Essay,” Collaboration with English Department and Transfer Center, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021 (Canvas/Zoom)
• Co-Presenter, “Classroom Innovation: The Culture of Social Media,” Teaching Circle, November 2018
• Co-Presenter, “UC Personal Insight Questions Workshops,” Fall 2018 to Present
• Facilitator, “Lack of political power can actually make you sick,” October 2018
• Co-Presenter, “Transforming the Classroom into a Cultural Safe Space,” August 2018
• Presenter, “Building Blocks: Modular Writing,” CalGeo Annual Conference, Santa Rosa, April 2018
• Facilitator, “How to Become an Active and Engaged Citizen,” March 2018
• Facilitator, “Transforming Placement and Remediation to Increase Completion and Equity,” a Los Rios Community College Districtwide Convening, September 2017
• Presenter, “Choosing Your Words to Get Your Way: Negative Messaging,” CalGeo Annual Conference, Big Island, April 2017
• Presenter, “Getting the Job: Persuasive Writing Techniques,” CalGeo Annual Conference, Big Island, April 2017
• Presenter, “Creating an Artist’s Statement,” CRC Professional Development, Spring 2017
• Presenter, “Six-Word Memoirs,” CRC Professional Development, November 2016
• Facilitator, “Writing and Healing,” CRC Professional Development, November 2016
• Presenter, “Graphophobia: Fear of Writing,” CRC Flex Day, Fall 2016
• Keynote Speaker, Our Life Stories, Spring 2016
• Presenter, Lifelong Learning Panel, CRC Convocation, Fall 2015
• Panelist, “How to Write a Winning Sabbatical Application,” Professional Standards Workshop, Fall 2015
• Poetry Workshop Series Facilitator, for CHOICES day program for the developmentally disabled, January to April 2015
• Guest Speaker, CRC Patrons, April 2015
• Co-Presenter with Kakwasi Somadhi, Keynote, Our Life Stories, April 2014
• Presenter, various poetry readings: October 2016 for Sacramento Voices, October 2016 at Logos Books, Fall 2014 at the Sacramento Poetry Center for their 35th anniversary Celebration; Fall 2013 with Albert Garcia at Logos Books; May 2014 Avid Reader, etc.
• Co-Founder and facilitator, Campus Creative Writing Group, Write Now, Fall 2014 to Present
• Facilitator and Translator, “Ecoalebrijes: The Art and Culture of the Artisans of Arrazola, Oaxaca, Mexico,” Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Fall 2015, and Fall 2016
• Presenter, “Oaxaca Sabbatical Presentation,” Fall 2013 Convocation
• Co-Presenter, “Short Story Workshop,” Spring 2013
• Presenter, “Blogging: A Tool for the Classroom and Beyond Presentation,” Spring 2013
• Presenter, “Publishing Workshop,” Our Life Stories, Spring 2011
• Speaker with Congresswoman Matsui, Sacramento City Councilmember Kevin McCarty, and SCUSD Superintendent Raymond, April 2010
• Presenter, Young Authors Camp at Fairytale Town, Summer 2007 and Summer 2008
• Presenter, “The Gifted Facilitator,” California Department of Health Services, Tobacco Control Section, January 19, 2006 and February 17, 2006
• Presenter, “Fundraising 101,” First 5 Sacramento, December 2005
• Presenter, “Collaborative Leadership: Maximizing Our Potential for Change,” Center for Injury Prevention Policy & Practice, Workshop Presenter, October 2005
• Presenter, “Progresando Juntos: Agricultural Worker Convening,” Rural Community Assistance Corporation, Facilitator of Policy Discussion, August 2005
• Presenter, “Focusing on Our Communities,” Neighborhoods USA 30th Annual Conference, Workshop Presenter, May 2005
• Keynote Address, Regional Collaboration for Arts Education Conference, May 2005
• Presenter, Policy and Advocacy Focus, CSUS, November 2004, April 2005
• Poster Session, “Arts in Mental Health and Health Care,” California Institute for Mental Health, Cultural Competence and Mental Health Summit XII, October 2004
• Facilitator, Stanislaus County Planning Retreat, May 2004
• Facilitator, Department of Health Services Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Forum, Sacramento, CA, February 2004, and Fresno, CA, March 2004
• Presenter, “Women Inspiring Hope and Possibility,” Women’s History Week 2004
• Presenter, “Integrating Arts into Your Curriculum,” CSUS, November 2003
• Presenter, “Policy and Advocacy Strategies for Educators,” CSUS, October 2003
• Presenter, “Telling Your Community’s Story,” Cosumnes River College Staff Development, April 2003
• Teleconference Training Facilitator, “Bridging the Divides: A Very Silent Auction,” March 2003
• Facilitator and Presenter, “Leadership in a Multicultural Society Retreat,” Spring and Fall 2003-2005
• Facilitator, Archstone Falls Prevention Conference, Sacramento, CA, February 2003
• Facilitator, California Health Disability Program (CHDP) Stakeholders Forum to Advocate for Safety Net Programs in the May Revise, Sacramento, CA, March 2002
• Presenter, “Harnessing the Internet as a Powerful Communication Tool,” March 2002
• Teleconference Training Facilitator, “Focusing on Our Communities,” Community Partnerships for Healthy Children Initiative, February to March 2002
• Presenter, “Harnessing the Internet as a Powerful Tool for Local Communities,” San Diego, CA, January 2002
• Presenter, “Women’s Health Leadership: A Statewide Movement, Fostering Leadership and Change in Our Communities,” 2001 Annual Conference, Northern California Society of Public Health Educators, San Francisco, CA, September 2001
• Facilitator, “Project Help 2nd Annual Summit Mobilizing Against Substance Abuse,” Sacramento, CA October 2001
• Presenter, “Telling Your Community’s Story,” San Mateo, CA, June 2001
• Presenter, “Right Question Project,” Los Angeles, CA, August 2001
• Presenter, “Collaborative Leadership,” Sacramento, CA, October 2001
• Presenter, “Collaborative Leadership,” bilingual training, Venice, CA, May 2000
• Facilitator and Presenter, various poetry workshops for families

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

• Contributor, CRC’s Green Scene, Sept/Oct 2013, Feb/Mar 2015, Nov/Dec 2015, Nov/Dec 2015, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026 
• Author, weekly blogging at: shewhodaresnothing.wordpress.com, May 2012-February 2020
• Contributor, Fundación en Via blog, December 2012, July 2015
• Reader, Late Peaches: Poems by Sacramento Poets, http://www.sacramentopoetrycenter.com/spc-press/late-peaches-poems-by-sacramento-poets-2012-anthology-edited-by-bob-stanley/
• Founding Managing Editor, Cosumnes River Journal, Spring 2007 to May 2019
• Editor, Colonial Heights Library’s Monthly Newsletter, Winter 2012 to Present
• Editor, The Neighborhood News, neighborhood quarterly newsletter delivered to 3,000 homes, August 2006 to August 2011
• Faculty Support, The Voice, a student social justice publication Spring 2010 to Spring 2011
• Managing Editor, Poetry Now (a monthly literary review and calendar), April 1995 to August 2004
• Managing Editor, The Sacramento Anthology: 100 Poems, 2001-2002
• Editor, A companion curriculum to The Sacramento Anthology: 100 Poems
• Editor, Forklore: Celebrating the food and stories of our culture, a recipe book, Fall 2003
• Editor, Recipes We Know by Heart: Celebrating the food and stories of our culture, a recipe book, Fall 2004, Spring 2005, and Fall 2005
• Author, The California Endowment Semi-Annual Mental Health Grantee Convening Reports, June 2002, January 2003, August 2003, and February 2004
• Author, The California Endowment Agricultural Worker Health Program Semi-Annual Reports, June 2002, February 2003, August 2003, and January 2004
• Author, “Women’s Health Leadership Mobilizes Cross-Cultural Grassroots Women Leaders to Promote Health and Social Justice in California,” American Journal of Public Health, April 2002
• Author, “Profiles in Brief: Learning from Emerging Women’s Health Leaders,” E-Research Newsletter, Volume 6, Number 1
• Author, cover endorsement/testimonial for Hat Full of Leaves by Stan Zumbiel, November 2021; Fruit Box Castles by Jennifer Pickering, July 2020; Coming Forth by Day by Kakwasi Somadhi, December 2014; The Warrior King by Claudia Epperson, May 2005; The Miracle Shirker by Bradley W. Buchanan, Spring 2005; Words Like Knives, Like Feathers by JoAnn Anglin, Summer 2004; The Practice of Poetry by Laverne and Carol Frith, Pony Fish by Nancy Wahl, David Lee Holman, and Ron Peat
• Author, numerous grant and project proposals and progress and final reports to funders and other stakeholders
• Author, numerous articles as a columnist with The Desert Sentinel, Desert Hot Springs, CA, a reporter with The Atascadero News, Atascadero, CA, a contributor to The San Luis Obispo Telegram-Tribune, San Luis Obispo, CA, and a contributor to Because People Matter, Sacramento, CA

POETRY PUBLICATIONS

• “Driving to Heaven” and “Where I’m From,” Desert Writers Guild 2023 Anthology, Fall 2023
• “Vigil for a Winter Foal,” Cathexis Northwest Press, July/August 2023
• “Aubade,” Suisun Valley Review, Spring 2023
• “La Luna” and “The Moon;” “Their Student;”All Invisible;” “Bailando un Poco”: and “Dancing a Little;” and “Forecast,” Munyori Literary Journal, Fall 2018, http://munyori.org/poetry/poems-by-heather-hutcheson/
• “Father’s Day Without Father;” “I Do Not Possess Flame;” “I wouldn’t know if the band;” “Diagnostic,” Sac Voices Anthology, Fall 2017, http://www.coldriverpress.org/index.htm
• “Lazy Sunday Mornings,” Poydras Review, Fall 2017
• “Questions about the Virgin,” WomenArts Quarterly Journal, Summer 2017
• “Summer Insomnia,” Poetry Now, Spring 2017,  https://issuu.com/sacramentopoetrycenter/docs/poetry/6
• “Fire,” Postcards Poems & Prose, February 2017, https://postcardpoemsandprose.wordpress.com/2017/02/14/fire-by-heather-hutcheson/
• “Rushing into the Music,” Postcards Poems & Prose, January 2017, https://postcardpoemsandprose.wordpress.com/2017/01/20/rushing-into-the-music-by-heather-hutcheson/
• “Recipe for Peach Salsa;” “Dancing a Little;” “Jesús wants to learn to use the internet,” Watershed Review, Fall 2016, http://www.csuchico.edu/watershed/2016-fall/poetry/hutcheson-heather.shtml
• “Period of Mourning,” The Roaring Muse, Fall 2016
• Silver, a chapbook, I Street Press, Fall 2014
• “Hiking” I Street Omnibus Sampler, 2012
• “Advice to a New Co-Worker: What I have learned in the hennery,” Chrysanthemum  (Spring 2002)
• “After 9/11,” We Beg to Differ: An Anthology for Peace
• “After sending poems out,” Manzanita: Poetry and Prose of the Mother Lode and Sierra, Vol. 5
• “Almost June, Bolinas,” In Sublette’s Barn
• “August 30, Davis, around 11:30pm,” The CSUS Catchword Collection (Spring 1995, CSU, Sacramento)
• “Best friend’s getting married,” One Dog Press, Volume 3, Number
• “The Cocktail Waitress,” One Dog Press, Volume 3, Number 2
• “The Concert,” Poems-For-All series #125, Sac Free Press
• “Crane,” Poems-For-All series #123, Sac Free Press
• “Disbelief,” One Dog Press, Volume 3, Number 2
• “Five Buttons,” Poems-For-All series #125, Sac Free Press
• “full of light,” Sustenance: A Journal of Conscious Spirituality
• “Getting Up In Winter,” Plainsongs, Volume 21, Number 2
• “Hangover,” Undercurrents: A Faculty Literary Review, Volume 9, Number 1
• “Harvest,” Because People Matter (March/April 2005)
• “Honey,” Jewel of the Valley: A California Anthology (Blue Moon Press)
• “How he tricked her into loving,” Twilight Ending
• “It is Cold,” Tiger’s Eye: A Journal of Poetry (Fall/Winter 2001)
• “Married,” In Sublette’s Barn
• “Meteor Shower,” Undercurrents: A Faculty Literary Review, Volume 9, Number 1
• “Moth Hunting,” Tiger’s Eye: A Journal of Poetry (Fall/Winter 2001)
• “My lover misunderstands me,” Poetry Motel
• “Name Her Saga: Queen of the Fairies,” Undercurrents: A Faculty Literary Review, Volume 9, Number 1
• “Nearing Spring,” Undercurrents: A Faculty Literary Review (Volume 9, Number 1)
• “Off Stage,” Jewel of the Valley: A California Anthology (Blue Moon Press)
• “On the Verge of War,” We Beg to Differ: An Anthology for Peace (24^th Street Irregular Press)
• “What I Have Lost,” Tiger’s Eye: A Journal of Poetry (Fall/Winter 2001)
• “Where Does Reason Reside,” Light in the Dark Foundation newsletter
• “Why I must sing so loud, so late,” California Quarterly (Volume 24, Number 1)
• “The Woman Finds Herself Making Faces,” Sustenance: A Journal of Conscious Spirituality
• “You bad-mouthed me all over town,” One Dog Press (Volume 3, Number 2)
• “You Don’t Know What It’s Like in My Mind,” The Poet’s Guild (May/June 1996)
• “10 Hours to the Next Rest Stop,” The Poet’s Guild (May/June 1996)

MEMBERSHIPS, AFFILIATIONS, AND VOLUNTEER EXPEREINCE

• Member, District Affordable Learning Materials Committee, Fall 2025-Present
• Member, Student Equity Plan Committee, Spring-Fall 2025
• Mentor, Faculty Diversity Internship Program, Los Rios Community College District, Fall 2025
• Member, CRC Sustainability Committee, Spring 2023-Present
• Volunteer, Welcome Week Tabling, Cosumnes River College, August 2024, January 2025, Augusrt 2025
• Volunteer, Giving Tree Wrapping, Hawk Cares Center, Cosumnes River College, December 2023, December 2024
• Volunteer, Thanksgiving Drive Thru Turkey Distribution, Hawk Cares Center, Cosumnes River College, November 2024
• Participant, Martin Luther King Jr. March and Community Day f Action, January 2022, January 2023, January 2024, January 2025
• Volunteer, Elk Grove Food Bank, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Fall 2025
• Volunteer, Sac Century Bike Race for Sacramento Children’s Home, September 30, 2023
• Volunteer, Vitalant Blood Drive, Cosumnes River College, September 2023; November 2024; February 18-19, 2025; April 29-30, 2025
• Member Distance Education and Information Technology, Fall 2021-Present
• Member, Affordable Educational Resources Committee, Fall 2021-Present
• Member, OneBook Planning Committee, Fall 2020-Spring 2021
• Member, Program Review for English Department, Spring 2021
• Tri-chair, Student Equity Plan, Spring 2019
• Volunteer, Point in Time Homeless Count with Sacramento Steps Forward, January 2019 and January 2024
• Coordinator, Online Learning and Teaching for English Department, Spring 2018 to Present
• Member, Districtwide Acceleration Committee, Spring 2018
• Member, Cultural Competence and Equity Committee, Fall 2016 to Spring 2021
• Member, CRC Smoking Standards Task Group, Spring 2016 to Fall 2017
• Reviewer, City Management Academy Applications, Spring 2016
• Faculty Advisor, Cosumnes River College Students for a Sustainable Future, Fall 2015
• Co-Coordinator, Monthly Creative Writing Prompt Group, Fall 2014 to Present
• Participant, Measure B (Be There for Libraries) Campaign, Spring 2014
• Facilitator, Digital Art Gallery, Colonial Heights Library, Fall 2014 to Present
• Participant, Online Teaching Research Project, Spring 2014
• Participant, Accreditation Standard II, Spring 2014 to Spring 2016
• Founder and Weekly Coordinator, Home Depot Language Intercambio, weekly plein air language exchange with migrant workers and students, Spring 2013 to Spring 2020
• Collaborator, A Collaborative Rhetorical Expansion of Argumentation Curriculum Between English and Communication Studies to Promote Student and Teacher Interaction, Spring 2013
• Contributor, A Collaborative Rhetorical Expansion of Argumentation Curriculum Between English and Communication Studies to Promote Student and Teacher Interaction, CASSL grant, Spring 2013
• Volunteer, Oaxaca Street Children, Summer 2013
• Panelist, 2012‐14 Cultural Arts Awards Panel, Public Art Panelist, Microgrant Panelist, and other panels
• President, Colonial Heights Friends of the Library, Winter 2012 to Summer 2017
• Volunteer, Friends of Oaxacan Folk Art, Fall 2012
• Member, Food Service Advisory Committee, September 2011 to Present
• Member, District Writing Skills Graduation Competency Committee, 2011 to Present, Chair 2013 to 2014 and 2020 to 2021
• Volunteer, Fundacion Envia, English Instructor, Summer 2010 to 11, Fall 2012, Summer 2013 to Summer 2020
• Chair, Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission’s Arts Education and Cultural Awards Committee, 2010 to 2014
• Faculty Supporter, Entrepreneur Club fundraiser for survivors of the Haiti earthquake with Muslim Student Association, Fall 2010
• Member, CRC Academic Senate, Fall 2010 to Spring 2012 and Spring 2013
• Member, English Faculty Hiring Committee, Spring 2010, Spring 2013, Spring 2018
• Community Coordinator, Tahoe Park Community Garden, Fall 2009 to Fall 2012
• Member, Mayor Kevin Johnson’s For Art’s Sake Committee, May 2009 to 2012
• Member, Arts Education Committee of the For Art’s Sake Initiative, July 2009 to May 2011
• Faculty Advisor, Cosumnes River College Anime Club, Fall 2009 to Spring 2012
• Member, Academy of American Poets, May 2008 to Present
• Commissioner, appointed by Sacramento mayors Heather Fargo and Kevin Johnson, with the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission, 2008 to 2014
• Founder and Coordinator, CRC Annual SHAREfair, a three-day celebration of philanthropy and community service, Fall 2007 to Fall 2016
• Member, Social Responsibility Committee, Fall 2007 to Spring 2021
• Chair, Planning Committee for the Our Life Stories Conference at Cosumnes River College, a collaboration with the local senior center, April 2007 to April 2022
• Coordinator, Day of Silence, Spring 2007 to Spring 2015
• Coordinator, CRC Season of Poetry Reading, 2007 to 2013
• Member, National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), February 2006 to Present
• Member, Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc. (TESOL), February 2006 to Present
• Member, Arts Committee of the South Sacramento Coalition for Youth Leaders, September 2006 to 2009
• Volunteer, Helping Hand Project on the Cosumnes River College Campus, Spring 2005
• Member, Communities and Physicians Together, UC Davis Medical Center, September 2006 to 2009
• Member, Arts Education Outreach Committee, Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission, April 2005 to June 2008
• Member, Board of Directors, Rise Up Belize, January 2005 to June 2006
• Co-Chair, 50^th Anniversary Celebration Commemorating the Montgomery Bus Boycott, September to December 2005
• Volunteer, Welcome Day Celebration at Sacramento City College, Fall 2005
• Member, American Association of University Women, 2004
• Faculty Advisor, Cosumnes River College Poetry Club, Fall 2004
• Member, California Arts Advocates, 2003 to Present
• Member, Women’s Health Care Partnership, 2003 to June 2006
• Member, California Lecture Series Marketing Committee, 2003 to 2008
• Member, Teachers and Writers Collaborative, 2003 to Present
• Member, Women’s History Week Committee, Cosumnes River College, Spring 2003, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2011, Spring 2012
• Member, Northern California Society of Public Health Educators, 2001 to 2003
• Member, MATRIX Arts, 2001 to 2003
• Volunteer, Center for Community Health and Well-Being, 2001 to 2002
• Member, Literature Alive!, 2000 to 2003
• Member, Poet Laureate Committee, Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission, 2000 to June 2008
• Member, Women’s Health Collaborative, 2000 to July 2005
• Member and Past Poetry Contest Judge, Sacramento Friends of the Library, from 1998
• Member, Sacramento Poetry Center, 1994 to Present
• Publications Intern, Cooperative Research and Extension Services for Schools (CRESS) Center on the UC Davis campus, Davis, CA, September 1992 to December 1992
• Programming Intern, Classical Music Radio Station, KPSL (1010 AM), Palm Springs, CA, January 1989 to May 1989
• Weekly Columnist Intern, The Desert Sentinel, Desert Hot Springs, CA, September 1986 to July 1989
• Co-facilitator, English Faculty Roundtable, a D2L forum for sharing best practices for all levels of creative writing, composition, and literature, Ongoing
• Listed in Poets and Writers Directory of Writers (www.pw.org)
• Participant, faculty observations and substitute for colleagues

AWARDS

• Awarded Type B Sabbatical: “You Can Do This: A Composition Intensive for Former Students of ENG WR 300,” Spring/Fall 2022
• Awarded Type B Sabbatical: “Decade Two of the Cosumnes River Journal, Building Our Presence and Capacity,” Spring 2017
• Crystal Apple Award, Fall 2014
• Received recognition from National Public Radio for Home Depot Intercambio Project, Spring 2013
• Awarded a Cultural Competence and Equity Committee Grant to present the art of Oaxacan Artisans (I worked with while on sabbatical Fall 2012), Fall 2013 and Fall 2014
• Awarded Type A Sabbatical: “Code Switching: Spanish Immersion, English Instruction, and Social Service,” Fall 2012
• Awarded CRC Foundation Mini Grant for “Turning Negatives into Positives: Learning from Cupcake Brown” in collaboration with a student, March 2010
• Awarded a mini-grant from the Center for the Advancement of Staff and Student Learning to study online students in comparison with traditional modalities in regard to learning communities
• Received CRC Senator’s Choice Award for college service, January 2010
• Received The Association of California School Administrators Region 3 Award for Partners in Educational Excellence with the Tahoe/Colonial Collaborative, March 3, 2010
• Nominated for an Award for Building Community for work with Sacramento’s underserved populations, December 2007
• Awarded a grant to the First 5 Sacramento Commission, under their Community Building Initiative, $75,000, Fall 2007; grant renewed in 2010, $25,000
• Secured $25,000 in funding from City Council for the implementation of a community garden and $5,000 from Lowe’s
• Received $30,000 from the First 5 Sacramento Commission, March 2011 for community building project

REFERENCES

Available upon request