MY RESUME

Odd Jobs Ink, Sacramento, CA
10-96 to present
Writer/Public Relations Consultant: Assist clients (providers of retirement housing and long-term care for the elderly) to build public awareness of and goodwill toward their companies by telling their stories to the audiences they want to reach.

Care Professionals Resources Network (Care PRN), Castro Valley, CA
1-92 to 10-96
Public Affairs Coordinator: Helped establish this organization and promote its training and consulting services to managers of retirement housing. Designed curriculum, trained on the laws and regulations governing the operation of assisted living facilities, researched and maintained information about aging issues and long-term care public policy.

Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG), Oakland, CA
1-88 to 1-92
Public Affairs Assistant: Produced publications for this land use planning agency; organized seminars for elected officials; conducted special fundraising events including a professional-amateur bicycle race at Lake Merritt.

American Bar Association (ABA), Washington, DC
12-86 to 8-87
Editor, Washington Summary: Produced an 8- to 10-page weekly newsletter covering about 30 public policy topics of interest to Congress members, state and local bar associations, and ABA leaders throughout the nation.

American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA),
Washington, DC 5-83 to 11-86
Communications Coordinator for Government Affairs: Edited four periodicals; apprised members of the Association's efforts to influence federal policy on health, long-term care, housing and other issues of importance to nonprofit providers of care and services to the elderly.

Additional Work History includes writing, editing and public relations for Vesper Memorial Hospital, San Leandro, CA; Southern Alameda County Women's Center, Hayward, CA; Venus Magazines, Palo Alto, CA; and Wells Fargo Bank, San Francisco