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As an Editor

• The New York Times
• The Golden Globe Awards program
• Soros on Soros: Staying Ahead of the Curve (John Wiley and Sons)
• The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative
• Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Oxford University Press)
• The Dreiser-Mencken Letters (University of Pennsylvania Press)
• Variety special issues (Variety Custom Publishing)
• The NFDW Communicator (The National Federation of Democratic Women)
• Behind the Silver Screen (Motion Picture & Television Fund)
• Written By and WGAwest Member News (Writers Guild of America, west)
• Life Today Magazine (CCC)
• The Capital Times newspaper
• The Keaton Chronicle (The International Buster Keaton Society)
• King Chapman Broussard & Gallagher Management Consultants
• Assorted reference books (Oxford University Press, the Free Press and others)
• Assorted brochures, advertisements, manuals, annual reports, etc.

As a Writer

• The New York Times
• The Los Angeles Times
• The Rockefeller Foundation
• The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative
• Leonard Maltin’s Family Film Guide (N A L publishing)
• WGA.org
• Variety special issues (Variety Custom Publishing)
• Corel All-Movie Guide
• Allmovie.com
• Written By (Writers Guild of America, west)
• Laughsmith Entertainment
• Milestone Films
• Busterkeaton.com
• David Gordon Productions
• Film Quarterly
• Classic Images
• The Capital Times
• Curtains (book in progress)
• Seriously Funny (book in progress)

As a Designer

• WGAwest Member News (Writers Guild of America, west)
• Opera magazine
• The Great Stone Face magazine
• The NFDW Communicator (National Federation of Democratic Women)
• Melody Bunting International
• Sara Tornay, Artists’ Representative
• Assorted advertisements, newsletters, magazines

As a Photographer

• WGAwest Member News
• The International Buster Keaton Society
• Assorted freelance projects

As a Contributor

• No Applause—Just Throw Money: The Book That Made Vaudeville Famous (Faber and Faber)
• The New York Times Passover Cookbook: More Than 200 Holiday Recipes From Top Chefs and Writers (Harper Collins)
• Scorpion Tongues (William Morrow)

As an Instructor/Lecturer

• University of Connecticut, Stamford and Storrs campuses - public speaking, organizational and nonverbal communications course, adjunct professor
• JASA Arts Program for Seniors, New York, New York - computer and social issues instructor
• Silver Lake Film Festival - guest lecturer
• Giornate del Cinema Muto, Sacile, Italy - guest panelist
• University of Southern California - guest lecturer
• California First Amendment Coalition conference - guest panelist
• Annual Buster Keaton celebrations, Iola, Kansas - lecturer
• Buster Keaton Society conventions, Muskegon, Michigan - lecturer
• Hamptons International Film Festival, East Hampton, New York - guest lecturer
• Projected Images Film Society, Hoboken, New Jersey - film history instructor
• Friends of the Hoboken Public Library, Hoboken, New Jersey - guest lecturer
• High School for the Arts and Sciences, New York City - guest lecturer

As an Event Planner

• Writers Guild of America, west receptions and special events
• Receptions of all sizes
• Special events
• Small and large conventions

As a Consultant

• On-camera expert/audio commentary, The Buster Keaton Collection, Sony Home Entertainment
• So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton and MGM, TCM DVD collection
• Museum of Television & Radio
• Three A&E Biography documentaries (one on-camera; two behind-the-scenes)
• The Great Depression, the History Channel
• Hollywood’s Greatest Stunts, the Discovery Channel
• Programming for Warner Grand Theater, San Pedro, CA
• On-camera expert for Japanese documentary about laughter and its health benefits
• On-camera expert for Italian documentary about film comedy
• On-camera expert for upcoming DVD set documentary from Delta Entertainment
• Audio commentary for upcoming DVD set of Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle films
• On-camera expert for upcoming documentary on Roscoe Arbuckle
• International Keaton Centennial events

As a Producer

• DVD producer (Laughsmith Entertainment, 2006)

Education

• Master's-Level Program, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, 1984-86
• Graduate studies in the Department of Communication Science, all but thesis. Specializing in organizational and small group communication.
• B.S., Journalism, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, 1973-77
• Specialization in magazine journalism. Graduated with honors. William Allen White School of Journalism. Minors in English, History, Political Science.

Organizations

• Rx Laughter (1999-present) - vice president of board of directors, member of the entertainment industry advisory committee
• Hollywood Heritage Society (2005-present)
• Association of Moving Image Archivists (2006-present)
• Museum of Television & Radiio (2004-present)
• Society For Cinephiles (1998-present)
• The International Buster Keaton Society, Inc. (1992-present) - president and co-founder, chair of Board of Directors, convention coordinator, editor of publications
• Annual Keaton Celebration (1994-present) - member of advisory committee and planning committee, awards committee, guest lecturer
• International Wizard of Oz Club (1964-1998) - member of Board of Directors, nominating committee and executive planning committee; chair of bequest committee; graphic designer of club magazine; public relations director; convention chair
• Friends of the Hoboken Public Library (1991-1998) - president, vice president, publicity director

Awards and Honors

• Nominated for MAGGIE award for Most Improved Publication, Western Magazine Publishers Association, 2004
• Who’s Who in American Women, 1997-present; Who’s Who in the World, 2004-present; Who’s Who in America, 2006-present
• Certificate of Recognition, Town of Cottage Grove, Oregon, 1999
• Certificate of Recognition, County of Muskegon, Michigan. 1998
• The L. Frank Baum Memorial Award, 1993; the Munchkin Award, 1988. International Wizard of Oz Club
• King Chapman Broussard & Gallagher Leadership Award, 1991