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Graduate Level Fellowship in Philosophy, Loyola University, Chicago, IL; 8/1992 – 6/1993
B.A. in Philosophy, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL; 5/1990

YOUNG PROFESSIONALS OF EVANSTON, Evanston, IL
Member of Steering Committee & Community Involvement Sub-Committee; 4/2005 – present
• Responsible for assisting in the creation and development of the Evanston Chamber of Commerce sponsored Young Professionals of Evanston, whose mission is to inspire the growth of personal networks and professional lives of young talent within the Evanston community.

EVANSTON ARTS COUNCIL, Evanston, IL
Member of Arts Council / Chairperson of the Talk Arts Committee; 1/2005 – present
• Responsible for encouraging the involvement of Evanston citizens in the arts and to aid the coordination of private and public and cultural activities. Developing Noyes building as a Cultural Arts Center for the Evanston community.
• As Chairperson of the Talk Arts Committee responsible for organizing quarterly Talk Arts educational panel events, coordinating monthly committee meetings, and providing public arts education and performance opportunities to the Evanston arts community.
• Appointed by the mayor of Evanston to a three-year term.

McDOUGAL LITTELL, Evanston, IL
Freelancer with Social Studies & Literature Educational Technology Products; 11/2004 – present
• Responsible for organization and Quality Assessment of Educational Technology Products for a variety of textbook series, including World History: Ancient Civilizations, World History: Patterns of Interaction, World History: Medieval and Early Modern Times, Creating America: A History of the United States, The Americans, Language of Literature, Language Networks and Bridges to Literature.
• Formatted Word files, edited Power Presentations, and evaluated materials on Excel spreadsheets.

AMAZON MARKETPLACE BOOKSELLER – www.amazon.com/shops/zineguide, Evanston, IL
Owner / Coordinator; 5/2004 – present
• Purchased, priced and posted over one thousand five hundred books on Amazon.com’s Marketplace third-party seller program. Specializing in textbooks.
• Responsible for order fulfillment and shipping.

SELF-PUBLISHERS EVENT COUNCIL OF CHICAGO, Chicago, IL
Event Organizer / Promoter of the Independent Media Community; 02/2000 – present
•  Organized and hosted more than thirty reading events, workshops, panel discussions and conferences throughout the Midwest, in which over a hundred different writers have participated or read from their self-published works.
•  Donated 10,000 serials / independent publications to high schools, universities, libraries, and art festivals, along with inspiring the establishment of zine libraries in both public and private spaces throughout the world.

NOYES CULTURAL ARTS CENTER / EVANSTON CULTURAL ARTS DIVISION, Evanston, IL
Administrative Assistant / Secretary II; 3/2004 – 11/2004
•  Responsible for processing Cultural Arts Division payroll, taking minutes for monthly meetings of both Evanston Arts Council and Public Art Committee, customer service & resident artist relations, walk-in & telephone reception, scripting memos & letters, accounts receivable, general office troubleshooting / problem solving.
• Support staff for Arts Camp, Ethnic Arts Festival, Lakeshore Arts Festival and Noyes Cultural Arts Center building concerns. Served as emcee and stage manager for Evanston’s free outdoor Starlight Summer Concert Series.

ZINE GUIDE & TAIL SPINS MAGAZINE, Chicago/Evanston, IL
Publisher / Editor / Journalist; 7/1992 – 8/2004
•  Founded and developed Zine Guide 1/1997. This index, with a total of six volumes, was established as the world’s definitive resource for independent and underground publications.
•  Founded and developed Tail Spins Magazine 7/1992. This magazine, that ceased publication after thirty-four issues, was known music industry-wide. Covering insurgent music and culture, Tail Spins included features, interviews and reviews.
•  Responsible for business management / development, sales, marketing, production and editing for both publications:
• Supervised all budgets and scheduling. Database management. Administration of surveys. Documented strategic project opportunities and their associated benefits. Utilized Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel and Access.
• Developed advertising sales methodology, including a system for prospecting new leads and a flexible communications strategy. Created a call scoring method to evaluate strategic timing of individual calls.
• Distributor relations, including new account acquisitions, shipment organization, invoicing and collections.
• Developed and implemented overall marketing / communications plan. Wrote and designed promotional copy.
• Designed graphics and magazine layout in Quark XPress. Conceptual design of cover artwork.
• Researched and wrote articles, conducted interviews, and reviewed music / independent publications.

ZINE GUIDE & TAIL SPINS MAGAZINE, Chicago/Evanston, IL
Personnel & Intern Supervisor; 10/2000 – 8/2004
• Supervised and mentored several part-time employees and twenty-seven interns from Columbia College, Southern Illinois University, and University of Illinois at Chicago in magazine publishing.
• Designed and executed extensive training program, including a team development and leadership curriculum, progress monitoring and performance assessment.
• Provided mentoring in all aspects of magazine publishing and editing, including product growth and development, advertising sales, graphic design / layout, database management, library relations, marketing and promotions.

HAPPY TAILS RECORDS / CRANK RECORDS, Evanston / Chicago, IL
Founder / Owner / Coordinator; 7/1990 – 6/1996
• Developed and managed two record labels. Signed fifteen bands and produced over thirty releases during six-year period.
• Coordinated and supervised mastering, production, distribution and promotion for all 7”, cassette and CD releases.

MOTHER JONES MAGAZINE, San Francisco, CA
Associate Producer Internship; 4/1994 – 3/1995
• Provided Chicago-based project management for CD compilation that benefited Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence. Solicited and acquired songs from recognized Midwestern alternative rock bands (Seam, The Mekons, Freakwater).
• Managed the anti-handgun violence CD’s mastering process, including audio equalization and sequencing.

INDEPENDENT LABEL FESTIVAL, Chicago, IL
Assistant Executive Director / Showcase Coordinator; 3/1993 – 11/1993
• Planned and implemented educational recording industry events, including speakers, workshops and panels.
• Booked 140 bands into twenty Chicago-area clubs for two nights of showcases.
• Organized event’s compilation CD consisting of eighteen bands that appeared in the showcases.

LOYOLA UNIVERSITY, Chicago, IL
Graduate Research & Teaching Assistant; 9/1992 – 6/1993
• Designed research methodologies and assessment verification for specific philosophical questions.
• Developed summarization protocol for strategic analysis of philosophical texts and articles.
• Substitute taught philosophy courses for Dr. Hans Seigfried in the Philosophy Department.

FOREST PSYCH-CARE HOSPITAL, DesPlaines, IL
Psychiatric Technician / Mental Health Care Worker in Children’s and Adolescents’ Units; 8/1990 – 7/1992
• Coordination and co-leadership of therapeutic groups.
• Responsible for the overall operations of the Psych Care unit: milieu management, crisis intervention, parent/therapist conferences, activity therapy, and staffings

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EVENTS ORGANIZED, HOSTED/EMCEED, PARTICIPATED IN – WORKSHOPS CONDUCTED, PANELS MODERATED (chronological since late 2001)

Organized and hosted an evening of readings in celebration of the release of Zine Guide #5 that took place on Saturday, August 4, 2001 at Quimby’s Bookstore in Chicago. Readers included Todd Dills (The 2nd Hand), Al Burian (Burn Collector), Matt Fagan (Meniscus zine) and Anthony Rayson (Thought Bombs zine), among others.

Organized, hosted and participated in an evening of readings that took place on Friday, September 7, 2001 at Quimby’s Bookstore in Chicago. Readers included Liz Saidel (Cul-de-Sac zine), Alex Zander (MK Ultra) and Katherine Raz (Retail Whore zine), among others.

Organized and hosted an evening of readings that took place on Friday, March 15, 2002 at Quimby’s Bookstore in Chicago. Readers included Brian Costello (New England Journal of My Ass), Billy Roberts (Her zine) and Brandon Wetherbee (Foul webzine), among others.

Organized, hosted and participated in an evening of readings that took place on Saturday, April 6, 2002 at Quimby’s Bookstore in Chicago. Readers included Jessica Hopper (Hit It Or Quit It), Ariel Clemenzi (Stories & Strategies of Survival) and Jessica Disobedience (Safety Pin Girl zine), among others.

Organized, hosted and participated in an evening of readings that took place on Friday, March 7, 2003 at the Independent Video Alliance in Chicago. Readers included Grant Schreiber (Judas Goat Quarterly), Larry Roth (1544 zine), Terra Heinrichs (Stir Crazy zine) and Noah Berlatsky & Bert Stabler (Johnny Monomyth), among others.

Organized, hosted and participated in a late afternoon of readings that took place on Saturday, March 15, 2003 at the Independent Media Center in Champaign, Illinois. Readers included A.J. Michel (Low Hug zine), Al Burian (Burn Collector), Jessica Hopper (Hit It Or Quit It) and Jason Pankoke (Micro-Film Magazine), among others.

Organized, hosted and participated in an evening of readings that took place on Friday, March 21, 2003 at Quimby’s Bookstore in Chicago. Readers included Aaron Cynic (Diatribe zine), Jessica Disobedience (Safety Pin Girl zine) and Grant Schreiber (Judas Goat Quarterly), among others.

Organized, hosted and participated in an evening of readings that took place on Saturday, March 22, 2003 at Quimby’s Bookstore in Chicago. Readers included Todd Dills (The 2nd Hand), Liz Saidel (Cul-de-Sac zine), Michelle Aiello (Indigo zine) and Al Burian (Burn Collector), among others.

Organized, hosted and participated in an evening of readings that took place on Friday, April 11, 2003 at the Independent Video Alliance in Chicago. Readers included Terra Heinrichs (Gunmoll zine), Brandon Wetherbee (Foul Inc.), Al Burian (Burn Collector) and Kelly Carr & Kate Jones (Ya Da Do zine), among others.

Organized an evening of readings that took place on Friday, May 2, 2003 at the Independent Video Alliance in Chicago. Readers included Alicia Dorr (Random Life in Progress), Claudia Sherman (My Imaginary Boyfriends zine) and Todd Dills (The 2nd Hand).

Organized, hosted and participated in a late afternoon of readings that took place on Saturday, May 3, 2003 at the Independent Media Center in Champaign, Illinois. Readers included A.J. Michel (Low Hug zine), Brad Bugos (Silly Little Trouser Monkees zine), Ariel Clemenzi (Women’s Self-Defense) and Dave Vanderbeek (Hitting Rock Bottom zine), among others.

Organized, hosted and participated in an evening of readings that took place on Saturday, May 10, 2003 at Quimby’s Bookstore in Chicago. Readers included Todd Dills (The 2nd Hand), Michelle Aiello (Indigo zine) and Brandon Wetherbee (Foul Inc.), among others.

Organized and hosted ninety minutes of readings featuring zinesters and self-publishers from across the United States at the 5th annual Allied Media Conference on Sunday, June 15, 2003. Readers included Jerianne Thompson (Zine World), Tara Roberts (Fierce Magazine), Christoph Meyer (28 Pages Lovingly Bound with Twine) and Jessica Disobedience (Safety Pin Girl).

Organized, hosted and participated in an evening of readings that took place on Thursday, June 26, 2003 at the Independent Video Alliance in Chicago. Readers included Billy Roberts (Proof I Exist), Todd Hectibus (One Page) and Liam Idiot (War Against the Idiots).

Organized and hosted an evening of readings entitled “Have We Learned Anything in the Last Two Years” on Thursday, September 11, 2003 at Quimby’s Bookstore in Chicago. Readers included Brett Van Emst (Midnight Mind Magazine), Al Burian (Burn Collector), Alicia Dorr (Random Life in Progress) and Anthony Rayson (Thought Bombs).

Organized, hosted and moderated a panel at the event “Do Our Media Serve Us?” at Columbia College’s Hokin Annex that took place on September 26, 2003, which featured a full day of panels, speakers, readings and a film screening.
Mitchell Szczepanczyk (Chicago Media Action president) gave a presentation entitled “The new FCC Regulations & the further consolidation of corporate media.”
The panels conducted were “The Growing Gap Between Public Interest & Mainstream Media Representation” [panelists included Barbara Iverson (Columbia College journalism professor), Chuck Mertz (WNUR’s “This Is Hell!” radio show host), Brent Ritzel (Zine Guide & Tail Spins) and Grant Schreiber (Judas Goat Quarterly)], “State-Run Media? Propaganda & the Manipulation of the Public Mind” [panelists included Scott Lipscomb (Northwestern University associate professor in music, Iraq Body Count researcher), Paul Street (ZNet commentator, Black Commentator contributor) and Aaron Cynic (Diatribe zine)] and “Alternatives to Bush in 2004” [panelists included Louis Silverstein (Columbia College liberal education professor), John Stevenson (Columbia College liberal education professor), Anthony Rayson (Thought Bombs zine).
Readers included Al Burian (Burn Collector), Alicia Dorr (Random Life in Progress) and Keight Sandler (Backstabber zine), among others.
The 25 minute film Gulf War Propoganda, by Ethan Clauset, was shown.

Conducted three hour-long workshops for scores of aspiring journalists at the Illinois State High School Press Association (ISHSPA) Conference that took during the day of Friday, October 3, 2003 at the Illini Union in Champaign, IL. The sessions concerned “Maintaining Your Own Voice (In the Process of Journalism)”, “The Importance of Self-Publishing” and and “Start Your Own Zine: Q & A Session” (which was conducted with Daniel Sinker of Punk Planet).

Co-organized, gave keynote address, moderated a panel and participated in another panel at the Midwest Independent Media Conference that took place the day of Saturday, October 11, 2003 at Public Space One in Iowa City, Iowa. The panels conducted included “The Mechanics of Self-Publishing” and “The World of Zining”, plus a READ Zine Making Party was conducted by coordinator Bradley Adita, during which more than thirty individuals contributed to a spontaneous zine creation. Kembrew McLeod (University of Iowa professor) gave a presentation and answered questions concerning freedom of expression and intellectual property laws.

Organized and hosted an evening of readings concerning “Love & Hate” that took place on December 10, 2003 at Quimby’s Bookstore in Chicago. Readers included Michele Walker (independent writer), Grant Schreiber (Judas Goat Quarterly) and Seth Emily (Americant zine), among others.

Organized, hosted and participated in a late afternoon of readings that took place on Saturday, December 13, 2003 at the Independent Media Center in Champaign, Illinois. The readings were accompanied by improvised ambient jazz, performed by Jason Finkelman on percussion and Paul Riismandel on guitar. Readers included Emerson Dameron (Wherewithal zine), Richard Frazin (Champaign-area astrophysicist), Aaron Cynic (Diatribe zine) and Keight Sandler (Backstabber zine), among others.

Participated in the zine readings at the Foul zine Third Anniversary Party that took place on Saturday, January 3, 2004 at the Independent Video Alliance in Chicago.

Organized and participated in the first ever live performance at Chicago’s renowned kitsch store Uncle Fun, an evening of readings in their upstairs loft on Saturday, January 10, 2004 featuring Emerson Dameron (Wherewithal zine), Larry Roth (1544 zine), Michelle Aiello (Indigo zine) and Ken Hunt (Perpetually Bad Timing zine), among others.

Conducted a workshop for forty high school students entitled “Getting Your Work Out There: Networking & Distribution of Self-Published Materials” during Raw Voices 2004: Teens in the Media Arts–an annual one-day event for teens in the media arts & their adult mentors to come together for networking, workshops and sharing work–that took place on Saturday, February 7, 2004 at Columbia College in Chicago.

Organized and participated in an evening of readings concerning “Friday the 13th and/or Valentine’s Day” that took place on Friday, February 13, 2004 at Mojoe’s Café Lounge in Chicago. Readers included Annie Tomlin (independent writer), Autumn Ganza (Backstabber zine) and Jessica Disobedience (Safety Pin Girl zine), among others.

Organized and hosted an evening of readings entitled “All Blogger Readings”–featuring thirteen Chicago-area bloggers–co-sponsored by the Self-Publishers Event Council of Chicago and Gapers Block web publication (www.gapersblock.com) that took place on Saturday, February 21, 2004 at Uncle Fun in Chicago. Readers included Mimi Smartypants, Sour Bob, Jason Pettus and David Elfving, among others.

Organized and participated in an evening of readings in conjunction with WRDP, DePaul University’s radio station, that took place on Tuesday, March 2, 2004 at DePaul’s Schmitt Academic Center. Readers included Mitchell Szczepanczyk (Chicago Media Action), Billy Roberts (Loop Zine Distro), Louis Silverstein (Columbia College faculty) and Kurt Heintz (e-poets.com), among others.

Organized an evening of readings concerning “Bad Habits” that took place on Saturday, March 13, 2004 at Mojos Café Lounge in Chicago. Readers included Casey Sanchez (Extra Bilingual Newspaper), Nick Jeffrey (Hillbilly Sex zine) and Jeremy Bushnell (Chicago-area blogger), among others.

Co-organized and participated in a benefit for Redline Radio Radio (99.1 FM pirate radio station) featuring “Irrelevant Films & Irreverent Readings” that took place the evening of Saturday, March 20, 2004 at the Independent Video Alliance in Chicago. Readers included. The readers included Al Burian (Burn Collector zine), Claire Zulkey (www.zulkey.com) and Brandon Harvey (independent writer), among others.

Organized and participated in an evening of readings concerning “Breakups & Ex’s” that took place on Saturday, April 10, 2004 at Mojoe’s Café Lounge in Chicago. Readers included Leonard Pierce (www.ludickid.com), Anna Weiler (independent writer) and Andrew Mall (Living Proof zine), among others.

Co-organized the live readings portion of Gapers Block Party II that took place on Friday, April 16, 2004 at Ann Sather on Belmont in Chicago. Readers included Mimi Smartypants, Wendy McClure (www.poundy.com) and Alicia Dorr (Random Life in Progress zine), among others.

Organized activities for a full-day field trip for an entire high school class (Jesse Senechal’s ROAR Magazine class from Kelvyn Park High School, Chicago) that took place on Friday, April 23, 2004. The day’s activities included visits to Punk Planet’s and Venus Magazine’s headquarters, where the students were treated to tours of the sites and question/answer sessions with the publishers and staff. The field trip culminated in a visit to independent publishing emporium Quimby’s Bookstore, were the students perused and shopped, with several of them reading to all in attendence from their personal writings/zines. Readers included Isabel Jaimes, Christina Kortuba, Dennys Lucero, Rafael Diaz, Mayra Guitierrez, Alex Chamorro, Daisy Pelayo and Anais Torres.

Organized the “Self-Publishing & Media Reform Fest”–a full day of workshops, readings and panels regarding self-publishing and media reform concerns–at the WLUW Record & Zine Fair, which took place 10 am-6 pm on Saturday, April 24, 2004 at the Pulaski Park Fieldhouse in Chicago.
The workshops conducted were "How to Make a Zine: Individual & Group Zine Project" [facilitators included Molly Gage (Art Institute graduate student);  Alicia Dorr (Random Life In Progress), Bradley Adita (READ Zine Making Party coordinator) and Puppy Dave (Grilled Tuna Zines)] and “Workshopping Zines: Critical Analysis of Self-Published Media” [facilitators included Kari Lydersen (Washington Post), Aaron Cynic (Diatribe zine) and Keight Sandler (Backstabber zine)].
The panels conducted were “The U.S.A. Patriot Act, Civil Rights & The Media” [panelists included Barbara Iverson (Columbia College professor in Journalism), Saher Selod (Loyola University graduate student in sociology), Aaron Cynic (Diatribe zine) and Ed Marzewski (Lumpen, Version>04)], “The FCC: What’s New?”[panelists included Paul Street (ZNet contributor), Mitchell Szczepanczyk (Chicago Media Action), Hope Daniels (Columbia College professor in Radio/Sound) and Emerson Dameron (Wherewithal zine)] and the
Independent Press Association [IPA] Chicago panel “Transforming Self-Publishing Into
Self-Sustenance” [panelists included Aaron Sarver (In These Times), Daniel Sinker (Punk Planet, Bail), Amy Schroeder (Venus) and Leticia Cortez (Hasta Cuando)].
Readers included Louis Silverstein (Columbia College professor in Liberal Education), Emerson Dameron (Wherewithal zine), Brandon Wetherbee (Foul Inc., WRDP Program Director) and Grant Schreiber (Judas Goat Quarterly), among others.

Co-organized and moderated a panel at the “Student Zine Festival”–featuring film screenings, workshops, panels, readings and an exhibit/trade area–that took place the day of Saturday, June 5, 2004 at Kelvyn Park High School in Chicago.
The workshops conducted were “Making Zines” [facilitators included Bradley Adita (READ Zine Making Party coordinator), Puppy Dave (Grilled Tuna Zine Distro), Erin McGrath (Kelvyn Park High School teacher) and Kelvyn Park High School students Anais Torres and Paul Herrera], “DIY Recording” [facilitators included Jesse Senechal (Kelvyn Park High School teacher), and Kelvyn Park High School students Christina Kotrba, Dennys Lucero and Angelica Figueroa], and “T-Shirt Design” [facilitators included Albert Stabler (Johnny Monomyth comic), Mandy Robar (Kelvyn Park High School teaching assistant) and Kelvyn Park High School students Mario Anaya, Gabino Barrera, Anira Reyes, Jose Perez and Michael Figueroa].
The panel discussions conducted were “Political Dynamics of Media” [panelists included Mitchell Szczepanczyk (Chicago Media Action president), Grant Schreiber (Judas Goat Quarterly), Noah Berlatsky (Angry White Clerihew), and Kelvyn Park High School
Students Dennys Lucero and Isabel Jaimes], “Zine Distribution” [panelists included Billy Roberts (Loop Zine Distro, Proof I Exist zine), Christa Donner (Ladyfriend zine), Brandon Wetherbee (Foul Inc.) and Kelvyn Park High School student Gabino Barrera], and “Careers in the Media” [panelists included Kari Lydersen (Washington Post, instructor for the Urban Youth International Journalism Program), Leticia Cortez (HastaCuando), Brent Ritzel (Zine Guide, Self-Publishers Event Council of Chicago) and Kelvyn Park High School student Anais Torres].
Readers included Mitchell Szczepanczyk (Chicago Media Action), Bradley Adita (READ Zine Making Party), Grant Schreiber (Judas Goat Quarterly), Kelvyn Park High School students Anais Torres, Arturo Zavala, Joshua Santiago, Joshua Rodriguez, Dennys Lucero and Mayra Gutierrez.

Organized, hosted and participated in an evening of readings featuring several zinesters from Chicago during the Saturday night party at the 6th annual Allied Media Conference that took place in Bowling Green, OH on Saturday, June 19, 2004. Readers included Alicia Dorr (Random Life In Progress zine), Emerson Dameron (Wherewithal zine), Andrew Mall (Livingproof zine) and Brandon Wetherbee (Foul zine), among others. Also organized and moderated a panel entitled “Workshopping Zines: Critical Analysis of Self-Published Media” on Sunday, June 20, 2004 for a packed room of conference goers.

Emceed and stage managed eight evenings of Evanston’s Starlight Summer Concert Series that took place in Evanston’s Dawes and James Parks between July 1 and August 16, 2004. Worked with the following bands and performers: Midway Ramblers, Sunnyside Up, Larry Taylor Band, Conjunto, Malik’s Ultimate Band, Ken Arlen Orchestra, Katherine Hughes & friends and The Chicago Kingsnakes.

Emceed and stage managed for the two days of the “Ethnic Arts Festival” that took place on Saturday & Sunday, July 18-19, 2004 at Dawes Park in Evanston, Illinois. Worked with a dozen musical and dance acts, including Morikeba Kouyate, Tamboula Ethnic Dance Company,  S.O.U.L. Creations, The Sheila Tulley Irish Dancers, Las Guitarras de Espana and Sones de Mexico.

Conducted three hour-long workshops for scores of aspiring journalists at the Illinois State High School Press Association (ISHSPA) Conference that took during the day of Friday, September 24, 2004 in Champaign, Illinois at the Illini Union. Was the only participant to present three unique sessions: “Maintaining Your Own Voice (In the Process of Journalism)”, “The Importance of Self-Publishing” and an open question & answer session concerning the production of zines and other self-published materials.

Organized and moderated the inaugural “Talk Arts” panel series event that took place the evening of November 10, 2004 at Evanston’s Noyes Cultural Arts Center. This educational panel concerning the D.I.Y. ethic in the arts–entitled “Talk Arts: Doing It Yourself”–featured Christa Donner (visual artist), Willy Laszlo (comedic filmmaker), Damon Locks (musician/visual artist) and Kari Lydersen (Washington Post/freelance writer).

Organized the educational panel “Talk Arts: The Business of Art–Bottom Line Basics” that took place on February 7, 2005 at Evanston’s Noyes Cultural Arts Center. This lively and interactive panel consisted of Greg Kot (Chicago Tribune music critic/columnist), Peter Strand (entertainment lawyer), Preston Klik (musician/record label owner), Amy Lombardi (PR firm owner/representative) and moderator Lois Roewade (Evanston Arts Council chairperson).

Organized and moderated the education panel “Talk Arts: The Legalities of Art – Legal Basics” that took place on Wednesday, May 11, 2005 at Evanston’s Noyes Cultural Arts Center. This panel addressed a variety of legal issues concerning the creative and performing arts, and consisted of Andrea E. Friedman (attorney specializing in advertising/marketing transactions), Linda Forman (tax and consulting practice president), Shawn Murphy (Midwest Director of Membership for ASCAP) and William Rattner (Lawyers for the Creative Arts Executive Director).

Ethnic Arts Festival Planning Committee member and Evanston Arts Council liaison to the festival, responsible for booking spoken word stage at the event that will take place July 16-17, 2005 at Dawes Park in Evanston, Illinois.