Content Creator • Writer • Storyteller: I do my best in my writing to shine a spotlight on good people doing good work, and I hope to engage and inspire readers in the process. So there is a high like no other when I get it right. Here are some of the comments I received about a recent article:
  • “Your article did a great job of capturing the history of this movement and the energy of the current chapter.”
  • “It’s so well done, well researched. It captures what great things the current leaders are doing in taking the previous initiative to the next level.”
  • “I got inspired all over again just by reading it!”

Articles Portfolio

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San Francisco Attorney magazine (Please note: Not all archives are available.Contact me if you’d like to see one of the articles listed here and I’ll send you a PDF.)

  • “Reaching Across the Generation Gap” (cover story, Winter 2024)
  • “Art v. AI” (cover story, Fall 2024)
  • Tips for Refreshing Your Networking Skills” (cover story, Spring 2023)
  • How to Become a Superior Court Judge” (Winter 2022)
  • Unpacking the Legacy of Judge Dana Leigh Marks” (cover story, Fall 2022)
  • Lauding Law Academy’s 25 Years of Success” (Summer 2022)
  • “In It to WIN It” (cover story about the Women’s Impact Network, Spring 2019)
  • “Let’s Lose the Booze: Rethinking Networking Events” (cover story, Summer 2018)
  • “The Bay Area Resilience Collaborative” (cover story, Spring 2018)
  • “Understanding—and Embracing—the Gig Economy” (Spring 2017)
  • Miranda at Fifty: Landmark, Bright Line, and Hot-Button Rule” (cover story, Fall 2016)
  • “Local Attorneys are Making the Fur Fly in Animal Law” (Spring 2016)
  • “Understanding the Crisis in Our Immigration Courts” (Spring 2015)
  • “What’s Brewing in the Craft Beer Industry?” (Summer 2014)
  • “The State of Law Schools: Law Schools Are Adapting for a New Generation” (cover story, Spring 2014)
  • “A Shingle of One’s Own: Six Solo Practitioners Share Their Experiences”  (Winter 2013)
  • “Who Will Lead?” (Fall 2012)
  • “Support and Defend: Providing Legal Services for Our Veterans” (Summer 2012)
  • “And Dignity for All: Helping Small Businesses Become ADA Compliant” (Spring 2012—copy rights requested by U.S. District Attorney for training purposes)
  • “Small Spaces, Big Hearts: Visiting San Francisco Courts’ Children’s Waiting Rooms” (Winter 2011)
  • “A Different Point of View: An Interview with Judge Victoria Kolakowski” (Summer 2011)
  • “Celebrating Fifty Years of To Kill a Mockingbird” (Winter 2010)

AAA Publications

 805 Living (for “805’s French Connection,” July 2008)

 Diablo Magazine

  • “Adventures in Olive Oil” (June 2012)

 World Tomato Society

  • “The Story Behind McClure’s Fantastic Bloody Mary Mix”
  • “Tomato Cages, Three Ways”
  • “Empowering Young Children in the Garden”

…and Essays and Stuff

Full Grown People

San Francisco Lit Quake’s Lit Crawl

SF's Lit Crawl 2014

  • “Rebecca” (pictured)

Divine Caroline

  • “With Sympathy” (September 2012)
  • “The Best Thing to Do” (May 2012)
  • “Beautiful Ass” (June 2007 and featured February 2008)

(Post)Modern Love

Real Simple magazine

Affiliations

Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR): Member (since 2015), Chapter Librarian/Executive Board Member (2016–2018), NATIONAL AWARD-WINNING Newsletter Co-Editor (with Lauren A. Spates, 2018–2020)

Women’s National Book Association—San Francisco Chapter: Member (2017–2018)

San Francisco Business Makers: Co-Leader (past)