Author of Across the Shaman’s River: John Muir, the Tlingit Stronghold, and the Opening of the North (University of Alaska Press, 2017)
Winner of 2000 Pushcart Prize
Included in 2003 Pushcart Book of Essays: The Best Essays from a Quarter Century of the Pushcart Prize
Pushcart Prize Special Mention 2004
Writing appears in periodicals and anthologies including:
Alaska Magazine
Earth Island Journal
Bloomsbury Review
Northern Lights
Traveler’s Tales Alaska
Book of the Tongass
Wild Moments: Adventures with Animals of the North
Cross-Currents North: Alaskans on the Environment
Cold Flashes: Literary Snapshots of Alaska
EDUCATOR:
Currently fulltime communications instructor at Lane Community College (Eugene, Oregon) and adjunct professor at University of Alaska Southeast.
30 years teaching speech, English, theatre, history to college and high school students
Recipient of the Governor’s Award for Civic Advocacy, 2004
Founder of the Alaska Native Oratory Society
Coach of the 2002 National Intercollegiate Parliamentary Debate Champions
National Federation of Speech and Debate Educators 1996 Outstanding Teacher
Chair of Alaska Speech and Drama Association 1990-2002
National Endowment for the Humanities 1991 Teacher-Scholar
SPEAKER:
Statewide teacher inservice presenter 1985-2004
Sheldon Museum and Cultural Center lecturer 2000-2010
Master of Ceremonies for state fairs, conventions, competitions, and other events 1985-2010
Facilitator for the Island Institute’s Summer Symposia 1996-2009
Guest lecturer/workshop presenter for Sealaska Heritage Foundation, Alaska Native Heritage Center, AlaskaNet, Alaska School Activities Association, Alaska Federation of Natives, University of Alaska, Glacier Bay National Park, Gold Rush National Historical Park, Inian Island Institute, Alaska Arts Confluence, Tlingit Clan Conference 2001-2016
BROADCASTER:
25 years as a paid and volunteer radio producer, host, and news reporter for KHNS in Haines, Alaska
Producer of several long-running public radio programs including Tlingit Words and Songs, Gold Fever, Tlingit Time, Sheldon Museum History Talk, Safety Talk
DRAMATURGE:
25 years of participating in Lynn Canal Community Players as an actor and director
Alaska village outreach theatre educator for Western Councils of Arts “Tumblewords” program
Winner of Alaska Community Theatre Festival’s Best Original Play 1987, Best Actor 1995, Best Supporting Actor 1999
