About Me

I'm a college professor and administrator, writer and occasional actress in Florida.

My first love is writing, which I've done on a freelance basis on and off since college.  I have an MFA in Creative Writing, an MA in Mass Communication, and a BA in Psychology.

I worked in broadcast operations for most of my career, but I've also done production, editing, promotion, ad/PR, Web content, technical writing/editing, radio announcing, sales, transcription, taught martial arts, worked as an animal behaviorist and vet tech and probably some things I've forgotten, 

I'm a proud Gen-Xer who loves reading, writing, 80s music, history, watching the Discovery Channel, tech gadgets, learning random crap (I'm a knowledge junkie), cuddling my cats and hanging out with my son (when he can squeeze me into his calendar).  My main hobby?  Sleeping.

UPDATE (July 2018):  Yeah, I haven't updated in a while, but there isn't much to add. For a while I had two full-time jobs - so I worked and slept. But I left my second job recently and will try to get back into the biz and picking up with my blogs.
My NBC Sports Grill (at Universal Citywalk) spot.  Great food, BTW.  You should check it out!  It's my new go-to for lunch there.

What's New

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My episode of The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt ​is available on Netflix. It's #213 "Kimmy Finds her Mom!" 
(More pix on UKS page) 

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​Ballers (HBO).  I think my episode is #210 (which I believe they call #20 in HBO Land, "Game Day").  Not that it matters because you can't see me in it.  Like, at all.  I'm on a plane with the stars behind me. Considering a PA was pretty much on my lap, I'm guessing I was waaaay off camera. But I got to meet some awesome people and cultivate my new Miami set peeps. Very fun day with new friends.

Barely Famous (VH1). My episode (#203) has aired and is available to stream on their site.

Other appearances:
I was featured in a news segment about the "gig economy" on WTVT (Tampa) on Monday, June 27 during the 10 pm news.  Should also be available on their site. See my article on LinkedIn.

Around the Web

​Dan Hosek's Blog

UT Communication Department Blog article
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Tampa Book Arts Studio Blog

Tampa Review Online