CV & Experience

Academics

B.A., Visual Communications (Interdisciplinary)
Carroll College, 2006. 

M.F.A., Creative Writing (Fiction),
Eastern Washington University, in progress (expected 2030).

Teaching & Instructional Experience

Eastern Washington University: Quarterly Faculty

CMST 396: Speaking the Language of AI (Begins Spring 2026)

CMST 337: Introduction to Social Media (Winter 2023 - Current)

CMST 241: Event Planning (Fall 2023 - Current)

CMST 338: Social Media Platforms & Planning (Spring 2022 - Current)

Eastern Washington University: College in the High Schools

CMST 241: Event Planning Course Design, Training & Mentoring (Fall 2025 - Current)

America’s Credit Unions (formerly Credit Union National Association)

Digital Marketing School: Course content advisor, emcee, and presenter (2016 - Current) 

Marketing & Business Development Certification School Instructional Design Manager (2025) 

Cybersecurity School, Enterprise Risk Management Certification School, Investment Certification School, Fraud & Security School: Instructional Design Manager (2026)

Selected Invited Talks & Presentations

  • Employee Social Media Dos and Don’ts Inland Northwest Society for Human Resource Management, December 2025

  • HR’s Bad Bitch Villain Era, Disrupt HR, October 2024  

  • UniKoi - Social Media Engagement Management, Various Outlets, 2024-2025

  • Digital Marketing Full-Day Workshops, Ohio Credit Union League, 2021 & 2023

  • Ask More Questions, Do Better Marketing, Power Marketing, August 2020

  • Day to Day Life of a Social Media Manager, Stukent Online Learning, June 2020

  • Hug Your Social Media Haters the Credit Union Way, Marketing & Business Development Council, March 2018

  • Facebook is a Living Room, Twitter is a Cocktail Party, Spokane PRSA, November 2016

  • Love The Questions Themselves, TEDx Coeur d’Alene, September 2016

Publications

Selected Trade Publications (Credit Union Industry)

  • The Questions Credit Unions Need To Be Asking, CUInsight, September 2021

  • Why Your Credit Union Needs An Employee Social Advocacy Program, CUInsight, March 2021

  • Are You Prepared For The Coming Changes To Digital Advertising?, CUInsight, September 2020

  • In Times of Crisis, Reputation Is Everything, CUInsight, June 2020

Nonfiction Publications

  • A Thousand Things To Talk About Podcast, Approximately 700 2-4 minute episodes released 2015-2019

  • Fat Girl On A Bike, Washington Bikes, January 2015

Selected Professional Experience

America’s Credit Unions, Instructional Design Manager, 2025-Current

Eastern Washington University, Adjunct / Quarterly Faculty, 2022-Current

TinyTall Consulting / Tiny Ronin LLC, Consultant & Owner, 2020-Current

UniKoi Social, Founder, 2023-2024

American Advertising Federation of Spokane, Executive Director / President - 2020-2024

Ernst Media, Director of Social Media, 2020-2023

Spark Central, Podcasting Instructor, 2016-2017

STCU, Digital Marketing Specialist to Digital Brand Manager, 2015-2020

Gonzaga University School of Law, Communication Specialist, 2012-2015

Savor Sweets Candy, Founder & Owner, 2010-2013

Adworkz SEO, Writer, 2010-2012