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