Education
St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota - BA English & Philosophy 1963
University of Oregon, Eugene: Master of Fine Arts degree program in creative writing

Employment History
1986 to present - Self employed with Image by Design, LLC.
Image by Design provides communication materials development and production, marketing and management consulting services including fund development and nonprofit organization management consulting, conference and other project management, as well as other connected services. Clients past and present include the American Indian Institute; Archie Bray Foundation; Browning, Kaleczyc, Berry & Hoven, P.C.; Colorado Dance Festival (Boulder); Governor's Task Force on Endowments and Philanthropy; Great Northern Town Center; Helena Presents; The Jerry Metcalf Foundation; The Foundation for Animals; Montana Arts Council; Montana Board of Outfitters; Montana Community Foundation; Montana Department of Health & Environmental Sciences (DHES) Water Quality Bureau; Montana Department of Revenue; Montana Dietetic Association; Montana Hospital Association; Montana Hunger Coalition; Montana Nonprofit Association; Morrison/Maierle CSSA Inc. (Helena); Mountain West Benefits (Helena); St. Peter's Community Hospital (Helena); Water and Wastewater Equipment Manufacturers Association (Washington, DC); Wildflower Pottery (Dunn, North Carolina).

1980 to 1986 - American Geological Institute, Alexandria, Virginia.
Employed as Publications Director, Membership Director, and Director of Customer Services. Responsible for all phases of the Institute's book publishing as well as for membership development and fund raising. In 1981, given additional responsibility of providing staff support for creation of an American Geological Institute Foundation and ultimately became Director of Development for that Foundation.

1974 to 1980 - Taft Corporation, Washington, DC.
Began as Director of Taft Products, Inc. (a subsidiary of Taft Corp.). Taft Products is a publisher of books and information systems for nonprofit organizations. Ultimately became a part owner in the Taft Corp. and Chief Executive Officer with responsibility for management of Taft Products and Taft & McKibben, a consulting firm specializing in nonprofit organization management, marketing, and fund development. Clients included the Association of Governing Boards of Colleges and Universities, Forbes Health System, National Council on the Aging, National Endowment for the Arts, New York Botanical Gardens, Urban Land Institute, Wayne State University, World Wildlife Fund.

1973 to 1974 - R.J. Brady Co., Washington, DC.
Employed as Marketing Director and given responsibility for new product development, marketing and sales. R.J. Brady publishes educational aids ranging from self training systems to in service teacher training materials.

1971 to 1973 - Vanguard Associates, Minneapolis, Minnesota (an advertising and public relations firm)
Account Executive and Creative Director. Clients included General Mills, Land 'O Lakes, Northwest Bell, Pillsbury, U.S. Navy.

1970 to 1971 - Copy Ink, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Self Employed as a free lance writer. Clients included General Mills, Tescom Corporation, Smith Welding Equipment Company, White Motor Corporation.

1968 to 1970 - Paul S. Amidon Associates, Minneapolis, Minnesota (a publisher of educational materials)
Marketing Director.

1965 to 1968 - Willis & Borg Advertising, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Copy writer and account executive.

1964 to 1965 - Gamble Skogmo, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Copy writer in catalog production department.

Notable Accomplishments
While working as a copy writer, work won nine awards for excellence in advertising including an Olaf Award for best advertisement of the year, six "most read" awards for advertisements appearing in national trade publications, a special recognition award from the National Association of Home Economics Teachers for his work on General Mills' "Home Maker of the Year" scholarship program, and a special recognition award from the National Association for Industrial Safety for a White Motor Corp. fork lift truck safety campaign.

While under contract to the National Endowment for the Arts, directed the evaluations of approximately 1,400 arts organizations throughout the United States that applied for challenge grants. Reported directly to the National Arts Council and wrote a summary of findings that helped install the challenge as an important tool for increasing the effectiveness of NEA funding.

As a founding member of the board of CommunityWorks, Inc. in Helena, was instrumental in developing the concepts for, raising funds for and building ExplorationWorks, a museum of science and culture located in downtown Helena.