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Christine’s clients cover the spectrum from organic farming to sports marketing to humor consulting. She specializes in helping small businesses, government agencies, and nonprofit groups find the right words.

Writing/Editing/Publicity

The South 47 Farm. Communications Director, 1999-2009. Responsible for publicity, e-mail newsletter, web site, brochures, fliers, ad copy, and more.

The Boeing Company. Writes resumes for union workers, 2009-present.

Root Connection CSA Farm. Wrote ad copy, brochures, press releases, and membership booklet. Currently handles advertising and assists with Facebook page.

King County/WSU Cooperative Extension. Handled publicity for Harvest Farm Tour, an event where 22 county farms opened their doors to the public.

Samaritan Magazine, Catholic Community Services. Wrote feature articles.

Archdiocese of Seattle Stewardship Office. Wrote stewardship appeal materials.

Catholic Northwest Progress. Wrote feature articles.

Northwest Catholic Magazine/website. Writes news and feature articles.

Farms for Life. Edited e-newsletter for local nonprofit.

White, Runkle & Associates advertising agency–wrote/edited newsletter copy, direct marketing copy for AT&T Wireless account.

The NewSof Group–wrote copy for a web-based, stop-smoking program.

Shoreline Parks and Recreation Department. Edited Parks Plan.

Sports, Etc. Wrote press releases, business documents, brochure copy, e-mail newsletters.

World Vision. Researched and wrote project profiles.

Dr. Patt Schwab (nationally known humor consultant). Handled publicity, edited books & articles.

Community Activators, Inc. Edited training materials and book.

Teaching/Training

North Seattle College. Teaches nonfiction and business writing classes including: Easy Steps to Great Grammar; Secrets of Powerful Writing; Writing Short Memoir; Writing Effective Emails; Business Writing Essentials; Freelance Writing for Fun & Profit; Report Writing & Document Design; and more.

Co-leader of Write Night, a writers support/critique group in Shoreline.

Frequent speaker at local writer’s conferences, most recently Willamette Writers Conference, Portland/online (2020), Write on the Sound, Edmonds (2018), and Write in the Harbor, Gig Harbor (2018).

Cascadia Community College. Life-skills instructor in pilot program.

South Seattle College, Edmonds Community College, & Shoreline Community College. Taught a variety of writing classes. Founding member of Write For You program at Edmonds Community College.

City of Seattle Human Services Department. Presented business writing workshops and providing one-on-one coaching for staff, 2019.

Port of Seattle Firefighters. Presented business writing workshops, 2015.

King County Metro Transit. Presented business writing training for supervisors, 2017.

King County Public Defense Administrative Support Professionals. Taught email workshop, winter 2017.

Archdiocese of Seattle Deacon Formation Training. Led writing workshops for deacon candidates. Provides one-on-one writing coaching to deacon candidates, 2017-present.

Washington State Association of Letter Carriers (WSALC). Presented business writing seminar.

International Association of Administrative Professional (IAAP). Presented business writing workshops for local and regional gatherings.

Western Federation of Professional Surveyors/Land Surveyors’ Association of Washington. Presented business writing workshop at regional conference.

Highline Community College. Presented writing workshop at staff Professional Development Day

Tommy Bahama. Led writing seminars for staff.

Washington Dental Service. Led writing seminars for staff.

Group Health Cooperative. Led writing seminars for staff.