Organizations, Volunteer Activities and Awards

  • Member, Washington Independent Writers, 1993 – present
  • Member, Mother Writers Group, 1993- present
  • Member, Writers’ Center, Bethesda, MD 2007 – present
  • Judge for elementary school essay contests, 2003 – 2005, 2007 – 2009
  • Created and managed literary journal for Our Lady of Good Counsel School 2008 – 2009
  • Creator and moderator of essay group for Johns Hopkins graduates, 2005 – 2006, On-line list serve manager for Johns Hopkins Writing Program Alumni, 2005 – 2008
  • Awarded Town of Vienna “Volunteer of the Year 2006” for volunteer work with senior citizens