Resume

Drew Christine Myron

Owner-Operator of DCM Inc, a marketing communications company offering increased media and community exposure through strategic actions that include the creation of press releases, website copy, brochures, annual reports and other promotional materials.
1997 - present

Client List, a sample:
• America Online/CityGuide
• Lincoln County School District
• Weissmann Travel
• Seashore Family Literacy
• Weilworks Art Gallery
• Jefferson County Association of Realtors
• Noble Erickson Inc
• People with AIDS Coalition
• Colorado Association of School-Based Health Care

Books:
• Northwest Best Places, travel writer for Pacific Northwest guidebook
• Beyond Forgetting: Poems and Prose about Alzheimer's Disease, contributing poet
• The Triumphant Spirit, contributing writer for a photo documentary featuring Holocaust survivors
• Real Estate for Pennies, editor, a guide to foreclosure purchases

Magazines/Newspapers:
• Boat U.S.
• Newport News Times
• South Lincoln County News
• The Herb Companion
• Colorado Gardener
• North Denver Tribune
• Colorado Arts

Literary Journals:
• The MacGuffin
• Wazee Journal
• Four and Twenty
• Poetry for the Masses
• Central Avenue Poetry

Awards:
• First Place, Poetry - Tallahassee Writers Association, 2009
• Second Place, Poetry - Pacific Northwest Writers Association, 2008

Events & Exhibitions:
• Starting Here: A William Stafford Celebration, Orchestrated/featured in poetry reading, 2010

• Forecast - Denver, A traveling word-art collaboration featuring poems, paintings and exhibition book, 2008
• Off the Page - Oregon, Organized/featured in event of local writers, 2007-09
• The Making of Dust, Organized/featured in gallery exhibition blending art and poetry, 2006
• Off the Page - Denver, Hosted/featured in writing showcase, 2004

Career Experience:

Public Relations/Writer
Denver Urban Gardens
Established and supervised media campaigns; Wrote, edited, provided photography and designed all promotional materials, including brochures, reports, newsletters, website. 1995 -1997

Senior Writer/Corporate Communications
Petroleum Information Corp.
Denver, Colorado
Created, wrote, edited and designed monthly newsletter for an international company of 5,000 employees; Researched, monitored and reported on industry events and activities. 1993 - 1995

Managing Editor
The Dalles Weekly Reminder newspaper
The Dalles, Oregon
Managed editorial and photography staff; Directed reporters in coverage of feature stories, hard news and editorial assignments; Coordinated extensive management, writing, editing, photography and design responsibilities in a deadline-oriented environment. 1992 - 1993

Managing Editor/Reporter
The Goldendale Sentinel newspaper
Goldendale, Washington
Managed all aspects of newspaper production, including writing, editing, photography and design; Directed news and feature coverage while also covering city council, school board, county commission, cultural and community events. 1990 - 1992

Education
• English/Communications, Bachelor of Arts, 1989
Fort Lewis College, Durango, Colorado
• Rolling Stone magazine, New York, New York - Fact Checker/Researcher
• Sitka Center for the Arts - Neskowin, Oregon, January 2008
• Tin House Writing Workshop - Portland, Oregon, July 2006
• Taos Institute of Arts - Taos, New Mexico June 2003

Philanthropy
• Seashore Family Literacy - Mentor/teacher to teen writers, 2004-present
• Denver Santa Claus Shop - Board of Directors, Publicity Chair, 2001-04
• Summit Jazz Foundation - Board of Directors, Media Relations, 2000-04
• Whiz Kids - Mentor to grade-school students, 1996-2004