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
• Northstar Travel Media
• 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
• Iventus Agency
Books:
• Thin Skin - poems and photos
• Sweet Grief: Paintings & Poems on Love and Loss
• Northwest Best Places, travel writer
• Beyond Forgetting: Poems and Prose about Alzheimer's Disease, contributing poet
• Moments of the Soul: Poems, contributing poet
• The Triumphant Spirit, contributing writer
• Real Estate for Pennies, editor
Magazines/Newspapers:
• Boat U.S.
• Newport News Times
• South Lincoln County News
• The Herb Companion
• Colorado Gardener
• North Denver Tribune
Literary Journals:
• Windfall
• The MacGuffin
• Wazee Journal
• Four and Twenty
• Poetry for the Masses
• Seven Hills Review
• Pif
• Hawaii Pacific Review
• Ink and Famine
Awards & Honors:
• Fellowship - Fishtrap Writers, Oregon, 2011
• First Place, Poetry - Spirit First Contest, 2010
• First Place, Poetry - Tallahassee Writers Association, 2009
• Second Place, Poetry - Pacific NW Writers Association, 2008
Events & Exhibitions:
• Sweet Grief - Oregon, painting-poetry show, 2012-13
• Off the Page - Oregon, annual event, 2007-13
• Starting Here: A Stafford Celebration, Oregon, 2010-13
• Forecast - Denver, poetry-painting collaboration, 2008
• The Making of Dust, art & poetry exhibition, 2006
• Off the Page - Denver, reading & art event, 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.
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.
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.
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.
Education
• English/Communications, Bachelor of Arts
Fort Lewis College, Durango, Colorado
• Rolling Stone magazine, New York - Fact Checker/Researcher
• Fishtrap Fellowship - Joseph, Oregon, July 2011
• Creative Arts at Menucha - Corbett, Oregon, August 2010
• 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/Instructor to young 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