Education
1997 Master of Education, Secondary Language Arts & Literacy.  University of Maine.   Orono, Maine.
1987 Bachelor of Arts, English.  University of Maine.  Orono, Maine.

Professional Experience
1997-Present Freelance Writer.  Orono, Maine and Halifax, Nova Scotia.   Creating, editing and proofreading materials for commercial, institutional and private clients. Recent projects have included promotional support materials for a fine art exhibit, resume preparation, on-line website editing, and proofreading a book-length manuscript for publication by the Orono Historical Society.
1982-Present Private Tutor.   Orono, Maine and Halifax, Nova Scotia.  Provided individualized assistance with writing for adult learners and non-native English speaking students.
1997-1998 Productions Director. WMEB 91.9 FM. University of Maine, Orono, Maine. Created and engineered public service announcements and show promotion spots.
1996-98 Summer School English Instructor.  Brewer High School, Brewer, Maine.   Taught 2 sections of Junior/Senior English concentrating on American Literature. Designed curriculum, choosing readings and developing materials centered on censorship themes and emphasizing Internet literacy, media consumerism and Freedom of Speech issues.
1996-97  Instructional Materials Specialist. University of Maine, Orono, Maine. Developed   Internet User Manual and instructional materials as a training aid and application resource guide for teachers and librarians in the Maine School and Library Network Project (MSLN). Produced application   overviews, step-by-step guides, quick guides, glossaries, FAQs, covering both Windows and Mac platforms for email programs, Usenet newsreaders, browsers,  FTP, and Telnet applications. Secured permission to reprint "Training the Trainer" resources, and scheduled training for teachers and librarians in central Maine.
1987-97 Substitute Teacher.  Penobscot Country, Maine. Teaching on call for Primary-12 students and assisting in classrooms for children with emotional, behavioral and developmental needs in area schools. Implemented lesson plans when they were provided and developed my own on the spot in their absence. Long-term Primary substitute 1995-1996 at St. John's School in Bangor.
1992-93 Proofreader.   University of Maine, Orono, Maine. Worked under strict deadlines with editor and contributors to produce Perspective, a 30-46 page, bi-monthly University of Maine Department of Public Information publication serving staff, faculty, students and alumni.
1992-93 "Get Acquainted Better" Program Coordinator.  Administered University of Maine student support program pairing international students with native English speakers for conversation and cultural exchange. Developed training materials for GAB partners, recruiting volunteers and conducted Fall and Spring training workshops. Assigned conversation partners and monitored program participants.
1989-90 Liaison Staff Person. Maine Foster Parents Association, Bangor, Maine.  Served as foster parents’ liaison with the Department of Human Services, the Maine Legislature, and the public. Produced six-page monthly newsletter. Represented MFPA before legislative hearings, coordinating media coverage and producing press releases, position papers and informational brochures. Developed and implemented program helping foster parents access Good Shepherd Food Bank. Set up Independent Living Library for teens leaving foster care. Spoke on foster parenting issues at support groups for foster parents.
1988-1989 Staff Writer. Brewer Register, Brewer, Maine.   Wrote weekly column, "Bangor Bemusements," editorials, and interviews. Photographed assigned features.
1988-89 Research Assistant/Interviewer Supervisor. Northeast Research, Orono, Maine.  Wrote, pre-tested, and trained interviewers in administration of public health and policy surveys.

Scholarships and Awards
March 2003 Second Place. The Frog Hollow Books Poetry Prize. 26th Annual Atlantic Writing Competition For Unpublished Manuscripts. Writer's Federation of Nova Scotia.
January 2000 Voted Favorite Featured Poet in the 1999 Poetry Super Highway Awards
December 1999 "Smokin' Joan in the Public Garden" nominated for a 1999 Pushcart Prize by John Carle, Editor of Gravity.
September 1999 Rainy Day Records/Gravity Poetry Contest. First Place. CK Tower, judge.
May 1999 "The Quarry" Honorable Mention.  Suite 101.com Poetry Month Contest, Jennifer Ley, judge.
January 1999 First Honorable Mention, Wired Hearts' January Fiction Contest.
September 1998 Rainy Day Records/Gravity Poetry Contest.. Second Place. Perry Thompson & John Carle, judges.
April 1996 Healthy Passions Poetry Contest, University of Maine.
1994-95 Trustee Tuition Waiver, University of Maine.
1994 & 1993 Non-Traditional Student Scholarship, University of Maine.
1982-86   Maine Scholars Day Quarter Tuition Scholarship.

Workshops and Presentations
April 1998 Franco-American Women’s Institute. Our Identity as Women. Presented as part of the Beautiful Project, University of Maine.
April 1997 & 1998 Phenomenal Women: A Celebration of Women’s Beauty in Poetry. Presented as part of the Beautiful Project, University of Maine.
October 1997 Integrating the Internet into the Social Studies Classroom. Presentation at Teaching History in Maine Conference.
March 1997 Franco-American Women’s Institute. Did She or Didn’t She?: Franco-American Women in Parochial Schools. Panel presented as part of the Women in the Curriculum Lunch Series/University of Maine Women’s History Celebration.
October 1996 Lewis, N., March, K., Toner, C., Haggard, S., & Yourcenar, J. Women on the Internet: Another Way to Connect. Panel presented at the Maine Women’s Studies Conference, University College of Bangor.
March 1993 Ganobscik-Williams, L. & Yourcenar, J. English as a Second Language in Maine: Are We Prepared? Workshop presented at the Maine Council of English Language Arts Spring Conference.


Print Publications
2004 "Gloire de la Salle de Bain" & "Leaving Lingers" in Moist: A Journal of Erotic Arts & Letters Spring 2004, Vol. 1 Issue 1, Liam Taliesin, Publisher.
2004 Documentary photo. "Letters" in Popular Photography and Digital Imaging, April 2004.
2004 Documentary photos(2) "You Can Do It: The Sensual Seascape" in Popular Photography and Digital Imaging, January 2004.
2003 Photo Credit. "Nude, but not Lewd or Crude".  The Daily News, Halifax, Nova Scotia. June 5, 2003.
2002 Photo Credits (2) Aquarius, Art Photo Akt, Reichelsheim, Germany, Issue 1, 2002.
2001 Photo Credit. Better Photography, Prabhadevi, India. Vol. 5 No 7 December 2001.
2001 "Homicidal Maniacs Eat My Face Off", In Our Own Words: A Generation Defining Itself Vol. 3. Marlow Peerse Weaver, ed. Raleigh, North Carolina: MW Enterprises, 2001. Poem first published in Mentress Moon, Jen Ross, editor. June 1999 issue.
2000 "Aforethought", SnowApple: A Celebration of Voices. William Woolfit, Nathan Crighton, Laurie Hewitt, eds. Issue 1.
2000 Photo Credit. Jobo Quarterly, #26, Ann Arbour, MI, USA.
2000 "Bowl of Milk Haiku", The Art of Haiku 2000, Gerald England, ed. UK. ISBN 0 903610 24 8.
1998

"Iconolatry" & "Millay." Silhouettes in the Electric Sky: The Best Poetry from Two Years of Gravity. J. Carle., ed. Atlanta, Georgia: Newton’s Baby. ISBN 0966722809
1998 "Blood Simpled." Maine Review. John Blyberg, ed. Orono, Maine: University of Maine.
1998 "Messiah Complex," "Finisterre," "In Praise of LSD (Laidback Sexy Dudes)," & "Dandelions." Stolen Island Review. Daniel Dehn & Irene Jackson, eds. Orono, Maine: University of Maine.
1997 "Isis By the Nile" & "Ophelia Studies." Maine Review. John Blyberg, ed. Orono, Maine: University of Maine.
1997 "The Citizen Poet Speaks" & "A Vessel for Tenderness Invokes Her Muses." Stolen Island Review. Karla Bosse & Irene Jackson, eds. Orono, Maine: University of Maine.
1996 "Feast" & "Cat's Tongue" The Maine Campus. Orono, Maine: University of Maine. Vol. 113, No. 69.  April 17, 1996.
1994 "Penelope" & "Cause & Effect." Maine Review. Patrick Myers, ed. Orono, Maine: University of Maine.
1993 "The Myth of the Male Feminist: Prometheus Redundant" & "(Millay)." Maine Review. Jill Randall, ed. Orono, Maine: University of Maine.


Online Publications
2000- Present "Fall Daoshi", "Rapunzel or The Rape of Academic Poetry" & "In Praise of LSD (Laidback Sexy Dudes)".  Mary Sands, editor. JACK Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2.
2000- Present "Projections" & "Travaille." Conspire, CK Tower, editor. Conspire 2000 Women's Issue. ISSN: 1522-3779. 
2000-Present "Messiah Complex," "Rimbaud Got Out Just in Time, "Letter to Greg," "She Made Herself Small," and "Revelation." Poetry Super Highway Featured Poet of the Week, Rick Lupert, editor. January 24-30th. ISSN: 1523-6587.
1999-Present "Moonmist & Shadow," "Cursing Pomegranates," & "Six Seeds of Separation". Poetry Life & Times, Pinky Andrexa, editor. October issue.
1999-Present "After the Ball," "Homicidal Maniacs Eat My Face Off," & "Maledicta". Mentress Moon, Jen Ross, editor. June issue.
1999-Present "Icon/graph: Ophelia Dreams", Collaborative piece with Eric Boutilier-Brown. Disquieting Muses. Dancing Bear, editor. May issue.
1999-Present "Ophelia Dreams," "Final Solution, & " From the Age of Exploration: Cartography". Poetry Super Highway Featured Poet of the Week, Rick Lupert, editor. February 8-14th. ISSN: 1523-6587.
1999-Present "Lift". The Astrophysicist's Tango Partner Speaks.  Jennifer Ley, editor. ISSN: 1523-5386.
1998-Present  Gravity: A Journal of Online Writing. John Carle editor. Issues 19 ("Iconolatry" & "Millay"), 22 ("Pieta" & "The Last Time I Didn't See Paris), 23 ("Messiah Complex," "Prodigal" & "Storm Tide"), 24 ("Fall Fatale," "Homicidal Maniacs Eat My Face Off" & "How We Sleep"), 25 ("Obeisance in the Time of Plague," "Cher" & "Side Effect"), 26 ("Letter to Sophie"), 27 ("Nattering on the Sublime") 28 ("Pablo Neruda's Shopping List" & "The Truth About Cats and Parables"), 29 ("Handwalking"), 30 ("Smokin' Joan in the Public Gardens).  ISSN 1524-5470
1997-Present. Evolving Beauty. Text and editing for Evolving Beauty
1997-Present. icon/graphy. Visual poetry website in collaboration with Eric Boutilier-Brown.
1997-Present. Mythologies. Personal poetry website.
1997-Present The Initiative . On-line Publication of the Franco-American Women's Institute.

 

Activities and Interests

1999-Present Student, Miksang Contemplative Photography, Halifax.
1996-Present Franco-American Women’s Initiative, founding member.
1996-1998 WMEB. 91.9FM. University of Maine at Orono.
1998 Poetry Editor, Stolen Island Review.
1997 & 1998 The Beautiful Project, University of Maine.
1997-1998 Spoken Word DJ. WMEB 91.9 FM, University of Maine, Orono, Maine.
1996-1998 Marginaliens Poetry Readings, Orono, Maine.
1995-1996 Technology Coordinator, St. John’s School, Bangor, Maine.
1995-1996 Yearbook Advisor, St. John’s School, Bangor, Maine.
1993-1994 Representative, Graduate Student Association, Orono, Maine.
1992-1994 GAB Conversation Partner, Orono, Maine.
1991-1994 Parent Computer Volunteer, Old Town, Maine.
1991-1992 Court Appointed Special Advocate, Bangor, Maine.