As a coach and editor, I help writers communicate clearly and effectively. Between 1998 and 2009 I taught at The Bishop's School, a highly respected college preparatory middle and high school in La Jolla, California. While at Bishop's I was afforded many opportunities to study the theory and practice of teaching writing, and to then apply what I learned to my work with students. I read extensively, attended workshops at Bard College's Institute for Writing and Thinking, became a fellow of the San Diego Area Writing Project, and studied at The Salt Institute for Documentary Studies. I taught journalism, founded and directed the school's Writing Center, and developed several courses in writing including a workshop for students struggling with academic writing, a writing intensive course for freshmen, and a senior elective in the composition of creative non-fiction. Before I taught at The Bishop's School, I taught at Jesuit High School in Beaverton, Oregon, Marist High School in Eugen