The Steering Committee (SC) is comprised of volunteers who
coordinate events and meetings, update the Web site and zine, and establish list
guidelines.
Treasurer
Laura McCarty moved from
Chicago to Seattle in 1997 to find a place where nature and culture were both
plentiful and accessible. She joined Seattle Writergrrls in March 2003, after moving
from a fifteen-year career in management consulting to one focused on writing and
non-profit information development. Her writing to date has focused on business
writing and history. In her former career, Laura developed white papers and
corporate reports for the financial services and energy trading industries. More
recently, Laura has written essays for HistoryLink
and is currently enrolled in the Literary Fiction Certificate
through the University of Washington. Laura has a degree in Mathematics and
Computer Science from the University of Illinois - Chicago.
When not writing, Laura enjoys volunteering at the Seattle Bi-Lingual Orientation
Center, running, yoga, and meeting with friends - all of which provide fodder for
more stories.
E-mail Laura McCarty,
Treasurer.
Volunteer Coordinator
Seattle Writergrrls' former Zine Facilitating Editor, Stephanie Shenk,
stopped through New Orleans and San Francisco before landing here in Seattle. Her
career to date includes a diverse range of editorial work, including interning at a
literary society, writing for Gambit Weekly, filling the role of assistant
editor for a business directory publisher, and doing various
levels of editing work at Microsoft.
Stephanie brings to the Zine team, in its third year, a zest for creativity
and the determined leadership that will surely drive it to new heights in
2003.
Favorite writing book: Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg
Decade you should have lived, or would love to live again: 1960s, so I could be a hippie poet kicking up my barefoot heels in San Francisco
Best year of your life: Oh, I've had a few, probably
some in my childhood that I can't remember. The ones I
can recall are Spring of 1994 in Italy with my
college, Summer of 1999 eating fancy and writing for
papers in New Orleans, and Spring of 2002,
rediscovering love and life in Seattle.
Favorite projects/hobbies: Wearing/acquiring
outrageously cute clothing ;), exploring alternative
publications (like print and Web zines), figuring out
how to live a life of integrity
Pleasures (without the "guilt" or "sin"): Fountain
cokes, blo-pops, movie popcorn, sleeping on the couch,
compulsive and long cell phone calls to my mother and
my best friend Melanie in Boston
E-mail Stephanie Shenk, Zine Facilitating Editor.
Technical Advisor
Phoebe Smith graduated from
the Evergreen State College as a math and physics geek. Realizing that BA-level
mathematicians are not so employable, Phoebe transitioned into computer geekdom.
Focusing on web applications, she has worked as a engineer, an architect, and a
trainer. Phoebe Smith currently works as a application developer for a large local
bank.
Phoebe's an active gal. Her hobbies include rowing crew for the Lake Washington Rowing
Club, running half marathons, and playing drums in her basement. She's been working
behind the scenes as a technical advisor and then Lead List Administrator for Seattle
Writergrrls since 2001. In 2003, she took over responsibilities as Web Site Coordinator.
If Phoebe Were a Car, She'd Be: A 1970's Toyota Landcruiser
Favorite "Get Out of a Bad Mood" Song: Anything by Fugazi
Little known fact: I am very particular about toast. I like it to sound
toasty, but not actually change color.
Guitly Pleasures: Watching astoundlingly bad movies.
Something She's Proud Of: Finishing my first marathon.
E-mail Phoebe Smith, Technical Advisor.
A member of Writergrrls since its humble beginnings in October
1998, Annette maintains the Writergrrls mailing list as its Lead List Administrator
and frequently posts job leads and article links to the list. In the past, she was the
Web Site Coordinator and also single-handedly coordinated large social gatherings for
members. Basically, she rocks.
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