Speculative Fiction Writer

The Alis Switch

• Marnie’s debut speculative fiction novel, The Alis Switch, is complete and currently open for literary representation. It was written as a standalone novel with series potential.

Executive Director

Whidbey Environmental Action Network

• Leading a decades-old environmental nonprofit into a collaborative and impactful new chapter to protect the wellbeing of people and wild spaces.

• Policy advocacy, civic education, coalition building, and strategic litigation to defend ecosystems and communities.

Education

BA in English, Summa Cum Laude, Suffolk University, Boston, MA, June 2003.

In progress: MSL in Environment, Climate, and Energy Law, Lewis & Clark Law School, Portland, OR , graduating 2027.

Additional Writing and Editing

Children's Book Author, 2013

• Self published In the Morning, a children's picture book with Welsh illustrator Allison Fennell.

Prepress Editor, Lithtex Northwest, Bellingham, WA, June 2008–13

• Designed graphics, edited newsletters and brochures, and imposed manuscripts for digital and offset printing. 

Editor, Timber Framers Guild, Alstead, NH, 2007-14

• Developed trade association communications, created newsletters, wrote executive communications, developed reports, produced marketing collateral, performed graphic design, and managed national events as on-site coordinator. 

Freelance Journalist, 2007–13

• Wrote news, poetry, and feature articles for local and regional newspapers and national magazines.