Reader, Washington Square Annual Benefit Reading, New York City, April 2008.

Reader, "Barely Published Writers," Litquake, San Francisco, October 2007.

Invited Lecturer, “Flash Fiction: Yes, less can be more!” The Writing Salon, San Francisco, October 2006.

Reader, “Inspired by Jane: Morbid Curiosity Magazine Raises Money for Breast Cancer Research," Borders Books on Union Square, San Francisco, May 2006.

Reader, “Ipas: Protecting Women’s Health, Advancing Women’s Reproductive Rights,” Varnish Fine Art Gallery, San Francisco, May 2005.

Panelist (MFA in Writing program at USF), “Teaching Reading to Teach Writing,” Association of Writers & Writing Programs, Vancouver, British Columbia, March 2005.

Panelist, “Careers in Teaching Creative Writing,” San Francisco State University, April 2004.

University of San Francisco faculty reading. Spring 2004, Fall 2002.