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Education specialist, researcher and advocate, charter school director and co-founder, Web developer, managing editor, writer, marketing specialist, associate publisher, and creative director with hands-on experience in software tools. Self-starter and team player, able to complete projects in a professional and timely manner. Extensive experience organizing & managing startup ventures.

• Co-founded charter school

• Wrote books on multimedia authoring

• Marketed commercial CD-ROM titles

• Managed productions under budget

• Co-founded and ran businesses

• Co-founded Publish magazine

Started grassroots effort to create charter school. As first year director, created and implemented all policies, procedures, contracts, reports, newsletters and forms for organizing, managing and reporting of day-to-day, weekly, monthly and annual operation of a new independent (non-profit) public charter school to all stakeholders.

• Bootstrapped charter school by organizing parents, teachers, administrators and community.
• Enrolled 70 children in its first year.
• Outscored academically all other schools in the district in its first year
• Ensured compliance with charter school law in all aspects of school, governance structure and program design, management and operations.
• Under authority of Governance Council (GC), prepared meeting agendas and minutes and reported progress bi-weekly.

Created and produced book layouts, press releases, marketing collateral, Web content, and presentations for Rockument, Inc. Managed licensing and production of CD-ROM entertainment titles and book/CD-ROM projects for Random House and Voyager Co.

• Managed production and publishing of entertainment titles under budget.
• Licensed more than 700 images from over 200 different artists and photographers.
• Created and produced marketing collateral and press releases for national press tour involving major newspapers, radio stations, TV, and trade press.
• Produced graphics and page layouts for book publishers including Random House, Addison-Wesley, and John Wiley & Sons.
• Managed customer service, registration, technical support and fulfillment for more than 50,000 users over three years.

Web Developer, North Coast Rural Challenge Network (NCRCN) and Point Arena Schools (1997-1998). Created Web pages describing P.A. Schools’ NCRCN Projects.

Managing Editor, newsletter division, Hypermedia Communications, Inc./NewMedia Magazine (1993-1994). Published and edited the Macromedia User Journal and the Inside Report on New Media on multimedia application development.

Co-founder and Managing Editor, the Macromedia User Journal and the Inside Report on New Media (1986-1993). Ran newsletter business (acquired in 1993 by Hypermedia Communications).

Co-founder, Managing Editor and Associate Publisher, Desktop Publishing Magazine (1984-1986). Renamed to Publish when acquired by PCW Communications.

Courseware Designer and Technical Coordinator, ComputerTown USA! (1981-1982). Developed courseware for and coordinated a National Science Foundation Project sponsored by the People's Computer Company (Menlo Park), including computer literacy events and projects in communities, schools, and libraries.

Instructor, computer courses, Peninsula School (1981). Taught intro. computer courses for grades K-8, including programming courses, and maintained the Peninsula School Computer Project.

Instructor, courseware designer, & coordinator, Apple Van Project, Lawrence Hall of Science (1980). Brought Apple computers into Bay Area schools and taught several introductory computer courses for grades K-12, and wrote educational programs and courseware. Also presented plans to county education supervisors for computer literacy projects and classroom computing activities.

• Conference Attendee, CDE Special Education Division, Special Education Standards for the Millennium Conference held 4/20/02 (Sacramento, CA).
• Graduated from Charter School "Boot Camp" Leadership Institute held by Charter School Development Center/California State University Sacramento (CSDC/CSUS)
• Framingham State College (Framingham, MA).
• Honor Graduate, Shrewsbury HS (Shrewsbury, MA). National Merit Scholar.

• Feature article on Cheryl Rhodes and Rockument, Multimedia Producer, Aug. 1995.
• Newsletter is "excellent source of news" (John C. Dvorak, S.F. Examiner, July 19, 1987).
• "Near genius at making complex ideas understandable" (Jerry Pournelle, BYTE, Dec. 1986).
• "Practices what she writes about" (Larry Magid, L.A. Times, Aug. 19, 1985).
• Reviews of documentary: "An unflinching, nonjudgemental chronicle" (Wired), "Inspires then and now connections, fulfilling any historical work's highest calling" (S.F. Examiner), "Truly greater than the sum of its parts" (N.Y. Post).

Parent volunteer in local public schools.

South Coast Youth Soccer Club, secretary, children’s league.

Macromedia Lingo Studio (Random House), book/CD-ROM

Official Macromedia Director Studio (Random House/Hypermedia), book/CD-ROM

Using Macromedia Director (The Voyager Co.), CD-ROM Expanded Book

Using MacroMind Director (Que)

Que’s Macintosh Multimedia Handbook (Que)

Adobe Illustrator: The Official Handbook for Designers (Bantam/Random House)

Desktop Publishing with PageMaker (John Wiley & Sons)

The Well-Connected Macintosh (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich)

The Art of Desktop Publishing (Bantam)

CP/M User’s Guide (Baen Books/Simon & Schuster)

Free Software (Baen Books/Simon & Schuster)

InfoWorld’s Essential Guide to CP/M (Harper & Row)

WordStar Pocket Reference (Addison-Wesley)

• Magazines: Computer Currents, Dr. Dobbs Journal, Macintosh Today, MacUser, NewMedia, NextWorld, Portable Companion, Publish, User’s Guide, and the Whole Earth Software Catalog.
• Newsletters: Inside Report on New Media, Macromedia User Journal
• The Chicago Tribune Technology Section