Education
B. New York City, June 21, 1950;daughter Harmon Jack Machanic and Helen Jewel (Wolf) Mamolen. Bachelor of Fine Arts, San Francisco The Art Institute of Chicago, 1973.
Bachelor of Science, University State New York, 1983.
M. Planning, University of Southern California, 1980. Master of Arts, California.State University, Los Angeles, 1984.
Doctor of Philosophy The Union Institutions, 1995, Executive director Young Women's Christian Association ofU. Southern California, Los Angeles, 1980-1981. Instructor University of California at Los Angeles Extension, 1980, California State University-Northridge, 1982, Otis The Art Institute of Chicago of Parsons School, Los Angeles, 1979-1982.
Instructor Maricopa Company Cmty.
College, 1993-1995. Facility planner-analystSteinmann, Grayson, Smylie, Los Angeles, 1981-1982. Assistant professor, program coordinator environmental design program School of Art, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, 1984-1986, psychology intern, TASC Incorporated., Phoenix Arizona, 1994-1995, associate faculty, Goddard College, 1995-1997, professor Walden U. 1996.
Member of faculty Union Institute Center for Distant Learning, 1993.
Project manager educational technical & learning Technical U. British Columbia, 1998. Psychologist Napa (California) Eastern State Hospital, 1997-1998. Writer, Fannie Mae, Washington, District of Columbia, 1988.
Field editor Area Development magazine, 1989-1992.
Research assistant Housing and Urban Development, San Francisco, 1975. President, principal City Arts, Los Angeles, 1978-1984, Greenville, North Carolina, 1984-1986, Washington, 1986-1990, Machanic & Company, Phoenix, 1992-1995, mindymac/Embracing Change, Portland, Oregon, 1998.
Computer software trainer Forhan & Wakefield Group, Vienna, Virginia, 1989-1990. Instrumental writer, project manager ComputerPrep, Phoenix, 1990-1991;quality consultant, instrumental developer AG Commander
Systems, 1992; mental health therapist Salt River Indian Community Mental Health Svc., 1993-1994.
Instructional designer/developer U. Phoenix, 1993-1995. Movie reviewer Daily Reflector, Greenville, North Carolina, 1985, Dissertation: Waiting for Cancer Test Results: Impacts on the Patient & Family, 1996. Contributor articles and book reviews to professional journals.
One-man shows include Lycoming College, Pennsylvania, 1974.
Exhibited in group shows Southern Exposure Gallery, San Francisco, 1974, 75, Barnsdall Park Municipal Gallery, Los Angeles, 1981, Gray Gallery, East Carolina University, 1984, 85, 86, Community Council for Arts, Kinston, North Carolina, 1985, Art League Gallery, Alexandria, Virginia, 1986, Gallerie Triangle, Washington, 1987, Western Eye, Phoenix College, 1991. Patentee Stay-Dry Toilet Seat.
Peer counselor Bosom Buddies Breast Cancer Hotline, 1993-1995. Member Maricopa County South Area Behavioral Health Advisory Council, Phoenix, 1993-1994.
Speaker, facilitator Parents Anonymous, Phoenix, 1992.Hist.
Society, Friends of the Library., The American Poet.
