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About
I create stories, systems, and experiences that help connect people to purpose. With master’s degrees in Digital Storytelling and Creative Writing and 10+ years across writing, graphic design and photography, web production, and marketing, I build experiences that engage and convert. I’m equally comfortable editing content, managing merchandise and print production, or coordinating logistics for events — always with a brand-consistent, human-centered approach.
As an end-to-end project manager, I’ve gathered extensive insight and tools for brainstorming, revising, proofing, and optimization. I’m fluent in core creative software, quick to learn new tools, and skilled at keeping digital systems organized, updated, and functional.
My background as a virtual and on-site educator of composition, communications, and creative writing for adult learners informs my ability to create user-focused content. It helps me translate complex ideas into clear, compelling experiences that connect with diverse audiences.
I’m excited to collaborate on creations and campaigns that spark authentic engagement and measurable impact — especially with mission-driven teams that champion creativity, change through learning, and environmental stewardship.
Skills & experience:
Storytelling & brand strategy
Content creation and management systems * Writing and editing * Idea generation and storytelling * Customer/audience engagement and influence * Marketing and sales * Event coordination and promotion * Campaign performance analysis and optimization * Photography and photo editing * logo and brand template design * and more!
Digital design & production
Project management * User experience (UX) and interface (UI) design * Web development and design * Graphic design * Videos and slide presentations * Problem solving and optimization * Research, analysis, and application * and more!
Instructional design & facilitation
Learning management systems and eLearning design tools * Curriculum design and development (higher ed, adult learning, and professional training) * Facilitation, inclusive teaching, and personal coaching * and more!
Collaboration & operations
Teamwork and leadership * Meeting management * Customer and client support * Office and organizational operations * and more!
Projects I can build and deliver:
Websites * Marketing campaigns * Infographics, illustrations, informative documents/articles * Slide presentations * Videos * Newsletters * Magazines and books * Promotional material and copy * Graphic design and logos * Photography (people, places, and things) * Virtual courses * Learning material * and more!
Technical Tools I can use:
Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, and Premiere) * Adobe Express, Lightroom, and Firefly * Canva * Microsoft 365 (Power Point, Word, Excel, OneNote, Outlook, OneDrive, and Teams) * Blackboard and Canvas Learning Management Systems * LearnWorlds * WordPress (including Avada and Divi builders and WooCommerce) * Squarespace * BigMailer (AWS) * MailChimp * MailPoet * Google Workspace * Google Developer & Analytics * Zoom (for meetings, webinars, and interactive trainings) * Submittable * Hubspot * Quickbooks * Discord * Slack * Chat GPT * Midjourney * Notion * Zapier * HootSuite * Loomly * PaddyPost * Learning: Meltwater * Articulate Storyline and Rise * Figma * and more!
Mom, my big sister, and me: 1982
me
… And there is, of course, more about me personally. See that old Polaroid? I grew up in an old, two-bedroom house in a small Midwestern town, just me, my big sister, and our mom who was gone a lot, working hard to make ends meet. It wasn’t easy, but we did our best to take care of each other. We taught ourselves a LOT. I was an artist, explorer, and entrepreneur at an early age, writing and selling my own newspapers door-to-door, directing my neighbor-kids in plays on my back porch, running animal hospitals – for local kittens, injured birds, and butterflies – out of my garage, and building families of giant robots with old boxes, plastic egg shells, and aluminum cans. Despite the challenges of poverty, I made my way to college – and, once I got there, I just kept going! I was granted full scholarships, work study, and multiple assistantships to back me. I became the first in my family to earn a graduate degree. And, in the midsts of all that, I raised four beautiful children and found an excellent partner in marriage. It was a long road full of bumps and curves, but, over the years, I’ve grown to love my personal story, all the blunders alongside the successes, and I wouldn’t change a thing, even if I could. I love my family immensely, and I love that I’m back in my home state of Indiana, in a small town, in a house surrounded by tall trees, where I can step out my back door every morning, if I so desire, to breathe in fresh air, watch the sun rise over a cow field, and then, with my camera in hand, go bug-hunting.
How can I help you? I do some freelance work and would love to help my fellow freelancers, artists, organizations, and small businesses! Are you needing help with something you’ve written, a website, an interactive lesson or course, a slide presentation, promotional graphics, or photographs? Send me a quick note through the form below, and I will reply with an email response. Thank you!