Welcome!
I am a systems thinker who loves to dig into stories, manage projects, and help organizations develop processes and programs that serve their missions. I’m happiest when I can engage my busy brain and use my wide range of skills in writing, editing, and project management.
As an editor, I have worked with UNICEF, USAID, and Lonely Planet, among others. I’ve also written and produced for public television shows and corporate video. For many years, I produced the Association for Talent Development’s main member newsletter and have run my own project – Spark – a series of events for writers and artists. I have also managed a script-to-screen program for Willamette Writers.
My articles have been published in daily newspapers, alternative weeklies, and magazines, as well as on the web. I received an honorable mention for magazine feature writing from Writer’s Digest, and my Best Friends Magazine story on veterinary hospice was included in an edition of McGraw-Hill’s series on dying, death, and bereavement. I’ve also had short fiction, memoir, and poetry published in a number of publications.
Born and raised in southeastern Massachusetts, I currently live in Portland, Oregon. My favorite ways to connect with the world include heading to the coast in search of agates and other treasures, playing board games and pinball as often as possible, and looking for beavers, otters, and bats in my neighborhood park.