storytelling with a soul.

In a world dictated by algorithms and AI, longform storytelling is becoming a lost art. I mean the smart-and makes-you-feel-something kind of writing. The kind where you can tell there’s a soul in there. This kind of storytelling is proven to drive engagement that leads to results — and there’s a place for it in your communications strategy.

Person holding a spiral-bound book or magazine with colorful illustrations on the cover, sitting on a dark seat near a wooden table with magazines on it.

With a master’s degree in journalism and over a decade of storytelling and communications strategy experience across industries, I have cultivated the skills it takes to craft smart stories and communications that move people to action.

    • internal and external communications

    • communication planning

    • content strategy development and execution

    • crafting articles, blogs, essays, newsletters, web copy, thought leadership, and leader communications

    • creating engaging multimedia storytelling and photo essays

    • nonprofit and international development

    • Fortune 500 companies

    • health equity, social impact, and DEI

    • healthcare technology

    • journalism

    • religious writing (journalism and essays)

    • MarCom Platinum Award

    • MarCom Gold Award

    • Studs Terkel Scholarship

    • Follett Merit Award

    • Minnesota State Fair Art Exhibition

A woman with shoulder-length red hair and glasses sitting on a light blue couch, holding a cup, smiling, in a well-lit room with green plants and a modern lamp in the background.

see my work.

portfolio.
Neon line drawing of a human walking around a sphere.
Best Buy logo on a blue gradient background with a yellow price tag graphic.
A blue background with white text that says, "Feed My Starving Children."
Pioneer Press Twin Cities logo with black text on a white and blue background.
Logo for MPR News with white and light blue text on a dark blue background.
Logo for WBEZ Chicago with black background, white 'WBEZ' text, and red 'Chicago' text below.
Explore Minnesota logo with the words 'explore' and 'Minnesota' on either side of a stylized 'm' with a green curve.
An open book icon in orange and white
Graphic logo for Lakewinds Food Co-op featuring a stylized bundle of green leaves and gray berries above the text 'Lakewinds Food Co-op' in black and green letters.
White text saying 'SOJO' on a black background
Young Life logo with green and white text on a dark blue background.
A circular logo with a white star in the center, surrounded by sections in yellow, blue, and brown.
Sanofi logo with black lowercase letters and purple dots.
Colorful logo spelling 'MINN' with a small globe icon to the right.
The logo of API Group with stylized blue letters and red dots in the 'A' and 'i'.
A logo with a red geometric shape above the word 'BeOnc' written in blue and red letters.
A circular logo with a dark teal background and light teal concentric circular shapes forming a stylized letter 'G' inside.
Logo of Sacred Ground Center for Spirituality featuring a circular illustration of a tree with green leaves and brown branches, alongside the text 'Sacred Ground Center for Spirituality'.
Logo of Mortenson, featuring a stylized black square with geometric lines and blue sections.

let’s work together.