Hi there! Thanks for stopping by. I collaborate with businesses, organizations, and individuals immersed in building, creating, healing, and prospering. I partner with clients embracing people, planet, and profit.
I propel clients toward their goals with words.
As a young person, I learned early about the impact of powerful storytelling. When I nominated my high school English teacher, Mrs. Green, for a national award, I shared an anecdote about how she inspired my love of poetry by standing on her desk and singing “Simple Joys” from the musical, Pippin. My nomination was selected and Mrs. Green won the award!
Even earlier, in third grade, I discovered the perils of false advertising when I tried to impress my teacher with nutritious breakfasts I never ate in a healthy eating contest. I won that too…but thankfully, my mother made me ‘fess up and give back the prize, ultimately saving my relationship with Mrs. Fanning. It was the first and last time I intentionally misled a reader.
Journalism taught me how to concoct an irresistible hook that grabs the reader by the lapels and demands rapt attention (I myself do very little lapel grabbing). Graduate school equipped me with top-notch research skills that give my writing authority and credibility. And the business world trained me to understand my audiences and their needs in order to start compelling conversations.
As an award-winning creative writer, I know how to tweak a phrase, how to shape an image, how to assemble paragraphs that sing a particular song, one that inspires its listeners to act.
My unique offering is relationship savvy: how to build and sustain thriving relationships through custom-crafted and thoughtful messaging that inspires trust at every point of contact. Engaging your audience just once or twice with click-bait doesn’t breed long-term success.
I’m a mom, a dual citizen (US and Canada), and a friend. I value honesty, loyalty, good communication, and good pizza. I grew up in Rochester, New York, I’m a runner, and I sing tenor in a local choir.
Some favorite things:
Peonies
Altered books
Andrew Solomon
A rigorous debate (nonviolent of course)
A midnight swim
My nine-year-old son is my muse.