Who am I? How’d I get here?

I am a dedicated, detail-oriented marketing professional, creative designer, website developer, and data analysis guru. I have known my career was in the graphic design realm since my senior year of high school, and I’ve spent the last 13+ years in full-time positions in a variety of industries.

In 2017, I realized I could become a bridge for the gap I saw between marketing and graphic professionals. I went to grad school for an MS in Marketing Analytics, successfully graduating in 2019. Since then, I have been focused on using all my talents to make every job and task the best I can. From concept to performance, I am able to see one-off creatives and campaigns through to the end, and I use that view to inform future work. I am passionate about what I offer, and I teach college-level courses on Marketing and Statistics to help the next generation of marketing and business professionals learn to create opportunities.

My default answer for “Can you do this?” is never “no.” Well, very rarely my answer is no, and it’s usually about my inability to solve Rubik’s Cubes or juggle. As a proud member of the hard-headed “I Can Do Things” club, this mentality has enhanced my offerings and capabilities at every step of my career. I was asked if I knew WordPress to build a website in 2018 - I told them honestly, “I haven’t used it before, but I am confident I can figure it out.” Now, 7+ years later, I lead website design, migration, and maintenance efforts on a variety of platforms.

Beginning with an unexpected career adjustment in January of 2025, I decided to focus my energy on providing my unique take on creative and marketing services to a wider audience. I’ve worked with churches, real estate brokers, technology companies, and more; I love what I do, and I am constantly looking for new avenues, industries, and projects I can use my expertise on.

From making some mortifying Photoshopped images for my Myspace on my sister’s computer in 2007, to almost giving up and quitting on my undergraduate degree…I have come a long way. Mountains I never dreamed I’d climb, I look back and see I’ve traversed them with my head down, one step at a time. What I would have labeled insurmountable is in my rearview mirror, and all of that is what continues to drive me each day. It drives me to create, to help, and to exist unapologetically as a senior-level marketing and graphic design professional (and as an enthusiastic proponent of the Undo command ⌘Z.)

I work best with music on, a hand-written list of tasks to my side (with color-coordinated tools), and three drinks to bounce between (one for energy, one for bubbles, and one bottle of water that I probably will not finish). If I’m not listening to pop-punk/emo-rock or debateably-early-Christmas-music, I also find myself productive with episodes of Ted Lasso, The Office, or The Babish Culinary Universe playing.