I build communities, locate creative solutions and amplify brand stories.

I am most adept and most comfortable when presented with complex problems that require me to utilize a vast collection of tools honed in small business, corporate and higher education arenas: Analytical skills; my professional, nonprofit and social networks; the ability to internalize past mistakes and learn from them; and prioritization of inclusion and community, among others. A dedicated student, I place myself in difficult, unfamiliar situations to flex my skills and build new ones, with the goal of emerging smarter and more capable for the greater good.

I am a rapid but strategic problem solver who is quick-thinking and decisive

• Strong sense of urgency, flexibility, agility, mobility

• Motivating, inspiring leader of individuals and teams

• A mover and shaker who jumps in to compete with the best

• Leverages and nurtures a strong network and toolbox of resources

• A constant student seeking new knowledge and skills to grow herself and communities

Community Engagement

Ohio Citizens for the Arts, Past Board Member 
Leadership Columbus, Class of 2018
Past President, Wild Goose Creative
Treasurer, Pecha Kucha Columbus

Select Honor and Awards

2015 Greater Columbus Arts Council Emerging Arts Leader
Honored for leadership of Wild Goose Creative board.

Leadership Columbus Class of 2018
Selected for cohort of more than 50 Columbus business and civic leaders in 10-month experience designed to create active, influential leaders in our community.

 First place, Food Writing, Cleveland Press Club, 2020
“The Pepperoni Kings of Columbus: Ezzo Sausage Co.,” Columbus Monthly

 First place, Best Political Reporting, Society for Professional Journalists, 2016
“Weed the People: The money, influence and turmoil behind Issue 3,” Columbus Alive

Of Note

• Visited 17 countries on five continents

• In 2021, completed 6-day backpacking trip in Yosemite Valley backcountry.

• Learned to surf in Costa Rica in 2021

• Completed 200 hours yoga teacher training in February 2020.

• Co-founded and -edited food and travel website Itinerant Foodies (2008 to 2012).

• Bylines in Columbus Monthly, Columbus Alive, Columbus Crave, Columbus Parent, TheKitchn.