About

The Geography: I moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 2017. I love living here. I also loved living in Charleston, South Carolina for the 21 years prior to that move. Before that I called Fairfax, Virginia my home and place of work. And before that, I was born and raised and educated in Western Pennsylvania, with a stop in Northwest Ohio where I studied to pursue a career in technology and business.

On Creativity and Passion: I am passionate about seeing people pursue their callings as creative beings. Art, music, literature—these are the things that offer life-giving and community-engaging opportunities to grow beyond self. 

Favorite Words:
(#1) Abreactive as in: “The experience of picking up a paintbrush for the first time was an abreactive experience, allowing her to release deeply suppressed emotions through painting.”
(#2) Imputation as in: “She began to see herself through her mentor’s eyes, transforming her view from one of insecurity to a belief in her own artistic potential.”
(#3) Autodidactic as in: “She began her autodidactic journey into understanding design concepts with countless hours studying color theory, typography, and layout techniques, transforming her office into a makeshift classroom filled with design books and digital tutorials.”

Favorite Books:
(#1) Orbitting the Giant Hairball: A Corporate Fool’s Guide to Surviving with Grace by Gordon MacKenzie. Thank you Louis R. and Story Gatherings for the introduction.
(#2) Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers. Thank you Craige, for this and so much more.
(#3) Anything written by Frederick Buechner. Anything published by Mockingbird Ministries or the The Rabbit Room Press.

Best Advice Heard Lately:
(#1) Pay attention. (#2) Be astonished. (3.) Tell someone. (Katherine Paterson quoting Mary Oliver, Hutchmoot 2024)

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“My sweet spot exists where encouraging people in their gifts, talents and desires intersects with solving an organization’s problems strategically and productively . . . where finding the best methodologies and practices matter… where art meets organization… where left-brain and right-brain come together to demonstrate to a fearful and disenchanted world that Hope is alive.”