About Me

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I never had a chance as a ballplayer.

Countless hours heaving pitches at one particular brick in our backyard wall wouldn’t land me on the mound at Dodger Stadium. But they weren’t a complete waste, either. The games I dreamed up between invisible batters — players, teams, and scenarios in the friendly confines of my imagination — would carry me further than my fastball ever could. It was the story of the game that kept me coming back, and it was the storytellers I grew to idolize as the players came and went.

I chased that love of story into journalism, across a continent and back again, from small-town gyms and rural rodeos to big-league fields and arenas. I followed it into creative agencies and around the tables of family brands, then further still into conference rooms of global tech giants.

Now, I help teams of every size tell their stories, clearly and confidently, in a way that’s true to them. With a strong sense of language built on 15+ years spent writing and editing, I bring energy to teams, clarity to complex challenges, and the curiosity of a seasoned reporter to every project.

Fast facts

LOCATION
Beautiful Portland, Oregon — probably chasing my kiddos around, pulling weeds in the backyard, or running with an audiobook in my ear.

PRONOUNS
He/Him/His  

STRENGTHSFINDER
Includer, Positivity, Strategic, Learner, Ideation

SUPERPOWERS
Audience advocacy, brainstorm ignition, brief building, narrative weaving, headline heroics

FIRST BUSINESS
Selling sports cards in AOL chat rooms

FAVE FAR-FLUNG BYLINE
New Orleans Times-Picayune

EDUCATION
Bachelor’s in History from Oregon State University, where I was editor-in-chief of the Daily Barometer and a Charles R. Snowden Program for Excellence in Journalism intern.

AWARDS TO WRITE HOME ABOUT
2015 BMA B2 Awards: Excellence Award for Internal Branding and category wins in Custom Publishing and Demand Gen for Praxis, for which I was managing editor.

BEST STORY
Dodging galloping broncos in full cowboy wear on the arena floor of the Pendleton Round-Up.