My background is in corporate and entrepreneurial sales, marketing, and project management. In 2008, I founded Image Media, LLC. Currently, I specialize in on-location portrait and event photography. As an artist, I blend photography with graphics and textures to create unique works of art. My work has been exhibited at Soulard Art Gallery, Grafica Fine Art & Custom Framing, Third Degree Glass Factory, the St. Louis Community College at Meramec, the Union Avenue Christian Church, Webster Groves Public Library, and the Green Door Art Gallery. My prints are also on display in businesses in St. Louis. My book, Exploring St. Louis: A Photographer's Journey, will be published in 2024.

My responsibilities included the creation and management of the external and internal communications. I also led the Communications Team, a group of staff members who contributed their talents to our marketing efforts. I participated in strategic planning with the management team and provided the following services:- Created content for websites, blogs, collateral, presentations, white papers- Managed WordPress blogs and social media platforms- Designed print collateral (banners, flyers, surveys)- Conducted email marketing campaigns- Managed company intranet and forum- Developed and conducted company workshopsVandover was acquired by IMPACT Group in 2013.

During the time that I worked on contract with Impact Dimensions, a company that is associated with Maritz, Inc., I provided custom web design and creative marketing services for special projects. I also developed new business with clients by sourcing promotional merchandise and processing orders.

During my career at Trans Advantage, a division of UniGroup. I successfully developed new business by building relationships with moving agents, creatively sourcing merchandise and processing their orders to completion. I also sold affiliate services that provided value to the agents and created marketing materials for special promotions. In this job, I learned basic web design as the manager of the website for the company store. The sales team and I collaborated on producing seasonal catalogs and setting up trade shows.

When I lived in California, I had the opportunity to work with owners and buyers of small retail stores from San Francisco to San Jose to the Monterey Bay. I helped them select and display a selection of giftware, jewelry, and apparel that was the best fit for their market. My clients received consultative services and marketing materials that kept them informed about the latest products and events. I also participated in trade shows in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Atlanta.