Serves as a board member for ArtLink Clarksville, which is dedicated to building community through arts and a stronger sense of creativity.

Serves as a board member for veteran-focused non-profit using equine therapy to empower healing in our nation’s veterans.

Responsible for pursuing the goal of creating a sense of belonging for military families in the place where they live. This creates immense benefits, including family connection and cohesion, increases in military spouse employment and resource availability, and more successful military transitions due to connections with community members and leaders.Advocates for military families, giving voice to their experiences and shedding light on the support, resources, and community available to them. Shares messages that foster community pride and understanding while raising awareness of the unique sacrifices and strengths of military families. Responsible for creating and sharing compelling narratives that honor, inform, and connect military families to each other and their communities to foster a sense of belonging.Builds collaboration with military family support groups, veteran service organizations, local community leaders and organizations, and military installation leadership.Builds trust within the community, respecting and reflecting their experiences accurately. Why Grid Square Recon? Grid squares are used as a navigational reference in the military. They’re the start to identify each point on the map. When we travel to a new grid square, one of the first things we do is recon the area. Grid Square Recon will provide the initial recon for a military family to more easily navigate their new area after a move.

Responsible to align efforts across state agencies, local government, and partners and stakeholders to build opportunities for veterans and military families in Tennessee. Coordinates development of policy and programs that will benefit the state by enhancing the military-connected talent pipeline and making Tennessee a destination of choice for veterans and their families.

Serves as the Public Affairs Cell Officer-in-Charge, leading a team of four while shaping internal and external messaging campaigns.

Served as an instructor and content writer for the Army Logistics University Logistics Basic Officer Leader Course. Wrote and updated lesson plans; ensured instructional material was updated; coached, mentored, and taught approved material; evaluated practical exercises and proctored and graded tests.

U.S. Army Forward Support Company.

Managed three full-time writers and advertising executives and more than a dozen freelance reporters and photographers for Effingham Now, a subsidiary of The Savannah (Ga.) Morning News.Wrote and edited both long- and short-form copy for print and online publication.Developed and solicited feature-length articles from staff and contributing writers.Cultivated relationships with local people of interest, to include politicians, coaches and athletes, and public and private management executives.Planned and executed improvements to the publication to increase circulation and provide content for the daily newspaper.

Wrote features, game stories and enterprise pieces on a variety of sports, with an emphasis on high school and college athletics, for daily newspaper with a print circulation of 50,000.Wrote a weekly sports blog for the newspaper's website.Filled in on copy desk and in page design using InDesign when needed. Assisted in the design of the yearly high school football and basketball preview sections.