I own Elegant Expressions Creative Services and Playful Days Decor. I am consulting on writing projects, particularly around resumes and cover letters. I am also very active in the arts community in Longmont, Colorado. I was the Content Coordinator for Garden of the Gods Friends and Neighbors. I also filled in at South Fort Collins Neighbors and Timnath Neighbors Magazines for Best Version Media. I am a trained journalist and was a contributing (freelance) reporter for the Longmont Leader, where I had a Creative Corner column featuring local artists,a s well as writing articles around new business, climate concerns, and more. I was the New Product Showcase Editor and Copy Editor for Hobby Merchandiser. I do freelance work on various editing and content-writing projects under the umbrella of my business, Elegant Expressions Creative Services.I received my M.A. in Journalism and Mass Communications from the University of Colorado-Boulder in 2008. In 2013, I received a Graduate Certificate in Business Administration and I completed the Executive Education program in Digital Marketing Strategies: Data, Automation, AI & Analytics through Kellogg, Northwestern University's Graduate School of Management in December 2021.I worked at my college newspaper, the Northeastern Illinois University Independent, from February 2005 to May 2006. In 2007, I was accepted into the prestigious Colorado Press Association Internship and Scholarship program. I worked at the Palisade Tribune in Palisade, CO. I had many duties there, including writing, layout, photojournalism, and copy editing. I also created a visitor guide that summer.