Portfolio
Browse a selection of my work samples and publications and see what I’ve been up to in the community.
Work Samples
2025 Annual Report for the Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation (print publication)
Join Us to Make a Difference, Now & Forever (fundraising campaign e-appeal)
Supporting the People & Places of Our Region | Winter 2024 (e-newsletter)
Youth Advisory Councils (web copy & layout)
Opinion: Collaboration is key to protecting our resources (ghost-written collaborative op-ed)
Community Development Coalition Heads to Lansing for Advocacy Day (press release)
Investing $1 million in attainable housing (press release)
Responding to the Federal Funding Freeze (public statement)
Publications
Recognizing Pet Loss - Northern Express (March 2026)
A History of Devotion - The Balkans Insider (February 2026)
Finding a Path Forward: On Living with Chronic Depression - The Boardman Review (Fall 2023)
When a Community Issue Hits Home - The Boardman Review (Spring 2022)
A Home for a Time - Country Roads Magazine (Fall 2021)
Untangling Turnover: Why Development Directors Leave and What Nonprofit Organizations Can Do About It - SPNHA Review (Fall 2020)
Sustainability through Transitions: A Case Study of the Michigan Governor’s Office of the Foundation Liaison - Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy (Fall 2019)
Presentations & Appearances
Featured Artist: Typewriter Poetry - Northwest Michigan Arts & Culture Network’s Arts & Culture Summit (May 2026)
Speaking Up During Crisis: Storytelling and Strategy Opportunities - Council of Michigan Foundations Summit (April 2026)
Where Do We Stand? Sharing Communications Metrics to Establish Benchmarks - Council of Michigan Foundations Annual Conference (October 2022)