Are you looking for a professional who is curious and kind to write textured, place-based stories that seek out goodness?
As a freelance journalist and content writer, I have a knack for connecting with a wide range of people and a head for research that I use to craft profiles with sensitivity and tales of transformative impact which celebrate small places, underappreciated people, and unheralded solutions.
My work has spanned a feature article about how the Museum of the Cherokee People is serving their own people first, case studies on members of a rural housing nonprofit network, and a webpage sharing successes from a 15-year-old land conservation fund. I leverage my decade of work in the nonprofit sector and years of experience writing for colleges, universities, and nonprofits to suss out the narrative arc of the story that best articulates the impact of your work.
My interests lie in the realm of philanthropy, higher education, arts + culture, and the outdoors, often from a rural or Appalachian perspective. I have experience writing features, profiles, news stories, case studies, and web content.
Some of my favorite interviews? An Affrilachian poet, Santa Claus, a shark paleontologist, author Barbara Kingsolver, a paralympian, and a “parent” at the library’s teddy bear sleepover.
SubjectsPhilanthropy, Higher Education, Nonprofits, Outdoors, Rural, Appalachia, Social Justice
Skills
Writing CreditsThe Daily Yonder, Berea College Magazine, National Parks Traveler, Kentucky Natural Lands Trust, Bitter Southerner, Fahe, Partners for Rural Impact, Christian Appalachia Project, Taproot Magazine
Awards, Honors, AppointmentsKentucky Press Asscociation News Award, Kentucky Foundation for Women Artist Enrichment Grant
As author, unless indicated otherwise.
These schools for Black students during segregation were groundbreaking partnerships between a Jewish philanthropist, Black education leader, and rural communities across the South. This story shares their wide-ranging history weaving personal story, photography, architecture, and politics.
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After interviewing the CEO and attending the annual meeting, I ghostwrote this blog post reflecting on nonprofit housing network Fahe's 45 years. I shared how the organization's strengths are the foundation of its visionary next steps.
An article announcing a generous gift to the college that shares why it is important, what impact it will have, and how come this alumna was inspired to support the program.
Underground fossil discoveries in this national park led to a Paleontological Resource Inventory. The vast knowledge we have gained about prehistoric sharks - including the discovery of extremely rare specimens and six new species - is transforming where researchers study and their hsitorical context.
Kentucky poet Frank X Walker first identified an Affrilachian poet in one of his works, and the name was quickly adopted by his multi-cultural writing group. Celebrating thirty years, the group has become family, celebrating birthdays and weddings together, and continues to welcome new folks into the fold.
Kentucky is the number one state in the eastern U.S. for natural arches. This article explains the karst geology that forms them and guides people to visit some on public lands.
I composed narrative impact stories for this network of Appalachian housing and development nonprofits to support a major philanthropic campaign.
When a college alum found himself in the middle of a disaster zone, he banded together with neighbors and friends to create a hub for mutual aid, which evolved into a food security nonprofit agter the immediate crisis was over.
After experiencing sustainable tourism locations around the world as a Watson Fellow, this young man returned home to put what he learned into practice in Eastern Kentucky.
For the first time, the Museum of the Cherokee People has a Cherokee name. The staff are reimagining exhibits and programming from an indigenous perspective, putting the cultural needs of its own people first.
