Over the years, I’ve worked with a varied raft of clients: small businesses, artists, galleries, musicians, non-profits, and major universities. You can find more about those people and projects below, or get in touch to check out my portfolio. The most important thing I might say about how I work: I’m curious.

I’ve yet to find a field or industry that I can’t find something interesting in, or good questions to ask of. I like to think of what I do as a kind of whittling: listening for the important things and helping clients sharpen strategy, language, and presentation to a fine point.

Curiosity ain’t killed me yet.

Strategy & Communications

Communications strategy begins with two questions: who is speaking? To whom? These are deceptively simple, given that every person, business, or organization wears a few hats at once, so to speak.

I have a knack for helping to clarify both questions — through informal chats, written briefs, or workshops — and for honing observations into a plan for hat-to-hat communication.

Writing & Editing

Part of moving from strategy to connection is (surprise, surprise) writing.

My own background is varied. I’m comfortable drafting and managing social-media campaigns, launching newsletters, and doing all sorts of copywriting, copyediting, and grant-writing. I’m practiced in long-form journalism, speechwriting, and developing research briefs.

My approach to all of these types of writing is simple: keep strategy in mind first, even at the most basic level. Tone, syntax, voice, and structure: all are important as both the way an audience enters into a conversation and as the means to say what you want or need to say.

I’m happy to work with previously developed comms strategies or brand identity guidelines in order to hone a message, depending on need. Regardless, the goal is clarity of both language and purpose.