Her professional experiences include working on award-winning media projects for higher
education, brand development and management, helping nascent writers find their voices,
reporting local news, being an elected representative, and running a small farm in
Virginia.
She is a co-founder and contributing editor for Dead Housekeeping, a literary site
for micro essays about the dead and how they did things.
She, her partner, and their children enjoy rock and fossil hunting, going sugar over
dogs, and living by the Great Lakes. She says y’all a lot and is learning to say pop.
The former Daily Mining Gazette journalist and editor hails from Houghton and has
written for a variety of international, national and regional publications.
She co-creates, writes and edits content for the University’s myriad forms of new
media, including websites, blogs and other outreach across departments, for new and
existing members of the Michigan Tech community.
She is a sailor who enjoys Yoga, social media, gardening, and anything near the water.
The debut novelist looks forward to writing more books.
Her career includes writing for small-town newspapers in Montana and working as a
public information officer, an events coordinator, and science editor for an IEEE
publication, Earthzine.
She enjoys hiking and cross-country skiing with her family, reading voraciously, crocheting,
and exploring the Keweenaw.
She is your main contact person for print publications projects, helping keep things
on track from kick-off to printing.
She works closely with designers and writers to create effective publications and
positive client experiences.
She first moved to the Keweenaw from Iron Mountain in 2015 and enjoys playing both
table-top and video games, cooking exciting new things, and spending time with her
partner and their cats.
