I'm a passionate storyteller who works at the intersection of digital media, storytelling, and community building.
Currently, I'm the Director of Digital Content Strategy for Columbia University’s Office of Communications and Public Affairs, where I develop engagement strategies for our digital news product and community news product, craft content about Columbia University and its surrounding community, work with digital analytics, and manage a team of communicators.
Previously, I worked as a producer at StoryCorps, traveling the country recording stories from everyday Americans and editing those recordings for broadcast on NPR's Morning Edition, the StoryCorps podcast, and digital/social media. Before that, I produced for St. Louis Public Radio’s daily flagship talk show, St. Louis on the Air.
I also teach classes in digital media, personal branding, and podcast creation at places like Made in NY Media Center and Comcast NBCUniversal LIFT Labs as well as a graduate-level “Strategic Communication Management” and “Authentic Leader” courses at the Columbia University School of Professional Studies. I once founded and wrote a weekly newsletter about podcasts produced between the coasts.
I hold an M.A. (Journalism), B.A. (International Studies) and B.J. (Magazine Journalism) from the University of Missouri-Columbia. There, I wrote my Master's thesis on how community engagement editors assess success in their work.
Additionally, I'm a proud mentor at Girls Write Now. And a student in the clinical psychology M.A. program at Teachers College
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