ABOUT ME

 I grew up in a small town in the Midwest, thriving with my co-curricular activities and spending a lot of time with friends. As a grade school student, I participated in everything from choir to theatre to musicals to band to forensics (public speaking) to Destination Imagination. An ambitious creative, I first had dreams of being an actress. 

Those dreams shifted as I grew older and started a new season of life at the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. Eager to kick off my career, I graduated in three years with a bachelor's degree in communication with an emphasis on media studies. I worked many service jobs throughout this time to support my path, developing key customer service and intrapersonal skills.

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Weeks after graduating, I followed another lifelong dream of mine and relocated to the New York City area, learning a lot about myself and the world in a short time. Due to the fast-paced culture of the east coast, I had several jobs while there, including various integrated digital marketing roles with a heavy focus on content and social strategy in the wholesale fashion, niche beauty, and entertainment/publishing industries. 

I eventually returned to the midwest to be closer to family again, working a variety of freelance gigs in the marketing and events space until committing to a part-time role at a local magazine. I later transitioned to a full-time opportunity, working for a professional services firm specializing in CRM (customer relationship management tools like Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Salesforce) and marketing automation implementations. 

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I worked at Ledgeview Partners (now FORVIS) for four years, owning a wide umbrella of marketing management and processes, including: social media marketing, marketing automation, email marketing, paid advertising, content marketing, writing, editing, website development, marketing analytics, blog management, digital strategy, video marketing, and brand development. 

During my time there, I was honored by the Dynamics 365 marketing community in receiving the Brooke Webb Smith Memorial Award for my contributions to the space. As a part of the (then) two-person internal marketing team, we were also recognized by the Microsoft Partner community for achieving excellence in digital marketing in 2019/20, ranking eighth overall among 39,000 global partners. This expansive role and flexible work culture allowed me to play to my strengths and enhance my entrepreneurial and leadership skill sets.

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In November 2019, I was honored to represent the U.S.A. as an independent diabetes advocate, where I spoke about insulin affordability and accessibility at the Change.org All Team Retreat in front of a staff of more than 200. In late December 2021, I transitioned to the team at Beyond Type 1, where I now work as a marketing campaigns manager. Having contributed to the diabetes space in a freelancing and volunteer capacity for over eight years and feeling so passionately about service, this move felt like a natural step.

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In August 2021, I self-published my first children's book, "Rosie Becomes a Warrior," and later turned it into a series, which now includes “Rosie the Type 1 Diabetes Warrior Goes to Diabetes Summer Camp.” Since it was published, books in the series have frequently been ranked among the Top 20 Children’s Books on Disease on Amazon. 

I am an ambitious, big-picture, empathetic, inclusive, strategy-focused leader and lifelong learner who prioritizes mental health and positive intention daily. I hope my work can help all who are touched by it lean into their gratitude, feel empowered and seen, and become their most rooted selves.