Growing up my father would always ask what I wanted to be when I grew up.  My answer was often to "never stop learning." He got excited thinking I would follow his path into academia.  At Boston University I had 5 majors in various colleges but the one constant was the hours I would spend taking pictures and editing photos and layout for the student newspaper.  When I graduated with a degree in photojournalism my stoic dad gave me a hug with tears in his eyes and said "you figured it out.  You'll never stop learning."

I am a multimedia journalist with a focus on stills and people currently employed as a staff photographer at The Day with pervious staff positions and internships at the Tri-City Herald, WickedLocal, as well as the Lima News and the Ashland Times-Gazette.

I have won multiple awards from the Society of Professional Journalists, the National Press Photographers Association, Boston Press Photographers, AP Ohio, as well as AP Northwest Photo Award,

Maybe more importantly I am a Springsteen fanatic, dog mom, slow hiker, recovering candy addict, middle-named after a national park, card game champion, kayak tipping pro.