Blessed with a passion for writing and making people laugh, and cursed with midwestern sensibilities, I graduated from the University of Dayton with a Bachelor of Arts in English and a Bachelor of Applied Science in Education.
My plan was to teach the youth of America and bestow all my great literary knowledge on the next generation of writers and readers. And that’s what I did for a few years after graduating. I loved working with students. However, I realized I really wanted to tell stories and entertain people myself. That's when I moved to New York and got my master's degree in journalism from NYU.
I feel most fulfilled when my writing makes people think and feel things, whether that’s joy and humor or sadness and confusion.
I've written and produced stories for a number of media outlets. I’ve spent over a decade now creating video, audio, and social content for media companies like HBO, The New York Times, SiriusXM, iHeartMedia, and crafting award-winning brand storytelling for names like Under Armour, Miracle-Gro, Intel, IBM, Intuit QuickBooks, Google, JBL, and more.
After moving to New York, I started performing comedy both on improv teams and as a stand-up comic. It's akin to discovering all-you-can-eat sushi for the first time, challenging and exciting. More importantly, though, I figured out I'm really good at it. This love of performing has led to creating a live monthly comedy variety show for audiences at the former People’s Improv Theater (the PIT) in New York, and to launching and hosting a successful iHeart podcast, “Grown-Up Stuff: How to Adult.”
So welcome! Nice to meet you! I've created this website as a platform for the shameless self-promotion of everything I love to do. So go ahead and explore. Don't be scared; I think you'll find poking around here "engaging" and "user-friendly" (bonus points for industry buzzwords).