The Story.

My professional career began in placemaking where I successfully utilized design research, storytelling, user-centered design, creative thinking, and creative problem solving to create public plazas, trail and greenway corridors, park master plans, and new community developments.  From placemaking I employed my education in creative problem solving, sustainability, and design research to excel as a product manager at a bio-plastics start-up.  I then made my way to the nonprofit world as a Regional Cofounder/ Project Manager; building learning gardens/outdoor classrooms at underserved schools across the country, and teaching children about the importance of real food.  I now find myself in the world of packaging as a Business Developer and Product Manager at a globally traded manufacturing company.  

While my degree in Landscape Architecture planted the creative problem solving seed, my experience over the last {almost} 20 years has allowed me to hone in on and fine tune my ability to quickly solve complex problems and design meaningful solutions.