Let’s get a little familiar.
Nice to meet you.
I guess if you’re here you’d like to learn more about me, eh?
01 — Personal stuff
The short version.
I exhibit a healthy appreciation for all things nerdy. In fact, I am a big fan of Carol Danvers. She’s a huge part of my personal approach to everything, philosophically.
I’m non-binary and my pronouns are they/them. I love all animals, but I have a soft spot for dachshunds. (Hansel & Gretel, I miss you, and I will love you forever.)
I possess an unabating desire to befriend strangers — an endearing or annoying trait, depending upon perspective, I’m told I inherited from my grandfather.
02 — Education and work
Fifteen years of writing, editing, and shipping projects.
I’m a published Ringo Award-winning comic book writer, editor, and storyteller, eager and hungry to share more stories. I’m also an experienced marketer. I’ve been either writing, editing, or managing projects for the last fifteen years. Check out my chops over here.
I have a graduate degree in American History with a focus on the cultural significance of organized labor, along with a Bachelor’s in Journalism.
I’m recently retired from the board of Kaleidoscope Youth Center, an LGBTQIA+ youth organization in Central Ohio, after several years of service.
Most recently, in addition to my day job in marketing, I am Creative Director for Dauntless Stories, an independent publishing label focusing on unique stories from diverse creators. Our goal is to tell daring stories from amazing artists, writers, letterers, colorists and more that champion representation, broaden minds, invigorate the imagination, and put creators first.
- Currently
- Creative Director, Dauntless Stories
- Pronouns
- they/them
- Education
- MA, American History · BA, Journalism
- Based in
- Central Ohio
03 — What I believe in
Why stories.
I have a passion for storytelling. I adore the power of illustrative parables in popular culture, from comics to movies and beyond. Let me explain why.
Stories bring us together.
They are our cultural memory and inheritance. We are as equal now when reading and listening about fantastic adventures and epic journeys as we were when huddled together before the fires of antiquity. They prove we are bound together by a common thread of existence.
Stories help us think.
They help us empathize. They help us rationalize and contextualize. They help us evolve.
Stories help us remember.
They remind us of what is important as we inevitably evolve into something better than we were before. Stories are our catalysts of change as well as our compass.
I think that’s pretty neat, don’t you?