Portfolio

• Sheep-farming writer, editor and runner
• Co-owner and manager of Blue Heron Farms, award-winning commercial sheep operation. Check us out on Facebook: @blueheronfarmsohio
• Freelance writer
• Experience in magazines and higher education communications
• Reporting experience in: international issues, government and legislature, crime, education and prep sports
• Longform profiles include: water purification in Haiti after the 2010 earthquake (“Saving the Children”), an aspiring cardiac surgeon and inventor (“Answering the Call”) and a Virginia Tech educator in the wake of the 2007 shooting (“That She May Serve”).
• On-site reporting: South Sudan, Kenya, Haiti, Washington, D.C., Australia, New Zealand.

For a detailed listing, go to my LinkedIn profile, or follow the links below to links or PDFs of samples:

INTERNATIONAL REPORTING:

SIM Stories
(2012-2013, locations: Kenya and South Sudan)

Saving the Children
(Writing/design; Fall 2010 GeDUNK Alumni Magazine, location: Haiti)

NEWS FEATURE WRITING:

Veterinarian looks back at problem-solving career
(Aug. 27, 2015, Farm and Dairy)

MAGAZINE WRITING/DESIGN:

Answering the Call
(Writing/design, Summer 2011 GeDUNK Alumni Magazine)

‘Yes, We Can!’
(April 19, 2008, WORLD Magazine)

That She May Serve
(Fall 2008 GeDUNK Alumni Magazine)