My 16-year career in communications includes a background in writing, editing, and proofreading as well as conducting research.  I also have experience selecting and integrating text and photos to create a variety of publications. 

Word Choreography opened in 1999, but I became known as a writer in 1992 when I began a series of 50 articles about historic architecture for the local newspaper.  In 1996, I received my first writing award for a series of articles entitled “Letters of Love.”  Two years later I wrote an award-winning book called The Fredericksburg Region: A Leader in Virginia for the local Chamber of Commerce.  Recently I served as the Chamber’s head of communications and marketing, and the department received several awards for publications we created.

In 2007, I completed the first half of a master’s degree in Publishing from George Washington University.  I earned a B.A. in English from Mary Washington College in 1995, an A.A.S. in Business Management from Northern Virginia Community College in 1989, and a certificate in Legal Technology from Middlesex County College in 1982.  I also participated as a student in the inaugural sessions of the Stafford County Sheriff’s Citizen Police Academy and the FBI Citizens’ Academy.

I am a member of the Virginia Press Women and the Fredericksburg Public Relations Society, and previously served in leadership roles in both organizations.  I serve on the Advisory Board of the Leadership Colloquium for Professional Women held at the University of Mary Washington, and formerly served on the board of the Central Virginia Housing Coalition.  I am a longtime member of the Stafford County Historical Society and recently joined Edgar Cayce’s Association for Research and Enlightenment and the International Association of Near-Death Studies.