ABOUT ME

I’m an award-winning editor, writer and content strategist with a passion for building community while creating nimble, successful and dynamic media brands. A great media brand establishes an environment that readers want to be a part of, building connection and community both between the brand and the readers, and for the readers with each other. I work for brands that understand that we’re not just pumping out content to bolster the bottom line: we’re creating community—through our stories, our events and our social environments—and that helps people feel connected to something bigger.
 
As Editorial Director of Western Living magazine, I have led my team to create a brand with a national reputation on a regional scale, securing its status as the most important design brand in Western Canada and winning Best Home Design and Décor magazine in Canada in 2017 at the Canadian Magazine Awards. Vancouver magazine has also thrived under my tenure, winning Magazine of the Year at the Canadian Editors’ Choice Awards in 2017, 2018 and 2019. I take seriously the work that we do to foster the local design community and in the city of Vancouver, while creating stories that excite readers and connect them to life in the West.
 
I share my passion for media and communications with students at Capilano University, where I’m an instructor, and I’m regularly called upon as a guest lecturer at higher-learning institutions and at national conferences.

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In 2018, I was invited to deliver a TEDx talk by TEDxVancouver.