All my life I have been an adventurer. As the daughter of an RCMP officer, my postal code changed as often as my age; I’ll bet you a shiny nickel that’s when my eclectic tastes started to develop. When it came time for me to choose a career I found it hard to settle on just one. I wanted to work in video, but I wanted to work in radio. I wanted to be a graphic designer, but I wanted to be a photographer too! I didn’t want to settle on one career – I wanted something different.

I started my professional journey in 2003, when I was admitted to the Applied Communication Program at Camosun College (affectionately known as ACP). I learned practical hands-on skills in video, radio, photography, and design. Suddenly, my eclectic tastes had their own job description – I was a communicator!

However, after 12 years of working in the graphic design and communication industry, I realized what I loved more than anything was getting to work directly people. I love problem solving, collaborating over solutions, and achieving goals. The problem was, as a designer in a large corporation, I got put in a bucket. In that bucket I was only a designer. My insides were teeming with marketing ideas, social media strategies, photoshoot ideas…buuuut that wasn’t in my job description.

So… as a creative problem solver — I made it my job description. I went back to school and completed my Bachelor of Arts in Professional Communications, graduating with distinction from Royal Roads University in Victoria, BC.

Now I design, strategize, train, write, and flex all my creative muscles while working directly with clients I love. Wahoo!

When I’m not working you can find me spending time with my dogs Boris & Arya  – yep, after the character from Game of Thrones, testing the boundaries of human ingestion of caffeine, enjoying local music, or at pub quiz with my team “facts machine”.

Current Favourite

Song

Past Life – Arkells ft. Cold War Kids

TV Show

Obi-Wan

Fact

A group of rattlesnakes is called a rumba!

Podcast

Thinking Sideways

Book

American Gods – Neil Gaiman

Education

Diploma, Applied Communication
Camosun College (Victoria, BC)

Bachelor of Arts, Professional Communication
Royal Roads University (Victoria, BC)