Your words should work as hard as you do.

What I bring to collaborations

  • A lifelong love of the written word and a natural ability to identify inconsistencies, errors, and areas that could be strengthened

  • A commitment to using welcoming, person-first, culturally sensitive, and equitable language, backed by extensive experience

  • Strong listening skills & effective communication of potential improvements throughout all project phases, from development to finalization

  • A generalist approach that gives me insight into how to approach writing about topics in ways that appeal to a wide variety of readers

  • Research skills to check facts, identify new/changed terminology and trends, and strengthen science-heavy copy

  • Some knowledge areas: literature, medical/health & wellness, travel and tourism, housing justice, and culturally sensitive communications

My credentials and memberships include

  • Certificate in Grant Writing (2023)

  • Published poet and essayist (list available on request)

  • Certificate in Medical Terminology (expected summer 2025)

  • Special Certificate, Science Communications (expected 2026)

  • Member, Northwest Editor’s Guild

  • Member, Willamette Writers

  • Member, Association of Science Communicators

  • Member, Northwest Science Writers Association

Contact me.