About Me

I am a writer, editor, and communications consultant with 25 years of experience telling stories that matter—stories with an environmental, social, or human focus that engage people in making the world a better place. My clients have included the Gates Foundation, Zillow, Participant Media, ClimateWorks Foundation, Business for Social Responsibility (BSR), The Tiffany & Co. Foundation, Gap Inc., Futerra, and many more. I am also the founder of the storytelling project The Life I Want, about a future of work that works for our lives.

After several newspaper reporting internships in the American West, I started my career as a magazine journalist at Outside, Mother Jones, Fitness, and Imagination Publishing, and I spent the next several years as a book editor at Sierra Club Books and Wilderness Press. I have also worked in corporate sustainability, leading content, media, and communications strategy at Business for Social Responsibility (BSR), and leading sustainability reporting at Zillow. I have a master's degree in magazine publishing and bachelor's degree in journalism from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, where I have also taught in the National High School Institute "journalism cherub" program.

I grew up in Oregon and after living in many places across the U.S. and seven years in Australia, I have returned to my home state. I now live in Bend, at the foot of the Central Oregon Cascades, with my husband, the guitar-maker Adam Richardson; our twins; and our dogs, Daisy and Tess. When I'm not taking notes, typing, or tracking changes, I'm usually outside—running, hiking, or telemark skiing.

You can read an overview of my services here and read about the Life I Want storytelling project here. If you're interested in working with me or have a Life I Want story to share, please get in touch.