My career has given me a deep understanding of how communication is developed, produced, and experienced. I've worked with visual design, photography, digital media, marketing, education, and organizational communications.

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I have learned to recognize patterns, relationships, and how design shapes perception. My experience in higher education strengthened my appreciation for inquiry, learning, and translating complex information into accessible ideas.

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Today, these perspectives shape my approach to strategic communications leadership.

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As Director of Communications at First Presbyterian Church of Gastonia, I lead communications strategy, supervise staff, manage the communications budget, and collaborate with organizational leadership to implement solutions.

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I look beyond individual messages to understand the systems that produce them. How does information move through an organization? How do people encounter and interpret it? What assumptions influence decisions? And what changes would make communication more effective?

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I've learned that improving communication often requires changing the underlying process rather than simply producing another message.