About me

            AS THE YOUNGEST OF EIGHT CHILDREN, godmother of two, an aunt to 18 (yes, 18), and
            mom to two, I have learned the value of patience when interacting with all types of personalities.

            With a documentary style approach to photography, I work best as a fly on the wall, observing
            and recording moments without encroaching on them. What I like best, is photographing ordinary
            daily happenings in an extraordinary way.

            After completing my Master's Degree in Visual Communication from Ohio University, I worked
            at newspapers in Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Virginia and New Hampshire before settling into life
            as a freelance documentary photographer in Vermont. I have received numerous awards for my
            photography, regionally, nationally and internationally.

            When I'm not taking pictures, I enjoy knitting, dabbling in bookmaking, exploring the outdoors,
            cooking and teaching photography to a wide-range of students–from 5th graders to senior citizens.

Clients

            London Times                              Vermont Life                                       Vermont Law School
            Financial Times                          Valley News                                         Tuck School of Business                   
            USA Today                                   Burlington Free Press                       Dartmouth College                             
            Minneapolis Star Tribune        Virginian Pilot                                    The Sharon Academy                
            American Profile                        Dartmouth Medicine Magazine       New England College of Optometry
            Indianapolis Star                       New Hampshire 24-7                          Emma Willard School
           Academic Medicine                    Midland Daily News


Exhibitions & Grants

       Our Town (December 2012)
       Artists Envisioning Tunbridge: Celebrating 250 Years of History” (July 2011)
       Tunbridge Artists (January 2009)
       The Centennial Local Artists Show, Chandler Museum (April 2008)
       Tunbridge Artists (January 2008)
       Tunbridge Photo Project (September 2007)
      Chrysler Museum of Art, “Virginian Pilot 100 years" (October 2006)
      Vision Quest Exhibit  (March 2006)
      NorthLight Digital Exhibit (February 2006)
      “Five years, Five states,” (September 2004)
       Valley News Photographic Exhibit (September 2003)
      “Beginnings,” Solo Exhibit (June 2003)
       Ohio University Photographic Grant, 2001
       Ohio University Student Show, 1999 & 2001

   
Workshops & Seminars

        Digital Asset Management for Photographers (student 2006, 2007, 2008)
        Introduction to Spanish (student 2006, 2007)
        TruthWith A CameraWorkshop (student 2000 & mentor 2001)
        Churchill Downs Sports Photography Seminar (student 1999 & mentor 2000)
        Eddie AdamsWorkshop XII (accepted unanimously by committee, 1999)


Education

       
        Ohio University (Athens, Ohio)
        M.A. Visual Communication, June 2004

        Marquette University (Milwaukee,Wisconsin)
        B.A. Journalism, May 1997

Associations

        Tunbridge Public Library Board of Trustees, 2007 to 2010
        National Press Photographer’s Association, 1998 to present