I'm a memory keeper, big on nostalgia, and a little obsessed with the stories that shape who we are.

It started early. The summer reading program and biographies stacked up next to my bed. At family events, I was that kid observing, asking questions, and tucking away the details.

I didn't know it then, but those ordinary conversations were the whole thing — a calling to capture and share the moments that matter.

I have a background in Journalism and Written Communication, including a very brief stint as a radio news reporter, and I spend my days as a Technical Program Manager. But the work that really pulls at my heart is this: helping people pause, remember, and honor the people who shaped them.

I'm also part of the sandwich generation, still launching my kiddos while navigating aging parents, including an ill father which is exactly why the urgency in this work is not just theory to me.

Every quirk, every tradition, every shared moment is part of a family's history, and I feel the responsibility to preserve it. Not just for myself, but for my children, my niece and nephews, and for anyone who wants to leave a meaningful legacy.

When I'm not writing or learning someone's story, you'll usually find me with my family, chasing live music, or curled up with a book and the dog or rewatching Gilmore Girls.

True Gen-X. Lover of all things 80s (except the mullet and maybe the parachute pants, too.) Big fan of the em dash—long before AI.

I'd love to hear some of your story.