I am an award-winning professional writer with years of corporate writing experience in public affairs and social media campaigns, the oil industry and with and for newspapers in the Maritimes and Ontario. Currently I am a passionate regenerative farmer living on and working the land north west of Calgary, Alberta. On the traditional lands of the Treaty 7 people, Providence Lane Homestead has prioritized reconciliation with our Indigenous community and neighbours as one of our core values. We are proudly the only Animal Welfare Approved (AGW) fibre farm in Canada and we look forward to growing our community of like-minded and passionate land stewards. As a freelance writer and a proud winner of two Ontario Newspaper Awards (Editorial, Opinion and Analysis), I am deeply tied to the idea of ‘story’. Stories are important – they’re what hold us together in an increasingly diverse society. They are the most powerful thing we have. We may call them “narratives” but stories and storytelling lie at the heart of my entire professional life. I love horses, my heritage breed sheep, little children, gardening and reading, though generally not all at once. My current experience includes writing, support and planning for a variety of clients and projects, both in print and online. You can find my print work in such publications as The Western Producer and Trailblazher Magazine as well as online. Writing for an online audience is a little different than writing a corporate paper or a newspaper column - it requires a certain flair for expression and a disregard for convention. Newspaper writing – whether a feature or a column – requires something unique, something a reader can begin and instantly recognize. There are newspaper writers whose work I never miss, even though I don’t particularly care about sports (for instance). Writing for corporations or arts organizations is another beast again. It’s important to have a wide range of skills and tools to deliver interesting, entertaining and compelling content to length and on deadline. Organization, careful consideration of priorities and skilled, diplomatic juggling all come into play when you’re dealing with multiple deadlines, different editors and unique clients. I bring experience with social media, an integrated and interactive communications style, a fluency with print media and key strategic and creative insights to generate clean, compelling and engaging content.
Journalism Diploma, Conestoga College, August 1996
agriculture, opinion, sustainability, regenerative agriculture, wool, fibre, sheep, canada, alberta, carbon, environmental, biodiversity, land management, stewardship, farm, politics, animal welfare
