Social media strategist, journalist, and outdoor photographer

I grew up climbing in Boise, Idaho — first competitively, then outdoors, then everywhere. The mountains of Idaho and Montana, where much of my family is from, shaped how I think about wild places: not as destinations but as context for human experience. That instinct has followed me into everything I've done professionally since.

I picked up a camera at 17 and spent my undergraduate years at the University of Utah building a photography practice around climbing and the outdoors. By my senior year, a photojournalism class had redirected that practice toward storytelling — not just capturing moments but giving them meaning. I graduated in 2020 and spent the following years reporting on American politics, environmental issues across the American West and Mexico, and foreign aid, before a different kind of opportunity pulled me in a different direction entirely.

The Climbing Academy is a traveling high school for competitive climbers. When they offered me a job, I took it — and spent the next three years teaching History, Media, and Comparative Literature while coaching youth climbers at crags across six countries. By the end I was Program Director, the youngest on staff at 22, responsible for 22 students, 8 staff members, travel logistics across five international destinations, and a $200,000 annual budget. It was the most formative professional experience of my life, and it taught me that the skills required to lead people through uncertainty in the field are not so different from the skills required to build and communicate a brand people trust.

After that I moved to Jackson Hole, where I taught IB History at Teton Science Schools and pursued freelance journalism on the side — producing a series of multimedia profiles on local workers for KHOL 89.1 Community Radio, several of which were later picked up by Wyoming Public Radio. Then I left the States to pursue a Master's in Journalism, Media, and Globalization — with a focus on Totalitarianism and Democratic Transition — through the Erasmus Mundus program at Aarhus University in Denmark and Charles University in the Czech Republic.

While studying in Aarhus I joined Nature Climbing as Social Media Manager, building their content strategy and running campaigns that reached up to 750,000 users organically. Last fall I co-founded Realization Climbing, an international youth climbing program, and built its brand, social presence, and website from the ground up.

I'm about to finish my degree. I don't have a neat five-year plan — what I have is a genuine commitment to work that sits at the intersection of outdoor experience, strategic communication, and meaningful storytelling. I'm looking for a role that takes that combination seriously.

When I'm not working, I'm usually climbing, fishing, backpacking, surfing, or snowboarding.

Relocating to Tucson, AZ in Summer 2026. Open to remote, on-site, and hybrid opportunities.