Get to know me
My passion for visual storytelling allows me to show people their worlds from new perspectives through engaging photos and videos. My hope is to help people better understand each other, the diversity around us, and our role in becoming informed and engaged global citizens. I am an award-winning photojournalist and visual storyteller specializing in headshots, commercial photography, event photography, editorial photography as well as video production. Based in Portales, I serve Clovis, Cannon Air Force base and Eastern New Mexico regions, but I am happy to travel. Let’s collaborate in telling your individual and/or business story through engaging photojournalistic images, portraits, marketing photography and multimedia.
With a refined, detailed understanding of storytelling and for how to bring out the best in a photographic subject, I am able to capture the essence of a person in portraits and environmental portraits.
My love of the outdoors is evident in my landscape, wildlife and night photography.
I have an extensive background in supporting higher education marketing and communications. Previously, I was the University Photographer in the Office of Marketing and Communications at University of the Pacific with campuses in Sacramento, San Francisco and Stockton, Calif., where I established the visual benchmark for print, web and marketing materials. I was also Multimedia Producer at Radford University in Radford, Virginia, where I created multimedia productions and photographs in support of recruitment, retention and marketing. Additional experience includes being the Photography Services Manager at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh and a photojournalist for the Herald Times Reporter in Manitowoc, Wis.
I earned my Bachelor of Arts in photography from Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Mich. My studies included study abroad at James Cook University in Australia, where I earned my scuba certification and studied underwater photography. This international experience sparked my love for travel to foreign lands.
My work has been recognized by the University Photographers’ Association of America, Council for the Advancement and Support of Education, Wisconsin Newspaper Association, and Wisconsin News Photographers Association.
Honors Received
Eastern New Mexico University Community Juried Exhibition
2026 · Selected Work; 2025 · First Runner-Up; 2024 · Selected Works
2026 · Selected Work; 2025 · First Runner-Up; 2024 · Selected Works
University Photographers’ Association of America – Annual Publications Competition
2018 3rd Place · Publication Covers
2018 3rd Place · Publication Covers
University Photographers’ Association of America – Annual Publications Competition
2018 Honorable Mention · General Publications
2018 Honorable Mention · General Publications
University Photographers’ Association of America – Annual Print Competition
2018 2nd Place · Personal Vision
2018 2nd Place · Personal Vision
University Photographers’ Association of America – Annual Print Competition
2018 3rd Place · Personal Vision
2018 3rd Place · Personal Vision
CASE District VII Awards
2018 Silver Award · Fundraising Publications, Case Statements/General Cultivation Publications (staff)
2018 Silver Award · Fundraising Publications, Case Statements/General Cultivation Publications (staff)
University Photographers’ Association of America – Annual Print Competition
2016 First Place · Photo Essay
2016 First Place · Photo Essay
University Photographers’ Association of America – Annual Print Competition
2014 Second Place · News
2014 Second Place · News
University Photographers’ Association of America – Annual Print Competition
2014 Third Place · Photo Essay
University Photographers’ Association of America – Annual Print Competition
2013 Best of Show
2014 Third Place · Photo Essay
University Photographers’ Association of America – Annual Print Competition
2013 Best of Show
University Photographers’ Association of America – Annual Print Competition
2013 Honorable Mention · Features and Illustrations
2013 Honorable Mention · Features and Illustrations
CASE District III Awards
2012 Award of Excellence · Audiovisual Communication, Slide & Multimedia Programs
2012 Award of Excellence · Audiovisual Communication, Slide & Multimedia Programs
The Pride of CASE V Awards
2010 Silver Award · Excellence in Photography, Photo Essay
2010 Silver Award · Excellence in Photography, Photo Essay
University Photographers’ Association of America – Annual Print Competition
2010 Third Place · Photo Essay
2010 Third Place · Photo Essay
Hermes Creative Awards
2010 Platinum · Internal Campaign (staff)
2010 Platinum · Internal Campaign (staff)
Hermes Creative Awards
2010 Gold · Social Media Website (staff)
2010 Gold · Social Media Website (staff)
Hermes Creative Awards
2010 Gold · Website Home Page (staff)
2010 Gold · Website Home Page (staff)
Service Industry Advertising Award
2010 Gold · Internal Publication, UW Oshkosh Today (staff)
2010 Gold · Internal Publication, UW Oshkosh Today (staff)
Twenty-Fifth Annual Educational Advertising Award
2010 Silver · Internal Publication, UW Oshkosh Today (staff)
2010 Silver · Internal Publication, UW Oshkosh Today (staff)
Wisconsin Newspaper Association
2009, 2008, 2007 First Place State Award · Photo Essay
2009, 2008, 2007 First Place State Award · Photo Essay
Wisconsin Newspaper Association
2009, 2008, 2006 First Place State Award · All-Around Newspaper Photography (staff)
2009, 2008, 2006 First Place State Award · All-Around Newspaper Photography (staff)
Wisconsin News Photographers Association
Monthly clip contest awards 2007 – 09
Monthly clip contest awards 2007 – 09
Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities
2007 Media Award winner · Web-based
2007 Media Award winner · Web-based
Michigan Collegiate Press Association
2005 First Place State Award · Sports Photo
2005 First Place State Award · Sports Photo