I graduated in 1998 with an bachelor’s degree in fine art from the University of Maryland and relocated to Portland, Oregon with a Gateway PC, a positive attitude, and a telecommuting job for Ma Bell cranking out HTML. I had my first cell phone—it was large. AI (and cats) hadn't taken over the internet, and Portland wasn't putting birds on things. I eventually landed in St. Louis, Missouri in 2004, rehabbed a police station horse stable, and built a letterpress studio while job hopping among various design studios and agencies.

In 2019, after nearly 20 years of working in the graphic design industry, I hung up my computer and enrolled in the Art Therapy program at Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville.

Four years and 700 hours of practicum experience later, I graduated and moved to Vermont September 4, 2023. September 5, 2023 I started my new career as a substance use counselor at the Howard Center in St. Albans.

July 7th, 2025, I learned the facility where I work will be closing at the end of this year.

I’m working toward building a healing space here in Vermont where I can offer art therapy and counseling services, letterpress, and graphic design.

I have launched a Go Fund Me campaign to support this project.