Austin-American Statesman • 4th October 2020

How to help local victims of Covid-19 pandemic shutdown

Walter Moreau, executive director at Foundation Communities in Austin, said he’s running mostly on adrenaline. As of Wednesday, 56 of the 140 client-families who recently escaped homelessness can’t pay their rent because of lost wages due to the COVID-19 outbreak, and the nonprofit’s 21 food banks are serving double the number of families than before.

Feature • 14th September 2020

Mastering Risk Management and Insurance | Butler Stories

Profile - “I’m nearing the five-year mark in my industry, and the opportunities I’ve been given at such a young age have been extraordinary.”

Feature Article • 14th September 2020

Entrepreneurship is in His DNA

Profile - Sixteen-hour work days? Jeremy Baldi ’09 loves them—as long as he’s spending them working for himself.

14th September 2020

Engine of Opportunity | Butler Stories

Profile Why would a man who graduated cum laude with three job offers accept the one that didn’t quite match either of his two Butler University degrees?

Feature Article • 14th September 2020

Enjoying the Journey: Smita Conjeevaram '85 | Butler Stories

Profile - Smita Conjeevaram ’85 was born in Mumbai at a time when a college degree for Indian daughters was generally a means to one end: A marriage arranged by her family.

Feature • 14th September 2020

Room to Explore: Amy Wierenga '01 | Butler Stories

Profile - Exploring potential colleges, Amy Wierenga ’01 discovered she had too many interests for most.

Kiwanis Magazine • 29th June 2020

Kiwanis Magazine feature stories (2020)

Nonprofit Newsletter • 10th June 2020

Newsletter - Domestic abuse shelter

I produce newsletter stories, blog posts and email around a theme each month.

Austin-American Statesman • 29th March 2020

Event Seeks Next Nonprofit Leaders

Major Austin newspaper

Feature • 29th January 2020

Make That ‘Dr.’ Physician Assistant, Please

Promoting new university program. Story accompanied email series.

Kiwanis Magazine • 19th August 2019

Diving into the gene pool

Machines that could copy and analyze DNA existed when Amanda Pratt was taking college biology classes, though getting one into the classrooms was unheard of. Determined not to keep such an exciting learning tool from her own students, Pratt — now a high school science teacher — recruited the Downriver West, Michigan, Kiwanis Club to make a dream come true.

Kiwanis Magazine • 30th July 2019

Clothed in self-esteem

The sun shines 361 days a year on the Pinellas peninsula, situated between Tampa Bay, Florida, and the Gulf of Mexico. The area draws enough tourists to fill 5 million hotel beds. But the sun that tans those tourists also beats down on the 4,019 area students who are homeless.

GivingCity Austin • 15th July 2019

Mission Capital's strategic plan focuses on diversity and equity

Mission Capital equips mission-driven organizations to advance equity and opportunity.

GivingCity Austin • 8th May 2019

The return of the Board Summit puts diversity first

Mission Capital, in partnership with The New Philanthropists, is bringing back its Board Summit. The goal: to help Central Texas nonprofits develop diverse boards for more effective and representative leadership.

Press Release • 19th March 2019

Daringly Original: Dale Chihuly

This press release earned a congratulatory call from Dale Chihuly studios. (Image by Bryan Ohno licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license.)

GivingCity Austin • 18th October 2018

New research shows nonprofits can influence young adults

Online feature - Civil rights/racial discrimination is the social issue of most concern to young adult Americans, according to a new research study – and they trust nonprofits to correct the injustices. [I wrote the report from client's research and this article.]

Kiwanis Magazine • 1st June 2018

Comfort Zone - feature about foster care

A Virginia club eases transitions for children in foster care.

The Pulse (IU Health intranet) • 15th November 2017

'Serving is in my DNA'

On day one in combat, this veteran demonstrated the style of leadership she’s still known for.

GivingCity Austin • 4th July 2017

Austin woman's own childhood abuse fuels her commitment to help others now

Dena Dupuie of Austin wound her way through piles of trash filling the small mobile home. Though she’d been in many foster care homes, this was one of the worst. “I was taken aback. I could hardly walk through the house,” she said. “You know why? Because they couldn’t afford $45 a month for trash pickup.”

Butler Magazine • 29th March 2017

Butler's Researchers Tackle TB

Most of us get a TB test some time in our lives, and we go on our merry way, assuming it will be negative. We don’t know how lucky we are.