Award winning newspaper journalist – 12 individual Pacemaker awards from Wyoming Press Association, 1999-2006.

Over 12 years experience in community journalism, including work as news editor, reporter, copy editor, proofreader and photographer.

Former copy production editor and page designer for nationally distributed Quick ‘n Easy Country Cookin’ magazine.

Wrote articles and designed layout for Valley Game & Gourmet newsletter, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Bachelor of Science degree in history from South Dakota State University, Brookings, S.D.

Certified Grammatika copy editor and proofreader. www.grammatika.com

South Dakota native. Current home is Torrington, Wyo., located in southeast Wyoming near the South Dakota, Nebraska and Colorado borders.