I work as a social media strategist for an advertising agency. In my spare time, I'm a rock vocalist and lyricist, an active member of Soroptimist International of Kansas City, and I volunteer with several animal charities including a spay/neuter clinic and an animal adoption group. I've been married for almost 15 years to a great guy who plays drums and runs his own recording studio. We live in a quiet Midwestern suburb with our four cats. 

I've been blogging since 2004 at Average Jane and Kansas City Kitty.

 Average Jane is a personal blog about my daily life with my bands, doing volunteer work, and being a wife and a keeper of cats. I also use it to post my favorite recipes. 

Kansas City Kitty is a group blog I founded that's about places to go and things to do in the greater Kansas City area. I started it back when Average Jane was anonymous because I wanted a place to discuss things about my hometown. It sometimes gets a little cobwebby these days...

I've been attending the BlogHer Conferences since they began and the amazing people I've met there have had an enormous influence on my life and career.