I am currently the Budget, Marketing, and Communications Manager for Illinois State University Police. In that role I manage an incredibly tight budget, facilitate our strategic planning efforts, and try to humanize our department and educate the public through our social media and marketing efforts. I am blessed to be surrounded by colleagues with immense talents, who I regularly lean on for guidance. As a professional, and in my personal life, I think that is where I find my strength; a community of others who give us strength and enhance our own talents. I believe it truly takes a village. FarmFED's mission drew me in because it answered some of the tough questions facing the community of local agricultural producers by leveraging collective power and assets, and it did it to benefit the local community as well. That is a powerful mission of community and one I am excited to support in any way I can.

When I am not working I am busy in my garden on steroids trying some new vegetable experiment (not so sure about this year's cardoon adventure), or chasing my two incredible children and trouble-making chihuahua. When the weather cools I will be getting into trouble with crafts or home remodeling and dreaming of warm weather again.