About

I started pursuing a career as a multimedia storyteller in 2017 and graduated from the University of Oregon’s multimedia journalism master’s program in 2020. Since then, I’ve been pursuing a variety of storytelling projects both within and outside my job as a research program manager at an academic health center in Portland, Oregon. I’ve been fortunate to have opportunities through this work, including leading the story projects, Power With Anthology: Storytelling for Health Justice and Together Well. These projects, supported in part by two institutional grants, included the production of nearly 40 video, audio and written stories about our community’s pandemic experience, six short documentary films about health equity and justice, and an accompanying toolkit to guide conversations among healthcare workers about topics explored in the films.  

My style of visual storytelling is rooted in the principles of documentary filmmaking and ethical journalism, but often includes elements of visual poetry, natural sound and music. I’m deeply committed to the relational aspects of multimedia story production and I devote time building trust with the storytellers and communities I work with. I’ve adapted a Storyteller Bill of Rights that I use as a guiding principle in my work. By partnering with storytellers in a relational and ethical way, I’m able to use my skills to highlight and share stories that challenge conventional narratives, evoke feelings of connection and understanding and offer a vision of a more humane world. My main job as a multimedia storyteller is to build trusting relationships with individuals and partnerships with communities who have important stories to tell but whose voices are often ignored or undervalued.