I moved to Grand Forks in 2004 from the coast. I was hired by the Grand Forks Gazette as an advertising sales rep, and I immediately fell in love with the newspaper business and Grand Forks.
A long-time resident of Grand Forks. After graduating from high school, I left the Sunshine Valley for Langara College in Vancouver, but big city life didn't suit me.
I joined the national team with Black Press Media in 2023 from the Peninsula News Review, where I had reported on Vancouver Island's Saanich Peninsula since 2019.
