My name is Mary, and I'm a storyteller.

This all began with writing, a first love that led me into earning my B.A. in Digital Writing in 2012. I quickly expanded my storytelling toolkit into social media mediums, photography, video, and graphic design. All of these skills would come into play daily as I spent four years creating, coordinating, and curating content for NewReleaseToday, the largest Christian music website in the world. Later, I spent a year contracted as Digital Content Specialist at Christian Brothers University. These days, I am the Senior Writer for counter-trafficking nonprofit The Exodus Road. I also tell stories for a variety of clients as a freelance writer, photographer, and digital content curator. Clients I have worked with include Disciple, Lacey Sturm, Fireflight, The Letter Black, and heartsupport.

My love for storytelling has never stopped with the end of a work day. Once I clock out, I clock right back into running my passion project Rock On Purpose, which has quickly become one of the primary sources for faith-based rock news and reviews. I also am a cofounder and communications manager of faith-based rock and metal nonprofit The Grizzly Awards.

Learning is one of my favorite things in the world, which has led me into a steady habit of researching the ever-changing digital landscape and an effective working knowledge of all major social media platforms, the Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office, all major social media platforms, Squarespace, and WordPress, to name just a few of the programs and platforms I frequently utilize.

Every story I tell is, in the end, a story about people. About the ways we connect, the values we share, the things that matter to us, the ways we heal and change and grow. When I'm telling those stories, I'm often telling my own story—and maybe yours too. Thank you for joining me!