I am a freelance writer who specializes in higher education, medicine, the social sciences, charitable giving and the great outdoors. My specialty is translating complex subjects into compelling stories and getting my subjects to open up and talk.

It’s not as simple as it sounds.

I believe that behind every project or program lies a great story, a narrative with a hook, an arc and a wow finish. My stories have been used to communicate with alumni, students, families of children with disabilities, researchers around the world and little gardeners on the prairie. Each interview is an opportunity for women, men, even kids, to tell a story, even when they don’t think theirs is particularly compelling, or when a nugget of truth has been long buried or dismissed as unimportant.

What counts most is getting the story told. Period.