Selected Regional & National Media Placements
Strategic storytelling.
Thoughtful pitching.
Earned media.
Messaging • Story Development • Media Relations • Press Coordination
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How Maps Can Protect Children from Extreme Heat
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Texas Monthly
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Culture Map Dallas
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The Dallas Morning News
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Glasstire June 2026
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D Magazine
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CBS 11 Texas
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KERA Think
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The Advocate - Lake Highlands
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Fort Worth Report
Great communication starts with curiosity
I enjoy discovering stories worth telling, shaping them through writing and editing, and collaborating with reporters to connect organizations with the audiences they serve.
My communications experience spans legal education, urban forestry and environmental conservation, and the arts—proving that compelling storytelling transcends industries.
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February 20, 2026
Dallas Morning News
Gallop into the Year of the Horse at this exhibitionJune 15, 2026
Glasstire.com
Gallery 123 in the Dallas Design District continues to celebrate the Lunar New Year -
December 6, 2023
The Advocate
Texas Trees Foundation plants 75 new trees at LH North parkNovember 5, 2023
KAGS TV
Texas A&M Forest Service celebrates Arbor DayNovember 5, 2023
The Dallas Morning News
2023 Texas summer was the second-hottest on record. Is this the new normal?November 3, 2023
The Gilmer Mirror
Texas A&M Forest Service celebrates Texas Arbor Day with school presentations, tree plantingsSeptember 22, 2023
D Magazine
How Addison Saved Some Really Big, Old Live Oaks Amid ConstructionSeptember 19, 2023
BBC
How maps can protect children from extreme heatSeptember 17, 2023
CBS 11
Gardening 101: Heat-resistant treesSeptember 14, 2023
Dallas Morning News
Broken branches, fallen limbs: Does Dallas’ heat cause ‘sudden limb drop’ in trees?September 13, 2023
CBS 11
Climate Connections: Urban Heat IslandsSeptember 10, 2023
CBS 11
Gardening 101: Heat Stress on Your TreesSeptember 7, 2023
KXAN (Austin)
Tree limbs falling due to extreme heat, recent ice stormSeptember 1, 2023
CoStar News
How Developers Could Relocate a Full-Growth Forest – One Tree at a TimeAugust 24, 2023
Audacy.com 100.3 JackFM
Texas Trees Foundation recommends North Texans water their trees due to heatAugust 24, 2023
Culture Map, Austin
Texas Trees Foundation says Austinites should water their trees statAugust 24, 2023
Culture Map, Fort Worth
Tree group recommends Fort Worth residents water their trees ASAPAugust 23, 2023
CultureMap, Dallas
Texas Trees Foundation says Dallasites should water their trees statAugust 21, 2023
CultureMap, San Antonio
Texas Trees Foundation says San Antonians should water their trees statAugust 9, 2023
Dallas Innovates
Largest Urban Heat Island in Dallas to Get World-Class Green SpaceAugust 1, 2023
KERA News, Think with Krys Boyd
Keeping Texans cool outsideJuly 25, 2023
D Magazine: The Brief
Treating extreme heat in Dallas as a ’moral issue’July 25, 2023
CBS 11
Foundation says more trees needed for those stuck on Dallas' urban heat islandJuly 14, 2023
Culture Map, Austin
How to protect trees during extreme Texas heat waveJuly 14, 2023
BBC
How Texas is racing to thwart the heatJuly 13, 2023
Texas Monthly
This Texas Heat is Killing UsJuly 12, 2023
NBC 5
Dallas in need of urban heat island mapping volunteersJuly 6, 2023
CBS Texas
Dallas city officials working to map which neighborhoods are hotter than othersJune 29, 2023
Denton Record Chronicle
How many trees do we still have in Denton? State-of-the-art tech is going to find out in new surveyJune 22, 2023
Dallas Morning News
Want to keep your trees cool this summer in D-FW? Try these tipsApril 28, 2023
The Texas Environmentalist
Community Volunteers Gather to Beautify and Plant 50 Trees at Kensington ParkApril 4, 2023
Hotter Than a Habanero (blog dedicated to climate science)
The Fog of War: Nature and Health on the HorizonMarch 7, 2023
Wall Street Journal
Trees Across the U.S. Are Sprouting Leaves Earlier Than Usual This YearMarch 2, 2023
Community Impact
Dallas to Plant Hundreds of Trees Across City Parks this SpringJanuary 27, 2023
GreenSourceDFW
Dallas medical district renovation to follow green prescription -
August 10, 2022
cbsnews.com
Gardening 101: Shade Project DallasAugust 9, 2022
Dallas Morning News
Dallas’ Harry Hines corridor will get a makeover; here’s what’s in storeAugust 3, 2022
dallasexpress.com
Texas Trees Foundation Makes ‘Cool Schools’August 1, 2022
Spectrum News
TREE-KILLING BEETLE: 13.1% of Dallas trees are being threatened by an invasive wood-boring beetle, the Emerald Ash Borer.July 14, 2022
greensourcedfw.org
Trees need water during Texas droughtJuly 13, 2022
dallasrightnow.com
Dallas tree group says water your trees, not your grass during droughtJuly 1, 2022
cbsnews.com
Gardening 101: Dallas’ Cool Schools initiative turns campuses into outdoor learning centersJune 16, 2022
Dallas Morning News
13% of Dallas trees are in danger as killer bug arrives. How city and residents must reactJune 9, 2022
Fort Worth Report
As Fort Worth shapes strategy for protecting trees, residents and developers likely to clash over policyJune 6, 2022
Natural Awakenings
Urban Forestry in Fort WorthMay 31, 2022
D Magazine
Finalists Announced: D CEO’s Nonprofit and Corporate Citizenship Awards 2022 (Category: Organization of the Year, Large)May 20, 2022
Dallas Morning News
If we are ever to stop tree massacres, Dallas City Hall will have to do a lot better than thisMay 20, 2022
Community Impact
City announces launch of Fort Worth Urban Forestry Master PlanMay 20, 2022
Dallas Culture Map
Dallas and North Texas counties under quarantine to save beautiful ash treeMay 17, 2022
CBS News
Fort Worth moves forward on urban forestry master planMay 17, 2022
Fort Worth Texas.gov
Fort Worth to create an urban forestry master planApril 19, 2022
D Magazine
Leading Off (4/18/22)April 14, 2022
Fox 4 News
KB Polk Center for Academically Talented & Gifted, Tree Planting
Pride in publication
Lead Art & Publication Director
2008-2022
Directed the creative vision and production of the SMU Dedman School of Law alumni magazine for more than a decade, totaling 13 law alumni magazines, partnering with editorial, photography, and university leadership to produce compelling publications that elevated the school's brand, strengthened alumni relationships, and celebrated academic excellence.
