A good friend once told me, “I write, therefore, I think.”

Good writing requires a dedicated thinker. To communicate is more than placing proper words into phrases and paragraphs. To write well one must become the painter of experience; whether that experience is justifying organizational funding or watching a child win grand champion lamb at the county fair. As people interact with the writings of good communicators, they understand a little more about the world around them.

Here is a summary of some of my recent writings:

News Publications:

• Happy Cows Make Udderly Delicious Cheese, Heber Valley Guide, Dec. 2018
• Heber Valley Cheese Editorial, Go Heber Valley, Dec. 2017
• Utah Ranchers Who Have Found Their Niche, Utah Cattlemen, Feb. 2015
• Let’s Make Eating An Experience, The Enterprise Journal, Oct. 2013

Website Content:

• Utah’s Own Website – New Designs in 2015 & 2024
• Heber Valley Cheese, 2016-2020

Awards & Marketing Grants:

• USDA Specialty Crop Grant Recipient – Utah’s Own, 2021 – $62,000
• Wasatch County Marketing Grant Recipient – Heber Valley Cheese, 2019  – $1800
• WUSATA Marketing Grant – Heber Valley Cheese, 2018 – $7500
• Harmons Local Producer Grant Recipient – Heber Valley Cheese, 2017 – $5000
• Utah’s Own Grant Recipient- Heber Valley Cheese, 2016 & 2018 – $2000
• Wasatch County Marketing Grant Recipient – Heber Valley Cheese, 2018  – $1000
• Heber Valley Cheese Best of State Award : 2016 – 2020

Press Releases:

• Family Fun at Kohler Creamery Hay Maze & Pumpkin Patch, Sept. 2017
• Recent Tests Reveal Heber Valley Milk is Clean of Salmonella, Aug. 2016

Strategic Reports:

• Utah Food Entrepreneurship*
• Small Business and Job Creation*
• Utah’s Own Budget Proposal – FY 2015
• 2014 Utah’s Own Impact Report

Academic Publications:

• Perceptions of Agricultural Communications Freshmen Regarding Curriculum Expectations and Career Aspirations*

*Conducted professional research study to obtain information for the report