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WSHA’s 2025 Legislative Summary

WSHA’s 2025 Legislative Summary

The Washington State Hospital Association is a nonprofit trade association helping hospitals care for their communities by providing advocacy, data analytics and clinical excellence services to keep patients healthy and ensure they can get care. As the lead for government affairs communications, I authored and 

Megan Ackers & Kurt Pederson Wedding Film

Megan Ackers & Kurt Pederson Wedding Film

In summer 2019 I dipped my toe into the world of wedding videography, filming ceremonies for several friends and family members. Shooting solo proved to be a challenge!

Seattle Children’s Zero Suicide Initiative

Seattle Children’s Zero Suicide Initiative

In 2019, I led a three person video crew and served as the lead editor on a short video celebrating Seattle Children’s Zero Suicide Initiative, which received the Washington State Hospital Association’s Community Health Leadership Award.

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WHPAC – Why I Give

WHPAC – Why I Give

In 2019, I served as the lead producer and editor for a video celebrating the Washington Hospitals Political Action Committee, encouraging those in health care leadership roles to support advocacy efforts to make the state healthier.

The Seattle Times series on youth behavioral health

The Seattle Times series on youth behavioral health

In 2022, I pitched The Seattle Times a story about children being stuck in the hospital. This led to an ongoing series of stories focusing on youth behavioral health. 33 days without sunlight: Why hundreds of Washington kids are living in windowless emergency rooms (Feb. 

Washington State Hospital Association visual design

Washington State Hospital Association visual design

The Washington State Hospital Association (WSHA) is a nonprofit trade association helping hospitals care for their communities by providing advocacy, data analytics and clinical excellence services to keep patients healthy and ensure they can get care.

I led WSHA’s communications team, developing and executing the association’s annual strategic communications plan. I became the go-to leader for implementing strategic communications initiatives for more than 100 hospitals in Washington state, supporting their missions to provide care to their communities.

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Sleep

Sleep

Going to bed can be the best part of the day. This After Effects animation spreads the gospel of the zzz’s, highlighting the benefits of being well-rested. This stemmed from a project in The University of Denver’s Emergent Digital Practices program.

Falling From the Earth

Falling From the Earth

In spring 2013, I completed my master’s thesis, which was easily the biggest project I’ve ever completed. The project, Falling From the Earth, is a prototype of an immersive video exhibition exploring the relationship between immersion and the uncanny within the context of a narrative.

Jurassic Park: The Silent Version

Jurassic Park: The Silent Version

At the time of its release in 1993, “Jurassic Park” presented a grand vision of the future. Now, it is painfully outdated in ways the producers may not have expected. This mashup — at approximately a quarter of the length of the original film — pokes fun at this antiquity.
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Uncover the dark side of Issaquah: The tree-lined suburb of today evolved from a frontier town of sinister secrets

Uncover the dark side of Issaquah: The tree-lined suburb of today evolved from a frontier town of sinister secrets

Ever wonder what your hometown’s deepest, darkest secrets are? I did, and I pitched and wrote this story for The Issaquah Press’ biannual living magazine. The story won first place for News of the Weird from the Washington Newspaper Publisher’s Association in 2011.