My Journey

After graduating from high school a year early, I set out to find what I wanted to do for my future. I built a custom desktop computer and started to learn graphic design, video editing, and illustration. I even learned a bit about 3D modeling on Blender, in which I created a now popular 3D environment based off of Rocket League, a popular esports video game.

I received my first camera and began my journey from hobbyist to professional photographer. What started as taking photos of a friend's club volleyball matches for fun grew into something much more. Since then, I've had the opportunity to provide media coverage for local sports teams such as the Fort Wayne Tincaps, Fort Wayne FC, Fort Wayne Komets, and the Art of Scrap MMA.

As I continued to pursue professional photography, I quickly upgraded my camera gear and software to assist my growth.

While working at Meijer, I recognized and approached Phoebe Adams, the event coordinator for Right to Life of Northeast Indiana, and requested to bring my camera and take photos at Life Defenders Summer Camp, a pro-life youth apologetics training camp. One month later, I was directly contacted and offered to apply for the position of communications coordinator for the organization, in which I was interviewed and offered the full-time position.

As communications coordinator for Right to Life of Northeast Indiana, I have had the opportunity to bring my technical knowledge to the organization. With this technical knowledge, we've been able to bring previously outsourced services in-house, such as our radio show "I Choose Life News and Views," and rebrand the radio show to a modern podcast platform, now known as "The Pro-Life Perspective," which I have the opportunity to record and produce along with all website hosting, which I had the opportunity to design, develop, and continue to administrate.

I had the opportunity to play a vital role in a major rebranding of Life Defenders Summer Camp, making Life Defenders an independently identified national youth summer camp while maintaining a clear connection to Right to Life of Northeast Indiana. In this rebrand, I played a role in designing and developing lifedefenders.org, which I continue to administrate, along with creating all the social media accounts and graphic materials.