Former garden editor of Midwest Living magazineProject editor and contributor for five Better Homes & Gardens garden booksWriter of hundreds of garden articles for more than 20 national and regional magazine titlesGhost writer for the encyclopedia of an award-winning garden book, 2020Fellow of Garden Communicators InternationalBook awards judge for American Horticulture Society 2016-2020Past chair and current judge for Garden Communicators International
Honored as a Fellow of Garden Communicators International 2017 Winner, 2008 Silver Award, magazine writing, Garden Communicators InternationalJudge for American Horticulture Society’s annual book awards 2016-20Past chair and frequent judge for Garden Communicators International’s Media Awards program
Garden Communicators International Emeritus board member, Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden12-year board member for The Brenton ArboretumAffiliate member, Des Moines Founders Garden Club, a Garden Club of America chapter
