Director of Communications and Customer Relations

After beginning my career as a multimedia journalist and fill-in anchor at ABC affiliate KLKN-TV in Lincoln, Nebraska, I transitioned into strategic communications and marketing leadership, applying newsroom principles to enterprise-level storytelling, reputation management, and audience engagement.

I currently serve as Director of Communications and Customer Relations for Anderson Auto Group, where I lead enterprise-wide internal and external communications for a multi-location organization of nearly a dozen dealerships and more than 500 employees. I oversee brand strategy, media relations, crisis communications, multimedia storytelling, and digital platforms, while managing a $3.5 million annual communications and marketing budget. In this role, I act as the organization’s in-house journalist—developing video and written content that elevates employee voices, strengthens community relationships, and reinforces brand trust.

While working outside a traditional newsroom, I have remained closely connected to journalism, contributing behind the scenes to local reporting efforts through story development, investigative collaboration, and source relationships, particularly on sensitive community issues. This continued engagement has allowed me to stay grounded in ethical reporting standards, public accountability, and community-centered storytelling.

Earlier in my career, I supported investigative and enterprise reporting as a Special Projects Assistant at WDIV-TV in Detroit and WJRT-TV in Flint, gaining experience in high-impact journalism that required accuracy, discretion, and editorial rigor.

News and storytelling have always been central to my professional identity. Expanding into strategic communications and digital marketing strengthened my ability to translate complex information into clear, compelling narratives across platforms. I am eager to bring this evolved perspective—combining newsroom judgment with executive-level communications strategy—back to a newsroom to serve a local community with depth, credibility, and leadership.