Nice tomeet you.

I started my professional career in a management training program with Cintas Corporation, where I earned some wild stories — ever cleaned truck stop restrooms? I have! And now my poor husband is responsible for restroom duty at our home for life.

After management training, I joined a chamber of commerce in event management and economic development. As an economic developer, I helped recruit technology, digital entertainment and film companies to our county.

A few years went by and, lo and behold, I was recruited by a film studio that I'd recruited as an economic developer. That move launched my official career as a marketer. I honed my skills in a wonderfully creative and supportive environment, then struck out on my own and founded Creative Flame Media, a marketing agency.

For six years, the CFM team and I worked with B2B clients across the US, including brands such as Dell, RSA, VMware, Georgia Power and Google.

Building campaigns for clients of every size and industry, I noticed a major problem in the stock photography industry — a lack of images with diverse people. So one day I popped in on my husband, Gerald, cleaning the restroom, and begged him to start a stock photography company with me so we could be part of the solution. He said yes!

We launched Diversity Photos in 2016 with a focus on fostering diverse representation both in front of and behind the camera. Gerald now leads the company and I serve as Creative Director — the fun gig, where I create photoshoot concepts and work with amazing models and photographers to bring authentic stories to life.

In 2020 I was hired by one of my clients, joining a brand-new marketing team for Georgia Power's energy-efficiency initiatives, where I oversaw multi-million-dollar program budgets and campaigns that help customers save energy and money.

In October 2021 I became Marketing Manager for the Community & Economic Development group, leading a team of talented creatives and marketers telling companies the “Why Georgia” story — helping bring jobs and capital investment to the state we call home.

In January 2023 I took on a Brand Strategy leadership role in Corporate Communications, where I work with yet another talented team on mass advertising campaigns, messaging hierarchies, brand reputation management and much more. I've truly been blessed, and have genuinely enjoyed every role.