Marketing junkie, association geek, blogger on making social media work at a practical level.

I live in Washington, DC, but I grew up in Kent, Ohio. I left to attend the University of Michigan School of Music, much to my brother's dismay. He's a big Ohio State fan. Blech. Despite my degree in oboe, my small-town, Midwestern upbringing makes me very practical at heart. I'm enjoying life as a "dink" for now (dual-income, no kids), which gives me lots of time to work too much. I love my cat, and I still play oboe for the Washington Sinfonietta.