About - Vanguard Content

Who I Am

I grew up in New Orleans, a city where everything is a story. I was the kid reading on the playground, and later, the bartender collecting stories in local bars, music venues and New York City fine dining restaurants. I heard a thousand stories a night—some boring, some brilliant, all of them teaching me how people actually talk, what they care about, and when they’re faking it. That BS detector is still my most valuable editorial tool.

Over two decades in publishing, I’ve interviewed hundreds of people including business owners and artists, politicians and activists, CEOs and celebrities. Those conversations taught me which stories work and which ones don’t. I learned when someone is performing versus when they are being real. The most compelling stories are rarely the most polished. They’re the ones that feel true.

I’ve spent 19 years as Executive Editor and then Editorial & Creative Director for a regional publisher, transforming the business from a small-town print company into a modern print-to-digital operation. I’ve launched magazines, built custom publishing programs, grown digital audiences from zero and trained teams to produce high-quality work across industries.

Now, through Vanguard Content, I help organizations build editorial systems and tell better stories without the full-time hire.

Whether you need a fractional editorial director, head of content or chief content officer, I bring expertise in journalistic standards and systems-building. I create style guides, editorial calendars and workflows that help teams produce content worth reading.

I’m not a content machine. I’m a storyteller and chaos tamer.

My Background

Executive Editor/Editorial and Creative Director, regional publisher (19 years)
Freelance editorial direction and marketing management (15 years)
Bachelor of Arts in English
Master of Arts in Communication (Digital Journalism & Design)
Industries: healthcare, lifestyle, business, government, military, nonprofit, arts
Grew digital engagement 500% for a regional publisher
Launched dozens of magazines, newsletters and newspapers
Produced nearly 2,000 print and digital publications
Built custom content programs from scratch
Trained teams that still use the systems I built

Publications Portfolio

Nearly 2,000 publications produced over 19 years, including:

Consumer & Lifestyle

Monthly premier city magazine – 228 issues (19 years)
Monthly arts and entertainment tabloid – 228 issues (19 years)
Quarterly senior lifestyle magazine – 76 issues (19 years)

Business & Professional

Monthly regional business journal – 140 issues
Annual chamber directories – 20 issues
Annual bar association directories – 14 issues
Annual medical association directories – 12 issues

News & Community

Weekly military newspaper – 520 issues
Weekly community newspaper – 416 issues
Quarterly town newspaper – 32 issues

Arts, Culture & Special Projects

Ballet, symphony and opera programs – 75+
City parks and recreation programs – 40+
Books – 5+

Ready to build systems that work and stories that matter? Let’s talk.

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