My Story

I’m Jamie.

I’m a wife, mother, writer, and facilitator. I think life is full of experiences and conversations worth sharing. I am compelled by a good story, whether in the pages of a novel or memoir or in the composition of a beautiful film. My husband and I love to travel, exploring new places through wine and food, walking new streets until our feet ache.

My professional career began as a communications manager at a local non-profit, where I wrote newsletters, press releases, and web content to share the programs offered by our organization. I love work that strives to make a positive difference in the community. In my spare time, I attended writer’s workshops, started a blog, and wrote articles and newsletters for blogs and virtual book clubs. I also volunteered, usually working with teens or with groups focusing on impacting the lives in children. Later in my career, I had the opportunity to work for a global healthcare company in their corporate social responsibility group. Even in this corporate setting, I was still focused on projects that make a positive impact on the community, and children in particular.

Over the years in my varied roles, both as a professional and a volunteer, I continually gravitated toward the projects that impacted kids and teens. When I decided to pursue my master’s degree in communications and media, it was only natural that my studies focused on children and media. I found a passion for child development and media literacy, looking at the ways technology and media affect the mental health and relationships of children and teens in today’s world.

Shortly after completing my degree, I had the first of my three children. While I took time away from professional career to raise my kids, my passion and interest in child development only increased. Watching my children interact with the world was an education all of its own. I dove headfirst into learning more about the way our brains develop and grow and how, as a parent, I could best support my kids physical and emotional needs. And of course, I began to learn more about how media, technology, and screens affect children’s growing minds.

My most recent projects, beyond my role as mom, have been running a local book club, serving as a board member for a local nonprofit for families with young children, facilitating a community-wide conversation series about screens and mental health among young people, and planning a summer trip to France with my husband and kids.