Awards
Ohio Excellence in Journalism Award, First Place Pictorial 2019
Ohio Excellence in Journalism Award, First Place Portrait 2017
Arts Alive Visual Artist Award 2018
Athena Young Professional Leadership Award 2018
Akron Art Prize Juried Award by Mark Masuoka, Akron Art Museum and 2D First Runner up 2016
Knight Arts Challenge grant winner 2015 and 2016
ADDY Awards 2102, 2013 and 2018
Ohio Travel Association 1st place Ruby Award for “You Had Me at Akron” 2016
Named CANVAS Magazine 2018 Change Agent (Winter 2018 issue).
Selected as 1 of 3 portrait photographers to photograph the Pride in the Moment project for the GG9 Gay Games 2013 by Akron Area Arts Alliance and the Gay Community Endowment Fund.