She practices design through Sheltering Hills Design and is an assistant editor for Permaculture Design magazine. Her nonprofit work includes serving as Board President for the Center for Sustainable Living in southern Indiana; serving as treasurer for the Great Rivers and Lakes Permaculture Institute (a regional hub for PINA); and serving on the diploma committee for PINA She weaves her permaculture work together with care for a small suburban system replete with a teen and a homeschooled younger son; a passion for Nature Connection practices; and fiber arts.