Originally from the east side of the state, I moved to Grand Rapids almost immediately out of college for a job working in PR. As I got to know the area better and started to make connections, I learned about West Michigan Woman magazine and knew I wanted to get involved with it someday. After about five years, I knew I wanted to make a career shift from PR to my more familiar realm of writing/journalism. So you can imagine how I jumped at the chance to apply for the staff writer position at Serendipity when it became available.