Vanessa was raised in Skagit Valley and recently returned with her own family after 15 years. She earned her degree in Journalism from the Edward R. Murrow School of Communications at Washington State University (Go Cougs!) and then worked with the YMCA for several years with jobs in marketing and as sports director. Vanessa then spent the next 10 years as an independent contractor writing blog content, creating websites, and picking up a whole lot of skills along the way. She loves working with local businesses who are passionate about what they do because, no matter what kind of business it is, their passion is infectious. When she’s not writing, Vanessa is wrangling her 3 children and husband, gardening, cruising social media, or (hopefully) taking a nap.