Gretchen is a creative manager and designer based in south Texas. Using her background in branding and photography, she partners with non-profits to create social change with compelling visuals and to tell powerful stories of healing.
For over 10 years, she used her passion as the lead creative and content creator for Mercy Project. Mercy Project economically partners with fishing villages on the largest manmade lake in the world, Lake Volta, rescuing and reintegrating trafficked children throughout Ghana. Overseeing all creative aspects of the organization, Gretchen helped promote and tell stories of freedom and new life for nearly 200 children and their families.
Gretchen believes that ordinary people can use hopeful and responsible storytelling to change the world. Along with her creative endeavors, Gretchen is a travel enthusiast, long-distance runner, National Park explorer, and avid coffee drinker.