About a Girl


Hi there! My name is Elaina and I'm from Chicago, IL (no really, I was actually born there). I grew up in the West Dunning neighborhood of the city and eventually relocated to Oswego. I've spent a lot of my life trying to do it all, from band to French club to Academic Decathlon and beyond. I'm still trying to, which is why I'm earning my Masters while working full time and planning my wedding--goodbye free time!!

This is my very first term of Graduate school, where I am studying to earn my Master of Arts in Liberal Studies (Editing, Writing and Publishing). Though I started my undergraduate career at Dominican University, I graduated from North Central College in June of 2015 with my Bachelors in Interactive Media (Convergent), Studio Art and Journalism. With my Masters, I hope to expand the scope of my writing beyond blog posts and press releases. I believe that what I am learning could benefit a lot of other people, not just solely myself.

In my time since completing undergrad, I've held a few graphic design positions with different companies. Currently, though, I am the Project Manager of Communication and Design for the Berwyn Development Corporation (BDC), a public-private partnership with the City of Berwyn and 501(c)(3) not-for-profit membership organization that provides chamber services and economic development to all segments of the Berwyn community.

My intellectual interests deal heavily in mass media, such as television, music, art and literature. I find myself approaching each of these not in a passive manner, but with more of a critical lens. For example, I watch a great deal of psychological dramas and reality-bending thrillers like Legion, Hannibal and Orphan Black. I enjoy having the opportunity to thinking about the characters and plot lines. To me, it's more fun to consume everything when you fully understand it!


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