- 2018 Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award
- Pitch Wars 2017; 3-time Pitch Wars mentor
- Finalist: National Association of Elementary School
Principals Book of the Year Contest
- Nonfiction credits: LA Times, Christian Science Monitor, Seattle Times, The Writer, Cleveland Magazine, Akron Beacon Journal, This I Believe, Cup of Comfort, 16 Chicken Soup for the Soul anthologies, and the Kelly Corrigan Wonders podcast