Leanne is the founder of Wood Newsletters, an Indiana business specializing in helping small attorney firms expand their clientele. She is a recognized expert in writing content to promote the needs of small businesses.
Over the past 20 years, Leanne has written for newspapers, magazines, journals, and websites for a variety of audiences. She has worked with professionals to help them get their ideas on the page and say it in a way that powerfully connects with their audience. Her clientele hire her to create monthly email newsletters to reach out to potential clients who need attorney services, share with them important industry information, and help them understand how attorney services can meet their needs.
As a writer, Leanne is an innate storyteller. Through her education, she has sharpened her skills at telling a great story that moves audiences. Her master’s thesis was a memoir of her time as a Peace Corps volunteer, which won her the Outstanding Thesis Award. She has also worked with other authors to help them refine their own stories to powerfully spread their message as they continued on to publish their works.
Leanne has a bachelor’s degree in English with a writing concentration from Wheaton College and a master’s degree in English from Abilene Christian University and is the past winner of ACU’s Outstanding Thesis Award and the Randy Popkin Memorial Award for a Rhetoric Paper. She lives in Indiana with her husband and children and spends her free time reading, cooking, and spending time in nature.
Dustin, husband to Leanne, has spent over 20 years in the creative industry, working with agencies in Toledo, Ann Arbor, Champaign, and Indianapolis. He’s earned regional awards and has created nationally recognized work, including designs found in Barnes & Noble, Walmart, and McGraw Hill. He also art directed and produced the 38th edition of the Ball Blue Book.
His design approach is client-focused, collaborative, and strategic—once saving a company thousands by rethinking a conference brochure. Early in his career, he crafted campaigns for Borders, pairing email newsletters with book-to-film releases.
Outside of work, Dustin’s often behind a film camera. He’s built a collection over the past decade, including a 1936 Leica and a 1950s Rolleiflex, both in great working order. He also develops his own film, keeping the analog process alive.
If you are in need of design services for your company, Dustin heads WoodMill, a full-service design agency.
