Ariel joined the Downline staff as the Digital Media and Marketing Contractor in June of 2024. Raised in Fairfax County, Virginia (30 minutes outside of Washington, D.C.), Ariel came to know the love of Christ in 2013 after meeting the Waorani Tribe on a mission trip to Shell, Ecuador. She graduated from Liberty University in 2021 with a degree in Strategic Communications and Social Media Marketing. Prior to Downline, Ariel worked for Focus on the Family as a Social Media Intern and Jr. Digital Strategist where she met her now husband, Jackson. They currently have a newborn daughter, Lilah. When not working with Downline, Ariel serves at Harvest Church’s high school ministry. She enjoys traveling, trying new restaurants with Jackson, crafting and hanging out with her two cats, Momo and Dixie.