Ariel joined the Downline staff as the Digital Media and Marketing Specialist in April of 2025. 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 1 year old daughter, Lilah. When not working with Downline, Ariel enjoys spending time with her family, crafting, traveling with Jackson, and hanging out with her two cats, Momo and Dixie.