Hi, I’m Anna — a New Sewickley-ite, Freedom graduate, and Carlow alum.

I spent my 20s working in digital marketing and fundraising for local and national nonprofits that still have a huge piece of my heart. But over the years, I kept coming back to the same thought: I want to pour that love back into my local community.

Every business has a person and a story behind why it started, and Rustbelt is here to tell it.

Through storytelling, photography, and a little bit of Rustbelt heart, I want to celebrate the people, businesses, and communities that make Western Pennsylvania special.