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Alea McKinley, M.Ed, NBCT is a freelance writer, consultant, and stylist living in Louisville, KY.

Alea sitting at a desk

After earning her M.Ed, Alea taught high school and worked as an editor, instructional technologist, writing coach, and interior stylist. She currently works in data protection.

Alea is interested in:

  • antiquing

  • knitting

  • etymology

  • power walks

  • organized grocery lists

  • pumping iron

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I highly recommend Alea for moving services! Her help greatly reduced the stress of moving to a new house. She responded promptly and efficiently to any request, large or small, from researching and installing cat-proof furniture to removing seemingly-impossible bathtub stains. She is a fabulous problem-solver and organizer with an excellent eye for detail. I would hire her again in a heartbeat.

— Leigh P.

I was really struggling with my kitchen organization and asked Alea for help. Alea’s approach was thoughtful, design-minded, and even made it fun! She found ways to organize I would NOT have thought of, as well as made helpful suggestions for what could be kept and what could be donated. I am still enjoying and loving the new structure and style of my kitchen!


— Ali L.

Alea is the best at what she does! Her remote design plan for my Airbnb on Jekyll Island was quick, thorough, and accurate. She listens to the needs of the client and will make your place look amazing! And she’s willing to travel and is fun to go shopping with!  I highly recommend her!


— Don S.

Alea was honest and forthcoming in her approach when I sought guidance for my 6 year old daughter about her learning experiences in school. She was able to assess Tori’s individual situation and provide guidance to me as a parent on next steps to improve my daughter’s every day experience in class.  Alea has a plethora of proven tactics in teaching children how to learn effectively.  She also has access to other experts whom she can engage to help you obtain IQ or behavioral testing. This is helpful when creating a learning plan for your child and their school’s administration, for optimal results in your child’s educational experience.

— Andrea M.

I hired Alea to be my destination move manager from Memphis Tennessee to Louisville Kentucky, right after we closed on our new house. Our move was scheduled for the second week in November. Our “new” house is more than a hundred years old and needed plumbing, electrical, carpentry, and painting work. Alea found, hired, and oversaw licensed tradesmen to do all of that and more. And everything was completed before we moved in. She also helped select paint colors. In short her move management was knowledgeable, attentive to detail, thorough, and delivered with warp speed. She is amaaaazing!

— Baird C.

Alea is and will remain my writing coach and editor. Her work with me has been, by far, the most perfect and valuable support that I have found in my writing process. As a novice novelist, I felt completely safe with her. She uses ‘delicate golden scissors’ in her editing approach, instead of a ‘harsh sword.’ She is able to see exactly where I want to go, and continues to encourage me in that direction. I have learned so much from both her compliments and her critiques. I feel that she is falling in love with my characters with me, so much that she is able to see when they are not quite expressing themselves as they should, and has helped me to give them even more of a voice. Alea as a person is deep, genuine and heartful, which gives her the ability to see past the product, into the valuable process of the work. I would recommend her to anyone who wants to grow as an artist and as a person.”

— Sage S.