She has a great love of creative works that span many different media forms, thriving in message-driven or narrative-driven projects. She is a skilled producer and project manager who loves to work on collaborative creations.
Alaina is the host and creator of Latter-day Hymn Stories, a video podcast that interviews the songwriters behind the new hymns in “Hymns — For Home and Church,” published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Alaina began writing Christian songs when her Church put out a call for new music in 2018. Her song, Believe in God, arranged by Daniel Blomberg, received an Award of Distinction in the 2021 Music Submissions.
Alaina received her bachelor’s degree in Theater and Media Arts from Brigham Young University. After producing music videos of her own songs, she has co-wrote, produced, directed, and edited several narrative-driven music videos for other songwriters, including Angie Killian and Blake Gillette.
Alaina co-authored a sing-along picture book with her mother, Cris Conerty, entitled The First to See: Mary’s Easter Story, published by Cedar Fort Publishing and Media. Companion song and activity pages also available.
Alaina certified as a Life Coach through The Life Coach School in 2020. She continues to coach virtually.
As the Director of Community for LDSPMA in 2021-2022, she helped expand services to benefit and connect LDS Christian musicians.
