I served as executive editor, editor-in-chief, and publisher over the course of my time there, leading the newsroom and then setting up structures and practices across the entire organization to establish a multi-vertical operation, now known as Civic News Company.
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I’ve tackled just about every facet and format of journalism and media, from enterprise, breaking news, service journalism, and instructional content to nonprofits and community engagement — across film, video, radio, print, and digital. I’m a systems thinker with a creative streak (or a creative with a passion for systemic analysis), and I’ve never believed in the left brain-right brain dichotomy.
I began my career in film production in Rome, Italy before moving into journalism. My reporting started at the Vatican, and I continued my focus on religion after I moved back to the U.S., covering topics as varied as sermons for the Jewish High Holy Days, hip-hop masses, the spiritual wounds of war, and theologian Reinhold Niebuhr’s influence on politicians. (I have a personal interest in religion, too.)
About a decade into my journalism career, I decided to expand my horizons and worked with several digital startups, including the how-to video company Howcast, the beauty subscription trailblazer Birchbox, and the women’s workwear company MM.LaFleur. My time in startups taught me about launching products, scaling organizations, managing operations, and driving revenue — experiences that enriched my work back in journalism when I returned. You can read more about my experience at my LinkedIn.
I graduated from Princeton University, was a Fulbright Scholar in Italy, and in 2021 was a Sulzberger Executive Leadership Fellow at the Columbia University School of Journalism. I’m a member of the National Advisory Council of the Emma Bowen Foundation, the Editorial Board of the Princeton Alumni Weekly, and the Advisory Board of Entertainment 2 Affect Change. I live in New York, where I spend most of my free time cooking, eating, and talking about cooking and eating. Cooking blends art and science in the same way I approach my work (it also requires lots of list-making, one of my great passions!), and food can teach us about culture and history. Food also connects us across place, time, and people.
