I'm a Massachusetts native, but my childhood was spent in Europe. Those early years abroad sparked a passionate interest in international affairs, leading to a career covering global issues as a writer, editor, and photographer. I've spent substantial amounts of time in Mexico, Bolivia, and Britain; traveled in Asia, Europe, Latin America, and northern Africa; and earned a master’s degree in journalism and Latin American studies from New York University.
For more than half a decade, my work has focused on new media. As the editor-in-chief of AS/COA Online, the website of the Americas Society and Council of the Americas, I oversee operations of the website and direct the editorial team. In addition to creating a suite of editorial content for the site, I launched a series of blogs in conjunction with the organizations' international conferences, incorporating multimedia coverage and boosting engagement through social media. Web traffic has quadrupled during my tenure.
Prior to joining AS/COA in 2007, I covered Asia as website staff writer for the Council on Foreign Relations. While there, I managed production of an interactive guide to the North Korean nuclear crisis that helped CFR.org’s Crisis Guide series win a 2007 Knight-Batten Award for Innovations in Journalism.
As a writer and editor, I've covered a range of topics, including Mexican immigration to the United States, the 2009 Honduran coup, Turkish women’s rights, Pakistani tribal areas, and China’s environmental crisis. My writing has appeared in The Boston Globe, Amnesty International magazine, and on NYTimes.com. My photography has been featured in ReVista: Harvard Review of Latin America, Letras Libres, a textbook series, NYTimes.com, and in promotional materials for Elderhostel, the Discover America Brazil Foundation, and musical groups.