Since the age of eight when I published my first newspaper (handwritten, with a circulation of 20), I’ve loved being a journalist.

Beginning my professional journey in 2012, I completed a foundational internship with the New York public art organization, Creative Time. I helped launch Creative Time Reports, an online publication where artists reported on world events from their vantage points. My appreciation for international news deepened in this role, which showed me how to creatively approach global news and storytelling.

After earning a bachelor’s degree in art history and environmental studies at Macalester College and a brief stint in West Texas, I spent several formative years living and working across Alaska. I eventually went back to school to pursue my passion for international journalism, getting a mster’s in international journalism at City, University of London. With a newfound love of audio (as the podcast market was just beginning to really take off), I worked as a co-producer of The Gender Knot podcast, while completing my master’s degree. I've also done reporting for The Press Association, been an investigative tech reporter for Point + Engadget, and worked for Forbes, where I covered the art world and cultural start-ups in Europe. My 2022 episode of the podcast Out There – “America’s Best Idea?” – won an International Women’s Podcast Award for ‘Changing the World One Moment at a Time’.

For four years, I hosted, produced and edited DW’s weekly environmental program, Living Planet, before co-creating and launching the award-winning DW podcast Don’t Drink the Milk – The curious history of things, named ‘Best Culture & Lifestyle Podcast’ by the Publisher Podcast Awards in 2024. I also regularly produce episodes for the BBC World Service’s CrowdScience as a freelancer and am now working as part of DW’s Format Development team to conceptualize and launch new podcasts in multiple languages.