Award-winning journalist with 22 years of experience working with local, national and international print and digital media for consumer and trade markets. As a magazine editor and features writer, I have contributed to publications covering diverse beats and topics, including but not limited to lifestyle, travel, cuisine, culture, business, wellness, technology, education, construction, social innovation, diversity, inclusion, and disability. 

I am also the publisher of Traveler and Tourist - a monthly digital magazine covering travel and lifestyle which you can subscribe to right here!

I speak on freelancing, journalism, women in media, travel journalism, being a solopreneur, and more on podcasts and in the news. 

I am currently working on my book Global Experiences in Los Angeles, published by Reedy Press, available in fall 2024. Sign up here if you'd like to know when it's available for sale!

• 2023 Inaugural cohort member of iDEIntity #Changemaker Program
  
  
• 2022 Bronze, International Travel, Western Chapter Writing Awards, SATW
• Gold, Cover or feature photo/Illustration category, 30th Annual North American Travel Journalists Association Awards Competition
• ICFJ/NAHJ/Meta Journalism Project's 13 New Media Projects to Watch
  
  
• 2021 Winner, Business Series, Los Angeles Press Club 63rd SoCal Journalism Awards
• Honorable Mention - Luxury and Resort Travel, 29th Annual North American Travel Journalists Association Awards Competition, March 2021
• Inaugural 2021 American Society of Business Publication Editors Diversity Fellowship recipient
  
  
• Inaugural 2020 Richard S. Holden Diversity Fellowship recipient
• Winner, Technology Reporting, Los Angeles Press Club 62nd SoCal Journalism Awards
• 2nd place, Online Columnist, Los Angeles Press Club 62nd SoCal Journalism Awards 
• 2nd place, Foreign Correspondent Feature, L.A. Press Club 62nd SoCal Journalism Awards
• ONA20 Everywhere Diversity and Inclusion Scholarship recipient 

• 2019 Finalist for Los Angeles Press Club’s 61st Southern California Journalism Awards in two categories – Food/Culture Reviews and Business.
• 2015 Graduate of Ted Scripps Leadership Institute. 
• 2015 Thread at Yale selected candidate.
• 2015 Society of Professional Journalists’ Dori Maynard Diversity Leadership Program fellow.
• 2012 Finalist for Atlanta Press Club Excellence in Print Journalism Award.

My past editorial experience includes managing several quarterly trade publications, glossy monthly print publications in Southern California, and copy editing and proofreading experience with several luxury lifestyle outlets.

Professional affiliations - I am a member of the Los Angeles Press Club (LAPC), American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE), Society for Professional Journalists (SPJ), Society for Copy Editors (ACES), Society for American Travel Writers (SATW) and National Association of Travel Journalists and Authors (NATJA). 

I have served as a Judge for several industry competitions including 2023 Women in Content Marketing Awards (WICMA), 2022 and 2021 Azbee Awards for American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE), 2022 International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) Awards, 2019 American Society of Journalists and authors (ASJA) Awards.