I’ve loved writing for as long as I can remember. When I was in High School, I wrote for my campus paper, and realized that journalism could be a way for me to use my writing to make a real impact. I studied Social Anthropology and Spanish at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, and then moved on to Columbia Journalism School. After that, I was lucky enough to get a job with the New York Daily News— a scrappy tabloid doing its best with limited resources to cover a city of almost 9 million people. I spent my days knocking on doors in every corner of the five boroughs, covering crime, gun violence, immigration, the justice system and more. As the pandemic hit the city, my work continued— crime hadn’t stopped, after all. I developed a fierce love for the people of New York, and a passion for helping them elevate their voices even at their most difficult moments.

Now at WNYC/Gothamist, I continue to gravitate towards stories of hardship and struggle, injustice and systemic failures. How can we make New York City better for everyone? How can we use good journalism to help neighbors see each other with more compassion and understanding?

As I’ve progressed through my career as a reporter, I’ve also been working on several long-term ghostwriting projects. My first book, written in collaboration with Skip Schoenhals— former Chairman and CEO of the Wilmington Savings Fund Society— was published in 2022. It’s a powerful account of how the company rose above major challenges in the early 1990s to become a very successful financial institution, thanks to solid leadership and a nearly 200-year legacy. My second book for the company, written in collaboration with Skip’s successor Mark Turner, was published in early 2025, and shares wisdom he gleaned from his nearly two-decade career at the company.