I’m a writer, journalist and editor who believes deeply in the power of journalism.

I’ve been writing and traveling across Europe, the Middle East, and East Africa since 2016, when I traveled outside the United States for the first time to the former Yugoslavia.

In the Balkans, I saw first-hand the effects of civil conflict, ethnic cleansing, and genocide, and of the long-lasting trauma and memories of violence that remained twenty years later. Writing at the time on the conflict for a student-run blog, I realized that these were the issues I cared passionately about: human rights, the protection of civilians in conflict, and our global shared responsibility in the face of suffering.

In the years since, I’ve dedicated my career both to journalism and human rights. This career led me to return to Bosnia to report for the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project, to Northern Ireland at a peace and reconciliation center responding to the aftermath of the Troubles, and later to London where I received a Masters in Politics of Conflict, Rights, and Justice at SOAS University of London.

Most recently, I’ve served as Managing Editor for the International Journalists Network at the International Center for Journalists, where I cover journalists reporting on conflict, combating disinformation, and responding to crises in Ukraine, Brazil, the Middle East and Iran, to name just a few.

Going forward, my goal is to work as a foreign correspondent in Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa, or the Middle East. I speak (to varying degrees) Spanish and Arabic in addition to English.