I grew up in the Boston area and graduated from the University of Vermont, where I majored in environmental studies. When I wasn't studying, I was snowboarding, hiking and paddling, practicing yoga and following my favorite bands.
I spent my junior year in experiential learning semester programs in Montana and Thailand (Wild Rockies Field Institute and Wildlands Studies). These experiences deepened my interest in how food production impacts the environment and led me to minor in food studies. For my capstone, I interned for the Squam Lakes Association. I returned to Burlington, VT afterward, began working in the local food system, met my future partner and and graduated from a yoga teacher training.
In 2016, we packed ourselves into a refurbished 1977 Trillium camper and spent four months traveling the country. We landed in Eugene, where I enrolled at UO in the journalism master's program. I had found a passion for writing, photography and blogging during the years after college.
I graduated from the SOJC in 2018, moved to Long Island for a summer copyediting internship at Newsday (Dow Jones News Fund), and came back to Eugene to work at the Register-Guard. At the R-G, I worked as an editorial assistant editor and a food, drink and dining reporter. In March of 2020, I returned to UO as a communications generalist for the Office of the Provost and have since worked in the College of Arts and Sciences and most recently, in the Clark Honors College.
In my free time (less of that after welcoming my daughter in August 2024), I still snowboard, hike, paddle, love live music and practice yoga. My newfound Oregonian hobbies include foraging, gardening and commuting by bicycle. Ask me about what's for dinner!
