"When my feature writing portfolio was awarded first place from the National Society for Features Journalism a few years ago, judges said I find “beautiful stories in everyday existences and bring them to life.”

That’s my mission, and I’m good at it. I’ve been a reporter at The Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News since 2008, and I’m currently on the Life and Culture team there. It’s the equivalent of a features/styles section. Past beats have included enterprise, police and crime, sports, and a slew of general assignment dispatches. My freelance work has appeared in National Geographic, The New York Times, Politico, Outside, The Washington Post, and other magazines.

I earned an English degree from Rutgers University and a Master's in Liberal Arts from the University of Pennsylvania.

I believe In telling stories, that the best way to get noticed is to tell a compelling narrative about yourself." less...