About Me

I’m a lifelong soccer player, a girl dad, a lover of good coffee, a civic minded journalist, and a son of Minnesota. I’ve created news start-ups around the world including a radio show for people fleeing Sri Lanka’s civil war, a text messaging news service for New Orleans residents, and a newspaper and WhatsApp group to share life saving info with people migrating across the Americas.

I reported for outlets including NPR, the Atlantic, Time, and Al Jazeera, and have taught journalism in diverse settings like Pakistan, the Peruvian Amazon, Mayan villages in Belize, and New York City. 

I’ve been a Knight International Fellow, teaching journalism in South America, a John S. Knight Fellow at Stanford University and I volunteer as an editor for the amazing Op-Ed project.

What I’m About

My work is focused on making sure all communities have access to the news and information they need to be safe, healthy, and make it through the day and that they have opportunities to get their voices heard. I believe analog posters are as valid an info canvas as the internet, and aim to reconnect people to news they can use through in person interactions that include art, design and conversation.