I am an Oakland, Calif.-based writer, editor, and messaging strategist. I hail from Toronto, Canada, which is to say I'm really, really nice. Keanu, The Weeknd and, yes, even Bieber are amazing and I won't hear otherwise. I am a stickler for clarity, focus, concision, and writing that can break through the noise. I am a nemesis of unnecessary words, digressive asides, and repetition.

 

I was part of the speechwriting team for the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. I have written for principals at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco,  CNN, Boston University School of Law, HubSpot, Girls Who Code, and Mandela 100 USA, among others. In 2019, I wrote a TED Talk that garnered more than two million views in its first week and helped my client win a MacArthur "genius" award.

 

As a journalist, my articles have been published in the Atlantic, the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, and more. My profile of the head of the country's largest nurses' union helped earn my subject a place on Time Magazine's list of "100 Most Influential People of 2020."  My writing has been recognized by the Professional Speechwriters Association, the Los Angeles Review/Red Hen Press, the San Francisco Press Club, the American Society of Journalists and Authors, and the Milwaukee Press Club.

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In my previous life, I worked extensively in the global health space, including as part of a Clinton Health Access Initiative team that negotiated drug prices for the treatment of HIV/AIDS in low-income settings. I hold a Master’s degree from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, where I studied economic and political development with a minor in international media and communications. While there, I served as editor-in-chief of the Journal of International Affairs, the first academic journal of its kind.