writer | editor

Hi! I’m an award-winning writer, editor and content strategist.

I’m a journalist whose work regularly appears all over the country. My byline has been in the Chicago Tribune, where I was a staff writer for 10 years, as well as The New York Times, Chicago magazine and U.S. News. At the Tribune, I was a Livingston Award finalist for a reporting series that prompted state legislation, and I’ve received fellowships from the National Institutes of Health and Carter Center for reporting on topics like women’s health.

As a freelance writer, I write newsletters, blogs, annual reports and case studies for major corporations and institutions. As a freelance editor, I’ve fielded a team of freelancers and managed an editorial calendar.

And I specialize in higher education writing, from thoughtful interviews with department heads to a student story about why they love a college. If you need a profile, a complicated research study simplified or anything else you hope to translate, I’m here to help. My clients include Duke Divinity, the University of Chicago, the University of Michigan and Texas A&M University.

I live with my family in Chicago, where I am often on a lake walk and always taking book recommendations.