Bio

I am an independent writer and editor in Montpelier, Vermont, with interests in sustainable agriculture, the social implications of climate change, and Buddhism. My writing experience was built in the furnace of newsrooms – I worked as a newspaper reporter for eight years – but I've since moved into essay and magazine writing. My goal is to produce work that is viscerally felt, meticulously investigated, and consistently honest.

Currently I am the editor of a new magazine, Vermont’s Local Banquet, and am on the board of Whole Terrain, a journal of writing on nature and environmental practice. If you are a magazine or newspaper editor, I invite you to contact me with story ideas. I am also available for contract-based editing work. Current clients include Grassroots International and The Carrot Project. 

After graduating from Oberlin College in 1995, I worked as a reporter at two Connecticut newspapers. I moved to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in 1997, where I spent five years as the paper’s first cultural arts writer. During that time, I was the grateful recipient of state and local awards for feature writing. In 2004, I enrolled at Antioch University New England, where I earned a master's in Environmental Advocacy & Organizing. As part of my studies, I engaged in outreach and communications internships with non-profits that were bringing safe, local food to Vermont citizens and economic justice to Vermont farmers.

In early 2007, after graduating from Antioch, I went on a six-week solo trip through India.

                                               Please contact me for a detailed resume.