Here's my story...
I didn’t realize that my college paper on war correspondence would eventually lead me to conclude that Jerusalem would be the place for constant conflict—and then move there.
Nevertheless, after growing up in the Big Apple, I found myself wandering the alleys of Jerusalem’s Old City, which, to be fair, is the best way to get acquainted with a place.
Long before the tug of Jerusalem, my first reporting job was at a small-town New Hampshire newspaper, Foster’s Daily Democrat, where local news was king. From there, I moved to The Associated Press, where I learned how to write.
Reporting in Jerusalem, I’ve spent years untangling the region’s politics and covering its religious and minority communities. I’ve written for outlets including The Jerusalem Post, The Media Line and Charisma; served as news editor for the startup news organizations All Israel News and All Arab News; and worked as communications director for a Jerusalem-based NGO.
As a consultant, I’ve helped newsrooms and organizations develop clarity in writing, confidence in reporting and credibility in their content.
I believe curiosity — and empathy — are the engines of good journalism. I teach writers and communicators how to use both in order to find, develop and tell their stories.
Curiosity has served me well. While meeting the locals, I also met my husband, Tony. We now live in Jerusalem with our three children and are part of Jerusalem’s Armenian community—which we love to share during our curated experiences of the Old City.