I’m a nonfiction writer, editor, and producer based in Brooklyn, NY.
Photo by Laurent Chevalier.
Writing, Editing & Producing.
Personal storytelling is my niche—whether in print or audio. I am particularly interested in documenting stories by and about women of color that investigate identity, shake up the historical record, and celebrate the rich narratives we don’t often get to tell.
Collaboration.
I work closely with authors to develop their book ideas, from proposal through manuscript creation. In this process I am a thought partner, a careful editor, and a collaborative map-builder for a writer’s narrative—helping bring greater clarity, honesty and structure to their stories.
A little about me.
For five years I was the senior and later executive book editor at StoryCorps, the national oral history organization featured on NPR’s Morning Edition. During my time there I worked on three StoryCorps books: All There Is: Love Stories from StoryCorps (2012), Ties That Bind: Stories of Love and Gratitude from StoryCorps (2013), and Callings: The Purpose and Passion of Work (2016), of which I was also the co-author alongside the organization’s founder, Dave Isay. These anthologies, celebrating the lives of everyday people, were published by The Penguin Press and went on to become New York Times best sellers. I also served as the executive producer of StoryCorps Animation, producing nearly 20 animated short films based on StoryCorps broadcasts, for which our team earned the Peabody and Columbia-duPont awards, and two News & Documentary Emmy award nominations.
In 2016, I began working independently in the world of books and podcasting.
Born on the east coast and raised in the Midwest, I received a B.A. in English with a minor in African and Black Diaspora studies at DePaul University in Chicago. After graduating, I spent several years working in the archives at Johnson Publishing Company (Ebony and Jet magazines) and as a researcher for the African American oral history organization The HistoryMakers. I later received a master's degree in journalism from New York University, where I studied cultural reporting and criticism.