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Thanks for coming to my website! I'm an award winning on-air host, writer and producer with over a decade of storytelling experience across television, digital video, and podcasting. My work and analysis has been featured at The Atlantic, Wondery, ABC News Live, MSNBC, CNN, HuffPost, The New Republic, The Nation, Salon, ATTN:, Comedy Central, and more. I am also a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree.
Over my 15 years working in media I’ve had the privilege to interview hundreds of political leaders, CEO’s, celebrities, academics, activists, artists, and more. My reporting has covered politics, culture, criminal justice, gender relations, business and foreign policy and taken me around the world. I’ve also hosted and moderated live events for the United Nations, TedX, Netroots Nation, and more.
In addition to journalism, I have worked as a communications strategist with tech startups revolutionizing the fields of personal finance and mental health.
I am a fluent Russian speaker and am a graduate of the University of California, Santa Cruz where I studied Political Science as well as Film and Digital Media.
I’m also a Mom to a beautiful daughter named Lola.