I'll do almost anything for a good story—and I've spent a lifetime learning how to tell them.

I'm a writer, editor, and storytelling educator who helps organizations communicate more clearly and individuals find their voice. My first book, I'll Try Anything Twice: Misadventures of a Self-Medicated Life, comes out in Spring 2026 from She Writes Press/Simon & Schuster.

As a journalist for two decades, I served as editor-in-chief of the San Francisco Examiner and founded several media ventures: HuffPost's SF bureau, an award-winning feminist magazine, a jungle journalism school, and what I affectionately refer to as Google's "school newspaper." Editor & Publisher magazine named me one of ten "women to watch" during my tenure running the Examiner.

These days, I split my time between editorial consulting (I’m currently on retainer with Alphabet’s moonshot division) and growing my Mindwriters workshop series. I studied narrative therapy at the Evanston Family Therapy Center, and I'm fascinated by how the stories we tell shape how we engage with the world.

A fierce advocate for addiction recovery and suicide prevention, I've been a spokesperson for Google's Recover Together campaign and the Jed Foundation. I've also volunteered with Larkin Street Youth Services, Crisis Text Line, and 826 National. As a Kiva Fellow, I spent a year in Mexico working with indigenous women on financial inclusion and sustainability.

I earned my degree from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, and I currently sit on the Bay Area alumni board to connect graduates with one another.

You can usually find me in San Francisco’s Mission District, where I sing in a 90s rock cover band, yammer about local news, walk my dog Nacho up and down the surrounding hills, and defend my incredible city to anyone who'll listen.