I’m a Clio and Emmy Award-winning writer who was born and raised in New Rochelle, New York, where I grew up on a steady diet of primetime soaps, R.L. Stine novels, and slasher films.

I’VE ALWAYS BEEN A STORYTELLER – from scribbling short stories in notebooks at the age of 8…to reporting on pop culture and global destinations…to scripting TV commercials for entertainment clients and establishing voices and narratives for culture-shifting brands.

MY SPOTIFY "LISTENING AGE” IS 19, even though I was born in the ‘80s. I believe in the power of empathy, especially in a world that needs more of it. And my blood type is Vanilla Cold Brew.

I’M BASED IN L.A., where I served as a copywriter and Director of Creative Services at marketing content studio Known Global (f.k.a. Stun Creative). My work as an essayist and entertainment and travel journalist has appeared in Mashable, Bello Mag, Instinct, HuffPost, Medium, ScreenPicks, The Humber Literary Review, and Hotter in Hollywood, for which I was the Executive Editor during its 9-year run online.

IN 2023, I was also the recipient of the Mission Award for my campaign efforts with Blood Cancer United. And I have recently finished my debut thriller novel, The Final Boy, which has been called “instantly propulsive” by The Black List. 

Feel free to insta-stalk me @TheFirstEcho.