I began my career as a graphics reporter for the Knight-Ridder Tribune wire service. I was a longtime reporter and editor for The Washington Post before leaving The Post to become the managing editor for National Geographic’s Explorer magazine. After more than 12 years as managing editor, I moved on to directing special projects for the Society’s museum and education department. I still act as a writing coach for corporate clients, and I write books in my spare time.
Buzzkill: A Wild Wander Through the Weird and Threatened World of Bugs, Holt, 2022 (starred reviews from Kirkus, Horn Book and School Library Journal); Junior Library Guild, gold seal standard; named to the School Library Journal’s Best Books of 2022 list)
COMM352 News Editing
COMM303 Writing Across the Media
Bachelor’s degree in public and corporate communication from Butler University; master’s degree in journalism from Michigan State University.