JOURNALIST

I'm an award-winning journalist and have been a staff reporter at The New York Times since 2023. You can follow my work there at this link. 

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Prior to joining The New York Times, I worked as a freelance writer, covering everything from travel to culture to real estate trends for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Conde Nast Traveler and other top publications.

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For nearly a decade I lived in and reported from Israel, where I covered the Middle East entertainment industry as the Tel Aviv stringer for Variety and produced award-winning travel feature stories including "In Israel, A New Passion for Palestinian Cuisine" for The New York Times, which won a Lowell Thomas Award for best travel journalism. I'm also a recipient of a NATJA award from the North American Travel Journalists Association, and my piece on racism in the home appraisal industry, which was a finalist for a MOLLY  Journalism Prize, kickstarted a national conversation about discrimination in the home valuation process and helped prompt President Biden to create a national task force on property appraisals.

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In 2018, I gave a TedX Talk in Porto, Portugal, about my experiences reporting in Kigali, Rwanda for The New York Times and that nation's success in rebuilding after their genocide 30 years ago. 

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My husband and I are parents to twin daughters, as well as one very rambunctious rescue pup.