Through my work, I strive to contribute to positive change in policies, behaviors and thinking.
My approach to communication starts with a clear articulation of purpose, and brings together human-centered storytelling and evidence-based argumentation to move audiences to action. It is grounded in a nuanced understanding of global trends, their historical underpinnings and their implications for human rights and sustainable development.
I've worked with UN agencies for over a decade, and before that, in academic reference publishing. I studied modern Eastern European history, and have an abiding interest in the evolving narratives that shape our beliefs and actions, reverberating across time and space – and back into the stories we tell.
Experience
Independent Consultant, 2020–present. Conceptualizing, writing and editing content and developing communications campaigns for clients including UNFPA, UNICEF, UN Women and UN-DESA.
Web Editor, UNFPA Division of Communication and Strategic Partnerships, 2018–2020. Editorial lead for award-winning campaign websites. Provided editorial direction, project-managed and drafted content for advocacy and fundraising campaigns on issues including maternal mortality, female genital mutilation and humanitarian crises.
Writer and Editor, UNICEF Division of Data, Research and Policy, 2017–2018. Wrote, edited and coordinated production of advocacy reports on topics including migration and displacement, and progress towards Sustainable Development Goals.
Editorial and Research Consultant, UNICEF Division of Communication, 2009–2017. Conceptualized, researched, wrote and edited content for public advocacy initiatives on issues including violence against children, disability rights, migration and displacement, urbanization and innovation. Worked on successive editions of The State of the World’s Children report and other flagship publications, the UNICEF.org website and the UNICEF Connect blog.
Project Editor, Oxford University Press, 2008. Managed production of Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History.
Writing Tutor, San Francisco State University, 2007. Assisted students with all stages of the writing process.
Associate Editor, Charles Scribner's Sons/Gale Group, 2000–2002. Managed production of multi-volume academic reference titles.
Education
B.A. in History, Yale University, cum laude, with distinction in the major
Post-graduate coursework in linguistics and history at San Francisco State University, Stanford University, Jewish Theological Seminary, New School University and Columbia University