Journalism Portfolio

The New York Times

For Sheldon Silver, Sunday Is a Meet-and-Greet Day

Fast Company

A New Wave Of Socially Conscious Tampon Companies Focuses On Organics And Giving Back

Forbes

Now That’s Refreshing: 22-Year-Old’s Hawaiian Bottled Water Grows 4000% in 3 Years

Swipe Right For Democracy: Sean Parker’s New Network Targets Social Change

Pets Before Profits: The $40M Gamble That Paid Off for This CEO

This Man is Helping Businesses Turn Good Karma Into Capital

How Start-Ups Can ‘Get It Right’ in 2016: Social Good CEO Shares Top 7 Tips

Hollywood Helps LA’s Struggling Population With Hands-On Approach

Taking Inspiration from Tragedy 

Following the Millions in LUSH’s Charity Pot

A Bedtime Experience for Nation’s Homeless Children

Beyond Society’s Safety Net

After Raising $10 Million for Dating App, CEO’s New Challenge is Matching People With Shelter Pets

With ‘Wish Upon A Wedding,’ A Commitment In Sickness And In Health 

Vigil Volunteers Offer Comfort and Companionship During Final Hours

After Graduation, Support Is Scarce Yet Crucial For Young Adults With Autism 

The Social Good Network: Where 11,000 Entrepreneurs Go To Grow

Angle Organizations Rescue Special Needs and Senior Pets

Nonprofit Fills in Gaps to Help Children of Fallen Veterans Attend College

Motivated by Dark Childhood, Entrepreneur Helps At-Risk Kids With ‘Friends’ Program

How to Fund 141 Nonprofits at Once

Following the Millions in LUSH’s Charity Pot

Huffington Post

Adopt Don’t Shop: An Exclusive Interview With Rescue Dogs Little Miss Lexi and Pumpkin

13 Horror Movies To Skip If You’ve Said “Me Too”

Why Beyonce Wants You to Buy This Backpack

Hollywood Stylist Gives Survivors New Hope 

Pencils of Promise Founder Reminds Us to Focus on the Children, Not Just the Statistics 

Rescue Dogs Bring Joy to Homebound Elderly

What This Election Means for A Woman With PTSD

What To Expect When You’re Fos’Pecting: Finding Love as a Foster Dog Mom

All Aboard the Smile Train: Organization Brightens One Million Young Lives 

The Surprising Way Emergency Vehicles in Major U.S. Cities Are Going Green

Makeup Artist Finds Calling in Giving Women Confidence & Funding Animal Rescue

Denied Service Dog, Veteran Finds Life-Changing Companion at Local Shelter

Autism Awareness Must Extend Beyond High School

A Green Solution to Overseas Hunger

Why These Children are Reading to Homeless Cats

Two Homeless Women Finally Get to Celebrate Mother’s Day

86-Year-Old Granted Wish for Party Cruise

The Social Petwork

VICE

WeWork Just Paid Health Care Entrepreneurs and Innovators Millions for Their Social Impact Efforts

Stories of Real-Life Heroes, Not Politics, Empower This Advocacy Group

We Aren’t Paying Enough Attention to the Bad Chemicals in Our Toothpaste

Hate Speech Cannot Be Normalized While Americans Grapple With the Limits of Free Speech

How to Keep Your Sanity in an Era of Divisive Politics, a 24/7 News Cycle and a Devastating New Tax Bill

45 Refugees Documented Their Lives With Disposable Cameras for New Art Project

Neighborhood Without a Grocery Store for 40 Years Is Changing How It Gets Good Food

Horror Movies Misrepresent Mental Illness in Every Way

Constant Exposure to Politics via Social Media is Bad for Your Mental Health: Here’s What You Can Do About It. 

A 9/11 Witness Raises Awareness of Mental Health Misdiagnoses

What To Do If You’re Being Harassed At Work Because of Who You Are

Tampons Are a Necessity, Not a Luxury

Billions in Untapped College Financial Aid Is up for Grabs With This New Tool

We Asked People How They Fight Their Sunday Night Anxiety

How Surviving 9/11 As a Kid Messed with My Head

The Real Progress on Immigration Reform is Happening on College Campuses

We Asked People How They’re Managing Their Trump Anxiety

Lazy At-Home Workouts for When the Gym Isn’t Going to Happen

A Million Ways I Tried to Cure My Chronic Migraine

Why Young People Still Smoke Cigarettes

We Asked Asexuals What They Fantasize About

We Asked 20-Somethings Why They Still Use Tanning Beds

Upworthy

After a traumatic injury, one athlete refused to quit and powered on to help others.

Eco-friendly concrete could make your morning commute a lot smoother.

Get “greener” by trying as many of these 17 challenges as you can.

Teen Vogue

Why a Study Claiming Computers Can Determine Sexuality is Under Ethical Review

What the 20 Years Since 9/11 Have Been Like For a Survivor 

Social Media Anxiety Disorder: It’s Real

Mental Health Resources for Teens

8 Young Environmentalists Who Are Working to Save the Earth

Gender Affirmation Surgery: Everything You Need to Know

What Earth Hour Is And How to Participate

8 Ways to Say ‘No’ to Drinking Without Being Awkward

When Social Drinking Goes Too Far

The Top 8 Meditation Apps of 2017

How I Survived the 9/11 Attacks in NYC

Did Your Hometown Make The List? 15 Worst States for STDs

Drunk Texting This Number Can Prevent Suicide

The Best Vibrator for Beginners

Mono: What You Should Know

How I Knew I Needed to Stop Drinking Alcohol

7 Signs Your Friend Might Have a Drinking Problem— And What to Do About It

Tobacco Companies Target People Struggling With Mental Health

How to Spot a Toxic Friend

Downtown Express

Homeless and Celebrities Collectively Give Thanks at NYC Rescue Mission

Volunteering to be there until the very end

Planned Parenthood Threatened by Republican-Led House of Reps

M.L.K.’s daughter provides words of wisdom at Pace | DOWNTOWN EXPRESS

Is Kris Kringle Supposed to Scare Little Kids?

Recovery is a Priceless Holiday Gift

Feeding NYC’s Most Vulnerable Provides a Lesson in Gratitude

Organization’s Mission Redefines Friendship

Sending a Little Love to Lower Manhattan

Mission Creates a Memorable Mother’s Day

Program Helps Vulnerable Students in a Single Stop

On a Mission to Make Room for Everyone 

140th anniversary marks a season of change for NYC Rescue Mission

Another skyscraper: 9/11 youth determined to stand taller

Blindness is No Handicap to Great Teaching

The Optimist

SWEET: SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR AND CANCER SURVIVOR’S ICE CREAM GIVES BACK

WHAT COMPANIES LIKE MCDONALD’S TEACH US ABOUT SOCIAL CHANGE

HOW YOU CAN HELP IMMIGRANT FAMILIES RIGHT NOW

These Teens Affected by Poverty Are Helping Other Children In Need

The 5 Coolest Ways You Can Support Veterans Right Now

Military Kid Reaches Into Shelter to Create Jobs for Homeless Veterans

New Technology Allows Female Survivors to Speak Up

10 Easy Ways to Volunteer From Home? We’re In.

14 Meaningful Volunteer Gigs To Do With Your Kids

Help The Red Cross Prevent In-Home Fires In Your Nabe

Reader’s Digest

How One Pair of Socks Led to a Movement That Helped 350,000 Homeless People

Meet The 17 Most Inspiring Kids of 2017

7 Signs Your Aging Loved Ones Need More Care ASAP—and What to Do About It

Bad News Can Take a Toll on Your Mental Health—Here’s How To Cope

13 Powerful Things Surviving a Terrorist Attack Taught Me About Life

8 Inspiring Women Who Are Changing the Lives of Women Across the World

7 Recipes Even the Pickiest of Eaters Will Love—Seriously!

Ditch the Sugar for These 12 Better-for-You, Natural Sweeteners

Tea’s Not Just for Drinking: 7 Genius Ways to Cook with It

10 Silent Signs You Could Have Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

How to Tell If Your Social Drinking Is Normal—or Something More Serious

What Yoga Teachers REALLY Wish You Knew

7 Signs Your PMS Is Actually PMDD—Which is Way Worse

How to Beat the Mid-Afternoon Slump Without Caffeine

12 Ways to Stop Always Being in Such a Hurry

I Tried 5 Different Sleep Apps to Help My Insomnia

7 Tricks that Turn Household Chores into Legit Workouts

10 Signs Your Partner Is Not “The One”

8 Things You Never Knew About Kissing

How to Stay Sane a Month Before Your Wedding

GOOD

When your entire life is mountain sports, a paralyzing injury cant keep you away. 

Glamour

Getting Sober Wasn’t Easy—But It Taught Me Some Pretty Crucial Life Skills

8 Surprising Health Benefits of Kissing You Never Knew Existed

A Child Survivor of 9/11 Grows Up

8 Amazing Things You Learn From Sober Dating

Women Are Making a Huge Difference With Their Activism, and That’s Worth Celebrating

The Advocate

Museum Worker Bullied By Boss for Being HIV Positive

Narratively

Us: ‘We’re Getting Married!’ Them: ‘How Can You Be So Selfish?!’

Getting With the Pajama Program 

If You See Something, Do Something

Christmas, On the Rocks 

South Street Seaport’s small businesses struggle to survive post-Sandy 

The Trivial Life of Noah Tarnow 

PBS’s Next Avenue

This teen’s caring initiative is making a difference across the country

How to Help Someone in Your Family Living with Alcoholism

Nursing Home Visits Make a Lasting Impression

On 9/11, I Was in Middle School 3 Blocks From the World Trade Center

When It’s Actually Healthier Not to Retire

Nationswell

Putting Their Prison Pasts Behind Them

All Sports United

Under Her Makeup, ESPN’s Hannah Storm Bears a Scar That Inspired Her to Save Lives

New York Press

Local Kids ‘Graduate’ to Better Learning

Broadway Vet Leads the Next Generation

Diane von Furstenberg Awards: Celebs and Courageous Women

Downtown Do-Gooders Hit Hollywood

Designer’s Provocative Cards Benefit Homeless

Special Needs Program Helps Kids Have Fun

Webby Awards Honor Best on the Internet

Point Foundation Gala Commences, Despite News in Boston

Theater Brings Possibility to Local Teens

Wine—and Charity—From South Africa

Taking on Opression, Through Opera

Angels Bring Laughter to Local Groups

Remembering the Life of Liz Berger

Partnership with Children Helps Plug Holes in City Budget

The Man With All the Answers

West Side Community Rallies to Help Toddler with Cancer

Doggies Party for a Good Cause

Save Our Seaport Rally

West Village Resident Spearheads a Bolder Way to Give Back

Midtown Challenge Will Raise Money for Homeless

Lifestyle & More:

Newsday

Hastings teen sensation campaigns against bullies through song

Vanessa Williams on her Broadway role in ‘The Trip to Bountiful’

Los Angeles Times

Burger and Lobster’s Times Square Location Is a Delicious Midtown Option

A mother-and-son collaboration redefines traditional Lebanese cuisine

I traveled a whole 20 minutes Into Brooklyn for Sugarcane

Badshah is a heavenly addition to Hell’s Kitchen

Why Anejo opts for fruity flavors in cold months

The Fix

Bill Nye the Science Guy Explores Addiction

When Bingeing on Horror No Longer Works

Unpacking  The Link Between Intimate Partner Violence and Substance Abuse Disorders

“Getting Off”: Erica Garza Discusses Recovery from Sex and Porn Addiction

Trauma, Alcoholism and Horror: My New Relationship With Scares

Daybreaker Campus Reinvents College Partying

In Defense of 12-Step Programs

Are You Addicted to Love? 

5 Surprising Ways PTSD Affected My Relationships

After 9/11: Childhood Trauma and Addiction

13 Tips for Dealing with Your Family on Thanksgiving—Sober

Taking Care of Your Mental Health in Sobriety

The New York Observer

Last Night at the Webby Awards, Patton Oswalt Tried to Give David Karp a Wedgie 

The Powder Broker: From Teenage Drug Dealer to Real Estate ‘It’ Guy 

Hip-Hop Array: A night at Russell Simmons’s house

NYC Cribs: The Homes of the Rich and Philanthropic

Mirror, Mirror: Modern Developments Gaining Grounds in Farthest Outreaches of Brooklyn 

Leman Manhattan Clazz Prez Vows to Fight Spread of Western Food Culture

Can video game classes get kids into college?

Turning Up the Heat on Mr. Warmth 

P.S. I Love You: Why Downtown Parents Are Choosing Public School

Kitchen Camp Confidential: Kid Chefs Can Handle the Heat at Léman Prep’s Culinary Summer Program

‘Next Time I’ll Work Harder!’: John Catsimatidis Loses Republican Primary

Write Responsibly: Liquor Heir Tony Cointreau Pens a Memoir

Ivy League Scholarships, Whitney Houston and One Voice of a Generation: LGBTQ Charity Point Foundation Honors Lena Dunham

New York’s Waterfront Gets a Re-Vamp

Hamptons Buyers Want it New

Career Kids

Broadway.com:

Why Cabaret Star Michelle Williams Feels Like a Baby & How Alan Cumming Almost Got Bitch-Slapped 

Annie Potts on Channeling Pink and Wowing Kristin Chenoweth

Cole Horibe on Staying Single, Dancing In Rhinestone Underwear & Paying Tribute to Bruce Lee in Kung Fu

Pageant Standout Seth Tucker on Dressing Like Barbie, Wardrobe Malfunctions & His Creepy First Apartment

Kinky Boots Star Jeanna de Waal on Wicked Tattoos, Prom Shoes & Her Brush with Prince Harry

Here Lies Love’s Conrad Ricamora on Teen Angst, Wacky Audiences & Why He Wants to Play a Villain Next

Fashion Roundup! Broadway.com Ranks the Best-Dressed Ladies & Gents at the 2014 Tony Awards

Of Mice and Men’s Jim Parrack on His Hungry Past, True Blood Fans & Mooning James Franco

Light’s Up! It’s Only a Play

Snakes, Ballet & Fireworks: You Can’t Take it With You

Avenue Magazine

Editor, Concierge 2014

Editor, Jewels of New York 2014

Time Out New York:

City Stories: Melanie Wildman

City Stories: This Puppy is Ready to Date

City Stories: 24-year-old Alessandra talks Whacky Art School Models, Hasidic Housing & Bacon Pizza

City Stories: Julie Koong

Kitty City

Come Out and Play

Photographing the Last of NYC’s Old-School Pizza Joints

Pat Kiernan’s Food Fight

SCENE Magazine:

Darren Henault Lives In A Museum-Quality Rental

Investing With Ted Murphy

Invest: Julie Macklowe

Invest: Andy Russell

Sunday New York Post

In the shadow of the World Trade Center, the children of 9/11 come of age, fitfully

Patients overflow in harried lower Manhattan hospital emergency room

Greatist

Some Simple Ways to Turn Anxiety Into Excitement

How to Know If You’re Apologizing Too Much

Is a SodaStream Worth the Hype?

The Basic (but Life-Changing) Knife Skills You Should Know Before You Turn 30

Salon

The 9/11 Stories We’ve Never Told Anyone    

All my wasted New Year’s

TODAY.com

‘What was it like?’ Answering children’s questions about 9/11

Thrillist

The 11 Coolest Jobs in NYC – And How To Get Them

Best Things To Do At Night In NYC That Aren’t Going To a Bar 

How My “Interfaith” Engagement Set Off a Massive Facebook Backlash

Best Non-Strip Ways to Whiten Your Teeth 

How To Get Over a Cough Without Loading Up On Meds

What to do if you think you’re coming down with Strep Throat

After We Broke Up, My Ex-Girlfriend Became My Ex-Boyfriend

7 Unique Ways NYC Restaurants Are Giving Back for the Holidays

Prevention

I Agreed To Have My Health Evaluated Based Solely On My Picture

This is What Sex Looks Like After You Get Sober

Newsweek

WHAT A 9/11 SURVIVOR SAYS WHEN ASKED IF TRUMP IS TRIGGERING PTSD

Bittersweet Memories of a Changed NYC After 9/11

Why a 9/11 Survivor Celebrates The Suspension of Trump’s Immigration Ban

MELISSA SCHUMAN, NICK CARTER AND THE REFUSAL TO BE AFRAID OF BEING ‘THAT GIRL’

Edible

These 3 Coffee Shops Offer Classes That Will Make You an Espresso Master

How This Flex Mussels Chef Became a Bivalve Expert

Head to Gowanus for a Warming Bowl of Pescatarian Chili

Get Pumped: Here’s What’s New at Navy Beach in Montauk This Year

Donors Unite Offers Gift Cards for Change

East Hampton Chef Michael Rozzi to Return to James Beard House This Month

Sustainably Charged Plant Sale Getting Major Buzz in LI Community

At Boutros in Brooklyn Heights, the Fluke Tartare Has Bite

Want to Help Clean Our Waters? One Word: Shellfish

This is the Secret Ingredient Your Halloween Party is Missing

Fortune

Some of My Peers Are Only Now Realizing Their PTSD

COVID survivors need just as much help as 9/11 survivors did

Tasting Table

This Recovering Alcoholic Opened a Restaurant to Help People Just like Him

Aarón Sánchez’s 6 Tips for Tackling Picky Eaters

Going Out To Eat is So Much More Fun Thanks to This Power Tool

Don’t Have a Cow: The Ultimate Guide to Decoding Beef Labels

Fermented Chinese Foods That Will Change the Way You Cook

MSN & The Week 

I was 12 when I survived 9/11. Here’s how I finally recovered.

Brooklyn Magazine

Thai Newcomer  Is a Welcome Bright Spot on a Gray Grid

Candy That’s Good for Your Teeth, and Community

First Kickstarter-Funded Sex Toy Campaign Grows in Brooklyn

Wanna Volunteer? This Brooklyn-based App Makes it Easy

Vox

What the holidays are like for a Recovering Alcoholic Like Me

I thought parental disapproval of marriage was a problem of the past. I was wrong.

Bustle

I Was Trying On Wedding Rings & Got Stuck In One

Why I’ve Never Faked an Orgasm

I Was Caught In the Middle of 9/11 As A Child & It Changed The Course Of My Life

10 Ways to Stay Sober for the Holidays

If You’re Triggered By The Inauguration, Don’t Drink To Cope

Can A High-Tech Headband Make Meditation Easier?

What Is It Like To Be A Food Writer Who’s Also In Recovery?

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