About

I'm a Los Angeles-based writer, editor, producer and video host who is currently an Editor at BuzzFeed. I am working on my debut non-fiction narrative book and am represented by the Lee Sobel Literary Agency. A first generation American born and raised in Steinbeck country (Salinas, California), my polyglot father emigrated from Munich and was a symphony conductor, music teacher, illustrator, educator, author, philosopher and race car driver. My mother, who emigrated from Quezon City in the Philippines, was a concert pianist and music teacher. Because of my parents, music was an ever-present force in our home.

I am trained in piano, guitar, singing, painting, drawing, writing and classical ballet. In my youth, my parents owned a printing press where I learned to lay out designs, collate, operate printing machinery and bind books. Because of my heritage, I have been traveling since I was two-years-old, visiting family in Europe and the Philippines. When I became a journalist, my nomadic ways continued as I covered events all over the U.S. as well as in Israel, Canada, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Barbados and Mexico.

I am a diehard Lakers fan, reptile enthusiast, karaoke maven, disco ball collector, film buff, Stephen King fanatic, nature devotee, and breast cancer survivor. I like my water sparkling and my velvet crushed. When I'm not meeting deadlines, you’ll likely find me rollerskating, cooking, reading, painting, embroidering, traveling, hiking, singing, dancing ballet or camping deep in the wilderness.