The Basics

forty-something + wanderlust + global communicator + storyteller + curator + writer + foodie + cooks like your grandma + tea lover + candle maker + lover of oceans & sunsets + unique shoe lover + jewelry collector + champagne sipper + auntie + friend + Delta + servant at ♥

Q&A

Location: Washington, DC Area

Occupation: Global Communications Manager focused on leadership communications, inclusion, and social impact.

School: Eleanor Roosevelt High School, Pace University, Syracuse University & Strayer University

Secretly Obsessed With: Tea, fine jewelry, cookbooks, cookware, and collecting things that turn ordinary moments into little rituals.

On My Nightstand: Perfume, hand cream, skincare essentials, sage and palo santo spray, crystals, a candle, and a bottle of water.

What’s the nicest thing someone has done for you lately: An extended getaway to the Tides Inn.

Last Thing You Read: The Midnight Library

Guilty Pleasures: Trudon candles, imported teas, unique jewelry, luxury hotels, vineyard hopping, a good gin, and even better champagne.

What keeps you up at night: Usually a good book…or a little too much doomscrolling.

What was your last online purchase: Perfume (I’m obsessed) and skincare products.

What is a skill you really want to learn: A new language and becoming a better potter.

Where do you do your best writing: My mom’s kitchen table. It’s been my favorite writing spot since I was a teenager.

Favorite places to shop online: Anthropologie, & Other Stories, Banana Republic, J.Crew, Mango, Uniqlo, Nordstrom, NET-A-PORTER, and the occasional small boutique.

Favorite quote: “In the noisy confusion of life, keep peace with your soul.”

Favorite fashion item: Bracelets. The more stacked, the better.

How many countries have you visited: 36…at least the last time I counted.

What’s your favorite ice cream flavor: Butter pecan will always have my heart, but Jeni’s Gooey Butter Cake is a very close second.

What’s your favorite thing to cook: Lasagna. I had the best lasagna of my life in Italy, and I’ve been recreating versions of it ever since.

What’s your favorite drink and/or cocktail: Krug Grande Cuvée or an Elderflower Gin Collins.

Most memorable travel moment: Getting wonderfully lost in Florence. What started as a wrong turn became one of my favorite travel memories, and somehow we ended up just a block from our hotel.

How do you keep your sanity: Therapy, prayer, long walks, tea rituals, massages, reading, and spending time in nature.

What accomplishment are you most proud of: Becoming someone who chooses joy, peace, and curiosity despite life’s challenges.