I received my BA from Brown University, with a concentration in English and American literature and a minor in education. After graduating, I worked as a print and online graphic designer and web developer for a variety of local, national, and international projects. I also gained experience writing and reporting for tech websites.

In 2021, I founded Alameda Post Inc., to create the Alameda Post, a digital-native news source serving the community of Alameda, CA. I currently serve as the publisher, executive editor, and president of the board of directors, among other roles. We incorporated and received our designation as a 501(c)(3) public charity in 2022.

In three years, the Post went from upstart to the only local newsroom serving the city from our office in the former Alameda Times-Star building, receiving average monthly traffic of over 40,000 unique visitors. We have grown from a one-person show to a staff of six employees and nearly two dozen reporters, writers, and regular contributors.

Articles are published daily to the website and made available to tens of thousands of other readers via Apple News, MSN/Microsoft Start, Google News, NewsBreak, SmartNews, as well as on social platforms including  Facebook, Instagram, 
Mastodon, Threads, Nextdoor, BlueSky, Reddit, and YouTube. And we publish both a weekly email newsletter and a weekly 10-minute news digest podcast. Readers can add the Alameda Post to the home screen of a smartphone, as well. All the content published by the Post is freely available and supported by readers’ gifts and other grants, a program of history walking tours led by historian, Dennis Evanosky, and advertising on the site.

Alameda Post Inc. is a member of the Institute for Nonprofit News, Local Independent Online News Publishers, the Association of Nonprofit News Organizations, Rebuild Local News, the Alameda Chamber and Economic Alliance, Downtown Alameda, and WABA. We were named Best Community Partner for 2023 by the Alameda Chamber.

The Alameda Post was the smallest organization that participated in a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing held December 5, 2023 at UCLA School of Law, where the topic was “The Importance of Journalism in the Digital Age.”

Previously, from 2011-2020, I was the creative director at TISOAA, an agency providing marketing, design, and development services to clients in the tech, health & wellness, B2B, and B2C sectors nationwide. Our clients included ZARGES Inc., SANBlaze, CAVA Robotics, ASIS, and TSS.

From 2006 through 2022, I provided freelance consulting services via Gillico Worldwide, my design and creative firm focused on blogs and WordPress site development, plus associated branding and marketing. My clients included Wind River, Stanford University, Funny or Die, Worcester Art Museum, and Bonneau Fuels.

Currently, I serve as a board member of the Alameda Pride Foundation. From 2016 – 2024, I was a member of the Alameda Public Art Commission, making decisions and recommendations to City Council regarding public art programs and installations in Alameda. In 2019, I was elected the Chair, and in 2020, I was appointed to a second term. From 2012 – 2018, I was a board member, Vice President, and President of the Alameda Museum. I also served on the Community Advisory Board for Rhythmix Cultural Works.

I participated in the inaugural class of the Alameda Chamber and Economic Alliance‘s Leadership Alameda program and graduated in October, 2022 after a ten-month program learning about Alameda’s leaders and developing leadership skills.

I live in Alameda with my partner, Benjamin, in an old house that has an eclectic garden, tropical fish, and two cats. My interests outside of work include cooking, flea markets, gardening, biking, home improvement, and technology.