Reporting Live

Why I'm starting to write now.

You don’t always become what you want and that’s fine. Let me say it again, you don’t always become what you want and that’s just fine. What do I mean?

From the time I could remember, I always wanted to be a news reporter. I wanted to have a byline or a tagline, and I thought being a journalist was the coolest job in the world. So in high school, I worked on the Adelphi school newspaper, later becoming the Editor. I also would attend and report on school games for our local newspaper, the Home Reporter and Brooklyn Spectator. It was happening. I saw my name, I saw my path, I knew what I wanted to be and I was going for it.

But then I let myself spin completely out of control, and get deeply connected to the local political figures and community happenings. Was there something I liked better? Was a career in public service what I really wanted? Did I still really want to be a journalist?

The crazy turn I took began my nearly 18 year career in government working for an elected official. Ironically though, over time, my two passions seemed to collide and I had the best of both worlds when I became the deputy chief of staff and press secretary for a New York State Senator.

Everyday was different. Everyday, the chance to make a difference for someone or about something was right before you. Everyday I had the chance to make the news notice us, depending on the issues, the planned events or the initiatives. So I went from being a kid who used to write to news reporters asking for autographed photos and tips for a journalism career, to calling, emailing and talking to some of these very same reporters for a story I was pitching to them.

As time went on, I chose to commit myself to public service. I ran for New York City Council in both 2013 and 2017, only to be narrowly defeated the second time. I found myself soon looking for a new position, and with the help of a television journalist friend, I again emerged myself in media relations, where I remain today.

Through my roles as a spokesperson and a candidate, I have been fortunate to have found myself in the news over the years. I may not have ever stood in front of the camera reporting live from a scene, but I have had a sideline view of a news career. I may have never been sworn in to hold public office, but I definitely have had a sideline political career. Always second place. In both journalism and government, I may have never crossed home plate and got to the top, but I have had a really awesome career so far doing what I love to do. Even if that is two things.

So that’s why I am here. I am going to write here as the outlet for the journalist inside of me. There is so much news happening around us, at a pace like never before. I want to be part of the news cycle - I always did and I always will.

I hope you will enjoy reading here as much as I will enjoy writing here.