My name is Danielle and I love to write. But I didn’t always know that I would do it for a living. At first, I thought I wanted to be a human rights attorney. So, I went to London to study at the School of Oriental and African Studies where I got a Master’s degree in international law. But a career in law was not for me. That’s when I returned to the states and began working as a freelance newspaper reporter in Jackson, Wyoming. I loved it and the words came to me easily so I decided to attend the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in New York City. That hectic year studying for my second Master’s was exhausting but exhilarating and it left me hungry to see what a life in journalism could yield. 

After graduating with honors and an award for national affairs reporting, I took up the education beat for a small daily paper in New Jersey. There I really learned to meet and beat deadlines, cultivate sources, and gather gold in my notebooks.

I left that position to launch my freelance career, one that eventually took me all over the world. I chased stories about human rights and social justice in places like India, Liberia, the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Nepal, Indonesia, Libya, El Salvador and the United States. I went to some of the most remote corners of the world – places where there are no roads, let alone electricity, running water or any kind of cell phone service. I visited communities mired in conflict and those struggling to overcome it. I spent time with people bucking western norms and charting their own unique paths. I met adults and children alike whose lives were nothing like my own but with whom I found remarkable connections. It was thrilling, fascinating, and sometimes really, really challenging. I saw intense suffering and joy, awe-inspiring courage and profound acts of humanity. 

When I became pregnant with my daughter in 2015, I decided to move back to Jackson, WY, permanently to raise her among the mountains and wild spaces. Previously, I had split time between Jackson and New York. These days we ski and hike, bike, camp, ride horses and are serious travel buddies. “When are we going to the airport?” was her favorite question as a toddler.  

For the last 12 years or so, my professional focus has been as an editor and writer of all sorts. Much of my work involves helping advocacy organizations and other mission-driven businesses get their message out to the public through op-eds, messaging documents, press releases and other content such as website copy, newsletters, white papers, marketing materials and more. I write speeches and event remarks for executives and other individuals and I’ve even written eulogies, toasts for fathers of the bride and maids of honor and one speech for a grandmother celebrating her granddaughter’s bat mitzvah. For several years I was a managing editor for a content marketing company in New York City. There I managed freelance writers, edited their stories and helped companies build their brands through great content and storytelling.

I’ve got many more pages to write and, perhaps, some of them will be for you. If you’re interested in working with me, please be in touch. I’d love to hear from you. You can also check out my resume here.

Cheers, Danielle