Three Projects You've Worked On: Pickens Plan, The Washington Area Women's Foundation, Wild Australia

Other Jobs You've Held: Associate Editor, Vote 2008 at the Online NewsHour, reporter for United Press International at the United Nations, editor at Creators Syndicate, reservationist at All-Outdoors Whitewater Rafting.

Education: BAs in English and Cultural Studies from UCLA and an MS in Journalism from Columbia

Hobbies: Reading, running, skiing, art

Favorite Books: The Executioner's Song, Prodigal Summer, Bonfire of the Vanities, In Cold Blood, A Brief History of Tractors in Ukrainian, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

Favorite Movies: Empire Records, Almost Famous, Water, Harold and Kumar go to Whitecastle

Favorite TV Shows: The Inbetweeners, The Wire, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Project Runway, So You Think You Can Dance