Aside from being an avocado toast, tea enthusiast and being obsessed with my malt-zhu named Lola, I’ve always been a writer. I grew up writing in a journal every night before bed and still do, this very day. The day I decided I wanted to be a journalist came very early in my life and I continue to stand by my decision on telling the world about the truth behind the lines. Most things intrigue me and when I hear a story, I need to know more – a typical journalist was born to be nosy, and I take pride in it every single day.

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 I could go on forever on my love for journalism but I’ll start with some personal background first. I was born and raised on Long Island and am a first generation American. My mother immigrated to America when she was 10 years old from Sicily – and yes, she still has a very heavy accent. My father, on the other hand, came to America when he was three years old from Serbia (former Yugoslavia) and moved back and forth from the states and Belgrade over the years. As you could probably already imagine, I have a huge family and just to put that into perspective – 14 cousins on my dad’s side and 10 on my mom’s. But I wouldn’t trade my life in for anything better. I take so much pride in my background -- it has shaped me into the person I am today. 

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 No one thought I’d go away for college, but I did. In fact, I went across the country, and I don’t regret any moment of it. I’m a University of Arizona School of Journalism alum and happen to be the first student from the UA to have been part of the American Society of Magazine Editor’s (ASME) program, which is a huge honor.

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Now, I'm the Social Media Producer and Moderator at Newsday on Long Island. I work closely with people in the newsroom and take all of Newsday.com's daily content to recreate it in a visual way for Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. I also create original content that has been multi-platformed.

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This is an inside look of all my stories and multimedia pieces written and published. This is ME.

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Fun Facts: I love writing features, documenting my life, cooking (especially baking), hiking, traveling the world, dancing, playing tennis, and most of all, spending time with my family and Lola.