Imagine an experienced outdoorsman lost in a vast Arctic wilderness who despairingly realizes that no one is searching for him. Given up for dead, he finally grasps that no one can help him but himself.

            Picture the life of a Vietnamese cycling coach living a modest life in Hanoi, tirelessly fighting for over 30 long years in order to be re-united with the only woman he’s ever loved. She resides in North Korea, one of the world’s most repressive and secretive regimes that rarely allows its citizens to leave.

            Consider the Alberta doctor tasked with saving the life of a young woman afflicted with cystic fibrosis; he performs a rare and complicated living-donor double-lung transplant operation that gives her a new life.

            These are but a few of the amazing people who have shared their lives and stories with me, revealing exciting, harrowing, and profound glimpses into their worlds.

            I started my magazine career writing for regional publications and newspapers. I eventually worked my way up to Special Correspondent for Reader’s Digest Magazine, where I spent over 12 years crisscrossing Canada (including its territories and Arctic regions) and various overseas locations to write about a broad range of topics, from the story of Lesra Martin, inspiration for the film ‘The Hurricane’, to a week spent living in a Hutterite colony.

            Assignments for Rolex Awards for Enterprise Journal have included interviews with high-profile subjects from National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence and high-altitude archaeologist Johan Reinhard, who discovered the famous Ice Maiden of Peru, to Rodrigo Medellín, world-renowned biologist and bat expert.

            I am a freelance journalist that specializes in writing compelling human interest narratives. I am committed to professionalism, writing craftsmanship, attention to detail, as well as thorough and expert research. Passionate and curious about the people and experiences I encounter, I believe in the power of journalism to share these stories and create bridges of understanding. It is both profound and humbling.