Background: I'm an Emmy-nominated media professional and the Journalism & Media Program Officer at the Stanley Center for Peace and Security, a nonprofit (private operating foundation) focused on driving policy solutions to three global peace and security challenges: mitigating climate change, avoiding the use of nuclear weapons, and preventing mass violence and atrocities. The Stanley Center values independent and accurate journalism and the role it plays in building more informed, just, and accountable societies. In my role at the Stanley Center, I collaborate with others to create and carry out a range of programs tailored for journalists and other members of the media to enable rigorous and impactful reporting related to the center’s three issue areas – all of which represent profound global threats to humankind that cannot be solved by one country or actor alone.

Prior to joining the Stanley Center, I developed and produced award-winning documentaries, cable and broadcast series, feature films and other media content for HBO, Showtime, The Sundance Channel, A&E, Fox Searchlight, Visa, Amnesty International and others.

Talk to me about: Anything on the agenda at the conference, but I'm about to finish up a master’s program at GWU’s Elliott School of International Affairs where my Capstone project focused on strengthening resilience against disinformation harms through journalism/media interventions. I am currently exploring connections between disinfo and higher risks for violence and atrocities and how journalism/media can strengthen resilience against these risks. I'm interested in collaborations to develop programming and dialogue on this topic. I've also been working for the last few years on ethical challenges and practices when using OSINT in reporting on sensitive international security developments - and would welcome conversations about that.

Learn more about the Stanley Center's journalism and media work here: https://stanleycenter.org/journalism-media/