It's fitting that part of my work here at More involves editing stories about women who have reinvented their lives because I've done a bit of that myself.  I started my publishing career as a book editor, then I moved to magazines.  Then I became an entrepreneur, running my own one-person literary agency for seven years  So when I read stories about women who pursued a passion and went through a lot of ups and downs to build their business, I can relate.  I joined More in July 2008 and I am really, really happy to be back in a staff job and working with a team of talented women.

I was born in South Africa, lived in Vienna and London as a child. I learned to read and write in French and German though, sadly, I'm no longer fluent in those languages.  I spent my teenage years in Pretoria, South Africa, and, yes, I have an accent, though most people can't tell where it's from.  I've been married nearly twenty years and we live 35 miles north of New York City with a cat and dog. On weekends I work with shelter dogs at my local spca.

At different stages in my life I've wanted to be: a ballerina, a translator,  a music critic,  a stage director, a teacher, a writer, a political activist,  a Martha Graham dancer,  a farmer, a dog trainer, a doggy day care provider.