Education

Universita’ degli Studi di Roma “Tor Vergata”
MA in the History and Culture of Food and Wine (2008)

Yale University
BA in Art History (2002)
Fellowships: Richter Summer Fellowship (2001), Tristan Perlroth Prize (2001)
Thesis: “Amazonomachy Iconography in Antonine Period Funerary Art”

Courses & Certifications

Federazione Italiana Sommelier Albergatori e Ristoratori

  • Sommelier diploma (2007)

Roma Sotterranea

  • Archaeological Speleology certificate (2006)

Professional Experience

Freelance writer

  • Fodor’s Travel Guides, “Italy” (2011)
  • New York Times, High and Low Dining: Rome (2010)
  • New York Times, In Transit Blog (2010)
  • National Geographic Society, “Secret Journeys” (2010)
  • Rough Guides, “Rome” (2010)
  • Rough Guides, “Turkey” (2010)
  • Fodor’s Travel Guides, “Italy” (2010)
  • DK Eyewitness Travel Guides, “Pocket Guide to Naples & Pompeii” (2010)
  • Budget Travel, This Just In Blog (2010)
  • National Geographic Society, “Food Journeys of a Lifetime” (2009)
  • Fodor’s Travel Guides, “Naples, Capri & the Amalfi Coast” (2009)
  • Rough Guides, “Naples” (2009)
  • Rough Guides, “Italy” (2009)
  • DK Eyewitness Travel Guides, “Guide to Naples and the Amalfi Coast” (2009)
  • Insight Guides, “Florence & Siena” (2008)
  • Time Out, “Italy: perfect places to stay, eat & explore” (2008)
  • Rough Guides, “Rome Directions” (2008)
  • Time Out, “Time Out Naples” (2007)
  • Schlager Group, “Encyclopedia of Society and Culture in the Ancient World” (2007)

Listings Editor

  • Time Out, “Italy: perfect places to stay, eat & explore” (2008)
  • Time Out, “Naples” (2007)

History Channel, Cities of the Underworld
Producer, Expert, Consultant

  • “The Real Mafia Underground” (2008)
  • “Gladiators” (2008)
  • “Beneath Vesuvius” (2007)
  • “Rome’s Hidden Empire” (2007)
  • “Rome: The Rise” (2007)

Context Travel-Rome, Italy

  • Docent (2004-present)
  • Context Trips Manager (2008-2009)
  • Audio Guide Manager (2004-2006)

Wishful Thinking

  • Food Brand Image Consultant (2008)

St. Stephen’s School

  • History Teacher, Office of Development (2003)

American Academy in Rome

  • Assistant to the President (2002-3)

Languages

  • Italian, Romanaccio, Spanish, Latin, Turkish

Last updated: March 5, 2010