Originally from Peoria, IL, Dawn graduated with a degree in Journalism from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. In 2004, she moved to Kansas City and worked her way up the ranks at the Village Voice Media owned publication, The Pitch. In 2012, she left The Pitch and Kansas City for Austin, TX to join a tech firm. But it wasn’t long before she found herself back at a print publication. She spent 6 years navigating the world of local food and culture at Edible Austin before accepting her current role of publisher at Austin Woman Magazine in 2019.
