Colleen was raised in St. Louis, MO. She comes to Hawai’i fresh from Canada, where she earned a writing degree at the University of Victoria. She reported for the award-winning Taber Times in Taber, Alberta, covering community beats as well as national news in a local context. She likes music, food, getting lost in the woods, hockey, baseball, whiskey, dogs and boats. She hopes to engage and serve Windward residents and welcomes comments and suggestions on her coverage.