It’s all fun and games until someone loses an eye.
After graduating early with a degree in magazine journalism from Syracuse University, I started freelancing for LADYGUNN Magazine, interviewing artists like Tems and Birdy, before taking on an assistant position with Miami Herald journalist, Julie Brown.
Later, I worked with The Foundry to offer a Gen-Z perspective on potential branded partnerships, eventually taking over social media for DOTDASH Meredith’s Millie magazine.
Shortly after landing a dream role working as the editorial assistant for the editor-in-chief at PEOPLE magazine, I lost vision in my right eye. I moved back home to Arizona, and found stability working as an assistant Health & Fitness editor over at PS (formerly POPSUGAR).
I’ve since had my right eye removed in its entirety, but I’ve also had the opportunity to create my own content (let’s be besties on TikTok @ChanPlante). It’s been a true privilege to share my journey, along with some cool eye patches, “fun” prosthetic eyes, and really bad eyeball jokes.
Things look a little different these days (literally), but I’m learning to embrace the unknown, and I can’t wait to see where it takes me next!