If you’re visiting my website for the first time, you’d probably like to know more about me. First and foremost, I’m a storyteller. For more than 20 years, I told multimedia stories as a freelance journalist and essayist. You’ll find some of those articles archived in my portfolio pages. Increasingly, I’ve incorporated visual narrative techniques into my work.

It was a life-long dream of mine to go to art school and in July 2019, I completed an MFA program at the School of Visual Arts that combined my love of writing with my love of visual art.

From 2019-2023, I worked in administration at the School of Visual Arts and then as executive director of Religion News Association, the leading professional association for journalists who cover spiritual life and its implications for both personal and communal life. From 2013 to 2019, I helped tell a compelling story about cross-cultural dialogue at the American Association for the Advancement of Science, publisher of the journal Science and the world’s largest general science membership organization. Before that I helped national leaders tell their stories as a book editor and ghost writer. I got my start as a research assistant on The Open Mind, which is the longest running show on public television. I continue to provide strategic communications services to a variety of clients and teach multimedia communication to New York City public school students.

Communications

For six years, as a senior communications manager at AAAS, I directed communications and public engagement efforts for a program focused on improving cross cultural conversation about science. In addition to website management, promotions, public relations, content product, and grant writing, I senior produced the compelling educational film series, Science: The Wide Angle, which was designed to facilitate conversation about science in nonscientific contexts.

As senior editor at a non-denominational publishing house from 2003-2005, I assisted national leaders in delivering their messages to a worldwide audience, producing more than a dozen best-selling books and booklets. In this role, I collaborated on all aspects of book production from conception to editing, design, and marketing; ghost-wrote articles and books; oversaw the work of junior editors; created editorial procedures; and, provided author support.

I continue to assist a variety of authors and organizations with their communications needs.

Journalism

As an award-winning writer, I have been trusted by numerous media outlets to fairly and accurately report on highly sensitive issues and to report on and interview high-profile subjects.

As News and Religion editor at UrbanFaith, I helped produce an award-winning website geared toward a multi-racial audience. As a Contributing Editor at The High Calling, I conducted numerous high-profile interviews and collaborated with national leaders on articles at the crossroads of spirituality and work. As a longtime contributor to many other outlets, I’m known for producing high impact narrative journalism.

I was trained at the Rutgers University School of Communication and Information (SCIL) and graduated summa cum laude in journalism.

Personal Interests

Although I’ve enjoyed the freedom to focus on many of my passions by owning and operating my own business, I’ve also raised money and advocated for a variety of causes, including suicide prevention, mental health parity, neurofibromatosis research, poverty alleviation, educational opportunity, and racial justice. In 2016, my family and I launched the Black Friday College Fund with friends of my late son Gabriel Scheller to realize his dream of assisting BIPOC young people achieve their educational and vocational dreams.

To nourish my own soul, I engage in creative pursuits, spend time outdoors, and invest in my community. Wherever I am and whatever I’m doing, I endeavor to live life to the fullest and to do so with joy.

Email me at christine@explorationsmedia.com if you’re interested in consulting about any of the professional services described above:

• multimedia storytelling, editing, and ghost writing
• strategic communications
• website design and management
• film production
• project, program, and event management 

I look forward to hearing from you!