Audrey D. Brashich has worked in teen and women’s journalism since 1993. She’s been an intern, editor, freelancer and writer for magazines such as Sassy, Jump, YM, Seventeen, Elle Girl, Cosmo Girl, Teen People, Girls Life, Lucky, Mademoiselle, Working Woman, Elegant Bride, Shape, Ms., Health, Healing Lifestyles & Spas and others. Much of her work focuses on body image, understanding media influences, self-esteem and positive opportunities for girls and women.

Audrey is a graduate of Trinity College in Hartford, CT, and of Brown University in Providence, RI, where she earned a master’s degree in American Civilization that focused on gender and popular culture. In 1997, she won a Fulbright fellowship to teach American studies courses to high school students in France. At present, she serves on the board of directors of Mind on the Media, a national non-profit organization dedicated to inspiring independent thinking and fostering critical analysis of media messages, and consults with national organizations on their programming and policies for girls.

As a child and adolescent, Audrey modeled for several prominent companies and magazines including Clinique cosmetics, J.Crew, Modern Bride, Sassy and Seventeen, which helped shape her understanding of the power of the media in the creation of self image. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia and New York City (where she was born and raised), and likes to run marathons.