Breanna has more than a decade of experience editing, reporting, and writing for national magazines and online outlets. She is currently a senior editor at YES! Magazine, where she manages coverage of climate, environmental justice, and Native rights. 

Breanna is based in unceded Coast Salish lands (Seattle), and has worked in newsrooms on both coasts and in between. Her previous positions include editing and reporting for National Geographic, Grist, bioGraphic, Popular Science, and Discover Magazine. 

She recently served on the board of the Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ) and the Northwest Science Writers Association (NSWA). She is also an associate member of the Indigenous Journalists Association (IJA) and the Uproot Project. She is active in the Solutions Journalism Network (SJN) and Covering Climate Now (CCNow). She has a master's degree in environmental journalism from the University of Colorado Boulder.