Christina Hoag

Media outlets now rely mostly on freelancers to cover foreign news instead of staffers in bureaus. Christina talks about her life and career as a freelance foreign correspondent, reporting from 14 countries around Latin America and the Caribbean for major media outlets. She can provide tales of adventure, as well as practical information of how to pitch story ideas and build a client base. Ideal for groups dealing with journalism students, women’s empowerment and leadership.

Christina is a "third-culture kid," raised by expat parents who moved their family among seven countries for her father’s job with a multinational company. Christina tells of the advantages and disadvantages of such a unique upbringing and how being a global citizen has influenced her personal and professional life. Ideal for multinational companies and diplomatic family relocation, expats, international schools.

Christina relates how she became involved in and recovered from an abusive relationship. She can provide information on red flags to look for in the early stages of an abusive relationship and how to heal through her own experience. Ideal for groups dealing with domestic violence, social work, mental health, women’s issues.