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Thursday, August 14, 2025
6:30PM EST
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Author Natalie Jacobsen
Photo by Chesire Isaacs

ABOUT THE PRESENTER


Natalie Anna Jacobsen began writing fiction in high school; after publishing her first newspaper article at age 13, she was invited to hone her craft in creative writing programs locally and overseas and write long-form books, for which she garnered media attention and appeared on CBS Early Show with Hattie Kauffman. In college, Jacobsen turned her interest in storytelling into journalistic endeavors. After graduating, she wrote and photographed for magazines, television and music studios in Japan, fostering her love of untold stories. In Virginia, she reported on civil rights and defended journalists’ rights in court. Her other passion is filmmaking; after attending the New York Film Academy at TOEI studios in Kyoto, she showed two projects at Film Festivals.

The award-winning journalist, writer and marketing director now devotes her time and talent to the public and nonprofit sector, inspiring others to take action and change the world. In her spare time, she can be found at music festivals, boarding planes, volunteering, and in greenhouses. Hailing from the Pacific Northwest, Jacobsen lives in Washington, D.C., with her husband, a lawyer and fellow University of Oregon “Duck,” and their hundreds of plants – and books.


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