about.

Yes, hi, hello — I’m Olivia.

Right now, I’m busy running The Gallery Pass — my award-winning Substack on Kentucky policy and politics. I launched TGP in late 2023 with the hopes of making politics and political journalism more accessible, relatable, understandable, and maybe a bit more snarky (but in a fun way).

I’m also the de facto lead politics and civics writer for Queer Kentucky, the commonwealth’s only LGBTQ-focused newsroom. There, I focus on covering, analyzing and tracking LGBTQ-related legislation in Kentucky’s state Capitol, along with contextualizing political happenings so folks can better engage with the issues and lawmakers directly impacting them.

Oh, right, and I’m currently Louisville’s reigning Best Local Writer.

Previously, I wrote about education and politics for the Pulitzer Prize-winning Courier Journal in Louisville, Ky.

A lifelong Kentuckian, I grew up in NKY before moving to Louisville to graduate from the University of Louisville with honors and a Russian studies minor I don’t use nearly as much as I thought I would.

Need more? Use the contact button up top to reach out to me directly.