Meet our staff: Hannah Phillips, Diana Biederman, Maya Washburn
Meet some of our staff members at The Palm Beach Post covering important issues for the community .
Hannah Phillips has worked at The Palm Beach Post since May 2022.
She covers civil and criminal court proceedings, as well as overdose deaths, gun violence and police use of force in Palm Beach County. She graduated from the University of Florida, where she studied journalism and public policy. She has taken part of conferences conducted by the Florida Bar and Investigative Reporters and Editors. Read more of Hannah Phillips' stories here.
She is a Florida native, born and raised in Stuart.
X handle - @haphillips96
Instagram - ha.phillips
Email: hphillips@gannett.com
This reporter lived in New York City for 30 years before moving to Isles of Capri in South Naples. Prior to her role at the paper, she worked in public relations for a slew of fashion, lifestyle and hospitality brands, including New York City's "21" Club and other Belmond-owned properties. Her client roster also included a relaunch of the Heineken-owned De L'Europe in Amsterdam.
She has been profiled in The New York Times twice and was featured on CBS Sunday in 2015 for her late in life first marriage. Fun fact: She's banned from competing on Jeopardy!, though not because she's a quiz whiz. Why? As a publicist, she successfully pitched the show's producers on many categories, all filmed onsite at her clients' hotels, planes and trains across the globe. Always asking questions, when meeting Alex Trebek, hers was "Do you dumb it down for Celebrity Jeopardy?" His diplomatic reply: 'Categories and questions are tailored to their strengths." She is also an avid reader and library advocate, diving into celeb memoirs, bios and anything else regarding FLOTUSes past and present. Read more of Diana Biederman's stories here.
X handle: @dianabcapri
Instagram: dianapbgardens
Email: dbiederman@gannett.com
Maya has worked at The Palm Beach Post since January 2023.
Her beat includes local government, growth and development and breaking news in northern Palm Beach County, the six communities which run from Lake Park to Tequesta.
She has a bachelor's degree in digital journalism with a concentration in criminal justice from Florida International University, where she was a member of the Honors College. Read more of Maya Washburn's stories here.
X handle: @mayalaneyy
Email: mwashburn@gannett.com
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