Paula Gould

Sue knew early that she’d follow her calling into the wild world of journalism. After completing a Fulbright fellowship in Korea, she spent a decade in newspapers, most of it at the Chicago Tribune, where she had the good fortune of being assigned as the copy editor of a series that went on to win the Pulitzer Prize. Including Iceland, she has lived in eight countries and counting and has co-founded and sold a granola company in Costa Rica. She fell in love with the IWR as a volunteer in 2018 and 2021, and when she’s not immersed in all things retreat, she’s working with nonprofits to visually communicate their marine and fisheries science research so that it leads to vital policymaking action.