Jake is the editor in chief of Bitterroot, an online magazine about the U.S. West. He previously was a freelance journalist who wrote about the West, a staff writer and editor for 425 Business magazine, a copy editor for The News Tribune (Tacoma), and the founding editor of Wasatch Magazine.

Outside of work, Jake enjoys skiing, kayaking, camping, and patronizing breweries. He grew up in Wyoming, graduated from the University of Utah, and now lives in Tacoma, Washington.