Welcome to my site!

Some of you may know me as Ron Goldman’s sister.  I am. And very proud of that fact.

But I am also a writer … a mother … a friend … a daughter … an advocate … a hockey, basketball, and football fan … an author… a podcast host … a storyteller … a shoe enthusiast … and a philanthropist.  I live a very full life, despite the painful road I traveled to get here.

Before my brother was brutally killed in 1994, I was studying to be a child psychologist.  After his death and subsequent trials, I left that goal behind and just did what I could to make it through each day and to slowly begin to rebuild my shattered life.

I worked in television for a while but then found my happy place working in the non-profit sector; where I have stayed for more than a decade. I have a passion and commitment for assisting the under-served, which has provided me with so many different opportunities. I was the Marketing Manager for Pallotta TeamWorks, which produced multi-day fundraising events such as the AVON 3Day Walks and the AIDS Rides.  I was the Communications Manager for Cure Autism Now, (currently Autism Speaks) which focused on autism research and launched the first Walk Now event in Los Angeles.   I also served as the State Director for Best Buddies California, which is a non-profit organization founded by Anthony K. Shriver, dedicated to forming friendships between developmentally disabled people and non-disabled peers.

I just ended a sixteen-year stint as the Executive Director of the Santa Clarita Valley Youth Project; a non-profit organization that provides free mental health, crisis intervention, support groups, and education and outreach to teenagers in the Santa Clarita Valley dealing with depression, suicide, domestic violence, substance abuse, neglect, sexual assault, bullying, etc.  Finally, after all of these years, I had found my way back to those long-ago dreams of counseling and therapy. We closed our doors due to the pandemic, and while I am deeply sad that chapter ended, I am grateful for the ability to have had such an impact.

In my spare time, I am a victims’ advocate and have had the privilege of being a speaker at some amazing conferences; a few highlights include (1995 – 2016): Keynote Speaker for numerous National Victims Rights Week events, Parents of Murdered Children Victims Conferences, Trainer/Speaker for The Department of Justice workshops, The FBI National Academy Annual Conference, Speaker at Governor Wilson’s Conference for Women, and a guest speaker/panelist at a number of universities, media and law enforcement events across the country.

Oh, and I am an accomplished writer too! I was a contributing author to the NY Times Bestseller; His Name is Ron, Our Search for Justice (1998, William Morrow & Co.) In 2007, I authored two chapters for the NY Times Bestseller; If I Did It, Confessions of the Killer. (2007, Beaufort Books). I wrote, Can’t Forgive in 2014 and my latest book, Media Circus, a Look at Private Tragedy in the Private Eye was released in September 2015. Both books published by BenBella Books. I was a Special Correspondent for Crime Watch Daily and I am currently in development for a new TV show and podcast.

I am the founding Co-Chair of The Ron Goldman Foundation for Justice as well as a member of the California District Attorney’s Association, Victims Rights Committee, and served on the Advisory Committee for Crime Survivors, Inc.  I participated in a project called Vision 21, which is in place to revamp the victims’ movement, funded by the National Center for Victims of Crime (NCVC), of which I am the Co-Chair. I helped launch the National Compassion Fund, which helps families in mass tragedies receive donations from supporters all across the globe and I am working on a “secret project” that will be invaluable for victims.

In the last handful of years, I have been a guest on various media outlets, including FOX News Channel, MSNBC, CourtTV, CNN, ABC, NBC, and CBS and on programs such as Oprah, 20/20, The Today Show, Good Morning America, CBS Early Show, Dateline, Primetime Live, Dr. Phil and Larry King. I have been interviewed in multiple national magazines and newspapers such as Time, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, People, Newsweek, The Washington Post, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, and The Boston Herald.

I work hard in my community, and was recognized by the Soroptimist International with the Making a Difference for Women Award, honored as one of “40 under 40 Leaders” Business Professionals, nominated for Leadership in Non-Profit, received a “Going Above and Beyond” award from Crime Survivors, recognized as one of 51 Most Influential Leaders in Northern Los Angeles and is a recipient of the Frank Carrington Champion of Civil Justice Award.

And if that wasn’t enough, I launched a radio show, Broadscast, with my dear friend Jackie MacDougall ...which was a ton of fun! And in 2019, I was the Executive Producer and Host of the #4 Podcast in the country, Confronting: O.J. Simpson, which garnered over 8M downloads

But my most important job is being a kick ass mom to a really cool kid who is off to play basketball and study in Minnesota.

I hope you come back again, because I am really going to try and keep this site updated!  But if I am not here, you can find me on the “social stuff”!