Jamie Rich
Session Moderator
The Power of Connection
Thursday, July 20
4:00-4:50pm
Jamie Rich is the founder of Flamingo, Florida’s only statewide lifestyle magazine. Flamingo‘s mission is to unify Florida’s diverse cultures and vast landscapes through in-depth journalism, rich storytelling and brilliant photography, creating the go-to destination for Florida’s most compelling stories and inspiring readers to go out and do the things they read in the pages of the magazine and on Flamingomag.com.
Before launching Flamingo in March 2016, Rich worked as a feature writer, journalist and photographer covering travel and culture. Her articles and photographs have appeared in national and international publications such as The Washington Post, Washingtonian, New York Times and Slate.
She holds a master’s in journalism from Georgetown University and a bachelor’s in creative writing from Florida State University. Rich grew up in North Carolina and South Florida. As an adult, she spent many years living and working abroad, in Moscow, London and Douala, Cameroon. For the last ten years, Rich has lived in Ponte Vedra Beach with her husband and two daughters.
When she’s not out looking for the next great Flamingo cover story, you can find her on the beach watching her daughter’s surf.