Kristen Schott is an award-winning journalist with nearly two decades of experience in the industry. She is the deputy editor of lifestyle and weddings for Philadelphia magazine, where she leads the publication’s service-oriented travel, retail, fashion, and design coverage, as well as the annual Best of Philly feature—which she co-edits. Concurrently, she leads Philadelphia Wedding magazine, an ancillary publication of Philly Mag. Schott has been with Philly Mag for six years and previously served as editor-in-chief of Modern Luxury DC magazine and Modern Luxury Weddings Washington. She got her start in Orange County, Calif., where she grew up, and her work has been seen in Condé Nast Traveler, Bethesda magazine, Northern Virginia magazine, Washingtonian, and the Los Angeles Review of Books. She is the co-second VP of education for Les Dames d’Escoffier’s D.C. chapter, a mentor with TeamRunRun, and a Type 1 diabetes advocate. In her free time, Schott enjoys traveling with her husband, Luke, long-distance running, a good glass of wine, and walking with her dog, Julia Child.