Louise Knott Ahern

Louise Knott Ahern, is a graduate of the MSU School of Journalism, has become an editor of Great Lakes Echo, the Knight Center’s award-winning regional environmental news service. In that role, she will work closely with and mentor student journalists who are on the Knight Center staff or taking our environmental reporting courses.

Ahearn spent 20 years as a newspaper reporter at the Lansing State Journal and Detroit News before transitioning into a full-time career as a bestselling novelist and freelance fiction editor.

She lives in Williamston, Michigan, with her family and a trio of spoiled pets.