Ashley M. Biggers is an award-winning journalist and editor who has contributed to Travel + Leisure, Conde Nast Traveler, U.S. News and World Report, CNN, Lonely Planet, AFAR, USA Today, and Fodor’s Travel, among many others. As author of 100 Things to Do in Albuquerque Before You Die and Secret Albuquerque, she’s an expert on her hometown’s marquee and off-the-beaten-path destinations.

Ashley serves as magazines editor of the Santa Fe New Mexican where she oversees a dozen publications ranging from seasonal lifestyle publications to art market guides.

She is lead editor for the Southwest Adventure Series from University of New Mexico Press. Her award-winning book, Eco-Travel New Mexico, was the first in the series.

Ashley completed her undergraduate degree in communication studies at the University of Puget Sound and earned her master’s degree from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University. She has earned member to the Society of American Travel Writers and the International Food, Wine, and Travel Writers Association.

A word nerd, she’s a storyteller at heart. She adores being outside, but when she’s in the office, she’d love to hear from you. She can be reached via email at ashley@ashleymbiggers.com.