Serena Dai

Serena Dai is a journalist whose work has appeared in New York magazine, nymag.com, Esquire.com, TheAtlanticWire.com, the Associated Press, the Miami Herald, TheHairpin.com, and HomeStyle Magazine.

She now covers Lakeview, Wrigleyville and Boystown for neighborhood news site DNAinfo.com Chicago.

Serena's reported on a variety of topics, including hard daily news and profiles on creative individuals. She covered former Gov. Rod Blagojevich moments after his first trial. A few months later, she chased down Tracy Morgan at a party in SoHo for an interview. The two experiences were surprisingly similar.

The Knoxville, TN-native graduated from Northwestern University's master's program with a degree in business reporting. A year before, she earned a bachelor's degree in magazine journalism with a minor in gender studies at the same school.