Thomas Kankowski

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School
Emerson College
Expertise
Urban Exploration, Immigration, Travel Culture
  • Thomas has lived in many different cities, including Boston, Chicago, NYC, and Toronto.
  • He became a Canadian citizen in 2022 and now holds dual citizenship with the United States.
  • Thomas grew up on the Jersey shore, so he loves traveling to any place with water and a beach.

Experience

With 15 years of experience as a writer and editor, Thomas has a true passion for the English language. He has worked in a myriad of roles, including as a freelance editor. While working at Apester, a platform to build interactive content like polls and quizzes, Thomas worked directly with Entertainment Weekly, People, and TIME to create compelling pop culture content, including working on TIME's Person of the Year online polling. He also has experience working on business content, writing articles around banking and insurance for the B2B (business-to-business) space.

Education

Thomas has a BFA in writing, literature, and publishing from Emerson College.

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