Brooke Staggs

The Big Bear native earned her bachelors degree in English from California Baptist University, then got her masters in education as she taught high school English in Riverside County. After four years in the classroom, she left to be a student again herself, earning a master in journalism from New York University while interning and freelancing for a variety of publications.

Before coming to the Register to cover south Orange County in January 2013, Staggs spent five years as a community reporter then city editor at the Daily Press in Victorville. She won several awards for her work there, including best breaking news story from the California Newspaper Publishers Association.

Staggs has ghostwritten several nonfiction books and occasionally teaches community college courses. She lives in Ontario with her husband, who shares her love for travel and new adventures.