Award-winning journalist Rosalind Cummings-Yeates traverses all aspects of communication, from articles, websites and books to panel discussions, workshops and classes. She specializes in travel, culture and arts topics and pens stories that reflect the traditions, history and spirit of people and places.

The author of two books, Exploring Chicago Blues (History Press) and Moon 52 Thing to Do in Chicago (Hatchette Book Group) and over 300 articles and essays, Rosalind writes and researches extensively. Her credits include BBC, USA Today, The Smithsonian, London Telegraph, Hemispheres, Time Magazine, Afar, and Marriott Traveler. She has also appeared on film and TV as a music critic for the BBC documentary The World of Nat King Cole and as a food critic on the PBS restaurant review show, Check Please!

Rosalind is based in Chicago and travels globally to connect readers to people, destinations and their stories.