Gabrielle Olya, Neighbor

Gabrielle is a freelancer for Hermosa Beach Patch.

She is a journalist with particular interests in entertainment, pop culture and lifestyle writing and reporting, and is a recent graduate of USC's Annenberg School for Communications & Journalism, where she received a Master's in Print Journalism. She formerly contributed to Culver City Patch through One Square Mile, a collaboration between the site and the Annenberg School.

Gabrielle is currently an intern at People magazine, and has previously interned at E! Online, Us Weekly and BlackBook magazine. Through these internships she has been able to pitch and write her own stories, conduct numerous celebrity interviews and report on many events in the entertainment field.

She is also a public relations assistant for the USC School of Pharmacy, where she produces content for their website and their magazine, and is in charge of their social media.