Olivia Prentzel covers breaking news and a wide range of other important issues impacting Coloradans for The Colorado Sun, where she has been a staff writer since 2021. At The Sun, she has covered wildfires, criminal justice, the environment, child welfare and more. She has also written for National Geographic, The Gazette in Colorado Springs, The Times-Picayune in New Orleans and The Record in New Jersey, where she grew up. After graduating college, she lie in a tiny, rural town in southern Madagascar for three years as a Peace Corps volunteer. When not writing, Olivia enjoys backpacking and climbing Colorado’s tallest peaks.
