Elisa Gonzales Verdi

Hello New Hampshire! I’m Elisa, and I am New Hampshire Magazine’s new assistant editor. I’m so excited to be here, and I’m looking forward to getting to know you, our wonderful readers. So we’re no longer strangers, here’s a little bit about me. I was born and raised on the Seacoast, on both sides of the Piscataqua, and I’m currently 23 (ugh, I know). Before starting at the magazine, I spent a little over a year working at the New Hampshire Union Leader and editing the Bedford Bulletin and the Neighborhood News. I actually started at the Union Leader while I was still studying at Saint Anselm College, where I graduated in 2022 with my bachelor’s in communication, (an accidental) minor in theology and a love of journalism. I’m a major Taylor Swift fan, a retired stand-up comedian, a ballet trainee, and (in the winter), a Cape Cod Frosty sailor (shout out Fleet 9). Lately, I’ve been on a concert kick. I recently saw Noah Kahan and Hozier, and their concerts were transformative, to say the least. If anyone knows how to get me to the Eras Tour, please let me know. When I’m not writing, you can usually find me haunting anywhere with a warm blueberry muffin, or driving around appreciating all the Granite State has to offer.