Trecia Ehrlich (Tree-sha) is the author of The Embers, a dual-timeline family saga about motherhood, Jewish history, Yiddishism, climate change, artificial intelligence, Palestinian liberation, and intergenerational resilience.

A writer and public servant based in the Pacific Northwest, Trecia holds a Master’s in Public Health from the University of Washington and a Bachelor of Science in Community Development from UC Davis. She works for her state’s Department of Agriculture regulating cannabis testing laboratories and is completing a practicum to become a certified mediator.

Her path has been anything but linear. A former river guide and whitewater kayaker, she has run rivers in Bhutan, picked grapes in New Zealand, worked as a barista in New York, and baked donuts along the shores of Lake Tahoe. Today, she lives with her husband and two young children, practices yoga, and has a weirdly successful track record as a matchmaker for her friends.

Trecia is interested in the intersections of community, environment, public policy, emerging technologies, and the ways people navigate social change. She lives—and writes—at the intersection of all things.