Kari Redfield joined ASU full time in 2021 as the editor of ASU Thrive magazine. In her role, she is responsible for creating engaging story lineups that demonstrate ASU's excellence, assigning stories, editing stories and creating engaging narratives.
Previously, Redfield was a senior content editor at McMurry, where she led strategic content and headed up print and digital magazines for Fortune 500 companies like UPS, CCH and Ritz-Carlton. Redfield also is the former editor for Fitness Plus magazine—a regional fitness, health and sports magazine—and has more than 20 years of experience as a magazine editor. She has been a freelance writer for many years with work appearing in Arizona Highways, Sedona Magazine, American Fitness and several other publications.
Outside of ASU, she loves mountain biking, trailing running with her dog, writing novels and rock climbing.