Montana Couser was born and raised in the city of brotherly love, Philadelphia, PA. She received her Bachelors of Arts in Media, Journalism and Film from Howard University in 2018. Currently she is the communications specialist for The City of Philadelphia’s Office of Children and Families. Writing has always been a passion of hers, whether that be for her alma matters newspaper The Hilltop, at internships such as The Root or for her local newspaper The Philadelphia Tribune. When Montana is not reporting she likes to do community service and mentor the youth in her community.