Previously, she worked as a producer for Snap Judgment, NPR's award-winning storytelling series. She also covered the 2010 elections beat for KALW's Crosscurrents (San Francisco Public Radio), where she wrote a regular elections blog, gave radio interviews, and produced on-air political debates. Before starting her career in journalism, Mitzi was a communications specialist. She developed social media strategies, produced print and multimedia content for web, and coordinated public relations on behalf of agencies in the public and nonprofit sectors. She graduated from Princeton University in 2004.