Heather Borden Hervé
Founder & Editor
editor@goodmorningwilton.com
Heather founded GOOD Morning Wilton in 2013 to fill a need: a daily source of news about the things that matter to Wilton residents, written by reporters who live in and know Wilton; one that would help residents connect to one another and get engaged in important town issues; and one that revealed the GOOD stories of Wilton’s heart and soul.
In the years since then, GMW has become an indispensable part of the community, as residents have grown to rely on the coverage of breaking news, exclusive interviews with town officials, spotlights that raise the profile of local businesses and non-profits, and events that connect the community with newsmakers.
Making Wilton her home since 2007, Heather is involved in the community as a parent, advocate, volunteer, observer, and commentator. She has volunteered for Ambler Farm, the Wilton Public Schools, the Wilton Library and the Wilton Family Y, and she currently serves on the Board of the Wilton Education Foundation.
For three years, Heather wrote for Wilton Patch. She created a widely read opinion column, From the Driver’s Seat, and reported on daily events in Wilton, from business, education and politics to human interest and lifestyle. Her columns drew attention to Wilton residents in need, issues faced by locally owned businesses, and the ongoing centrality of Wilton Schools in day-to-day town life.
During her Wilton Patch tenure, she was asked to extend her opinion writing across more than 40 regional Patch.com sites when her second column, PatchIn, was syndicated across CT and NY.
Heather also has written about Wilton for Wilton Magazine and covered parenting news for Brain, Child magazine.
No stranger to media before moving to Wilton, Heather worked for “Entertainment Tonight,” TV Guide and Self, and was a long- and short-form TV/news/video producer in Chicago. Sandwiched in between media gigs, Heather started a children’s knitwear accessories business, la Folie.
Despite devoting hours each week to GMW, Heather still has been able to keep up with her interests in media, national and local politics, and pop culture, all the while being an active parent to two children — Maden, 23, and Poppy, 19. She and her husband, Mikael, try to visit his family in France when they can, and both enjoy getting away in the summer down the Jersey shore.
Kathy George Bonnist
Writer
kathy@goodmorningwilton.com
Kathy is a 20-year resident of Wilton.
When it came to volunteering in the Wilton schools her three children attended, Kathy typically looked for opportunities to write. She was the editor of the newsletters for Miller-Driscoll, Cider Mill and Middlebrook Schools.
Kathy began her professional career in the marketing research division at Marketing Corporation of America, and became its youngest and first female Managing Partner before founding her own consulting practice. Her experience includes qualitative and quantitative strategic research studies where insightful, effective writing skills were an essential part of her success.
Building on her professional experience, Kathy developed an interest in decision science and heuristics. In 2019, she became a freelance writer for Newristics, a global leader in the application of heuristics in marketing communications.
Today, she applies her training in objective analysis with the power of written communication in reporting for GMW.
Kathy enjoys outdoor activities and time with family and friends at her home-away-from-home at Mount Snow, VT. She can frequently be found on the NRVT. She also participates on Wilton’s Warriors For a Cure team in the annual Million Mile fundraiser for Alex’s Lemonade Stand and has been a longtime supporter of the Kennedy Center’s Autism Project, among other local charities.
Jarret Liotta
Writer/Photographer
Jarret is a freelance writer, photographer and filmmaker.
A native of Westport, CT, his first professional news stories were published at age 15. Since then his journalism work has appeared in over 100 publications, including the L.A. Times, The New York Times, and National Geographic. He has also published many thousands of news photos, as well as working with private clients shooting events and portraits.
As a filmmaker, Jarret has written and directed both documentary and narrative projects, along with producing a range of videos for private clients.
Outside of work, his passions include movies, music, food and good clean fun!
Lesley Kirschner
Contributor
Lesley grew up quiet, in the woods, and devoid of siblings so her hobbies quickly became reading, writing, and talking to inanimate objects. She also spent a considerable amount of time doing voice-overs for her dolls and watching too much daytime television — channel 3, sometimes channel 8, if the weather was good and the antenna wasn’t acting up. She was in attendance at school, graduated from a very much not notable college not worth mentioning, and was transplanted to Wilton with her husband, Ambler Farm‘s Farmer Jonathan and their (baby makes) three children almost a decade ago. Although she never quite found her calling in life, other than perhaps the doll voice-overs, which in hindsight were eerily convincing, she’s happy to try her hand at writing and is thankful for the support and community she found on Facebook’s Buy Nothing Wilton. For two years, she wrote the “Wish You Were Here” column for GOOD Morning Wilton, but now she’s taking on a new beat: interviewing interesting members of the Wilton community for GMW‘s “5 Questions With…” feature. Lesley realizes while this is all very exciting, she’s not winning a Pulitzer so she’ll wrap it up and be quiet. She’s had a lot of practice.
Lulu Mann
Summer Reporter
Lulu is a senior at Weston High School and an incoming freshman at Tufts University. She is Weston’s class of 2025 valedictorian.
Having grown up in a family of creatives — songwriters, authors, teachers — she is no stranger to the power of the written word. She has tutored students in grades K-11 in literacy and writing and won a Scholastic Art and Writing Award for an original short story, and she is excited to be interning at GOOD Morning Wilton.
Outside of academics, Lulu is a dedicated musician and can often be found singing on the Weston High School stage and at community events with her a capella group, family or friends. She is also a self-proclaimed foodie, an avid reader and a beach enthusiast.
Ava Kaplan
Summer Reporter
Ava graduated from Wilton High School in 2019 before attending the University of Florida, where she earned a Bachelor’s degree in political science with minors in both philosophy and French and francophone studies. After graduating in 2023, Ava moved to northern France where she spent two years teaching English to French secondary schoolers. Ava is now back in Wilton, preparing to move to London in the fall to pursue a Masters of International Journalism at City St. Georges, University of London.
While home, Ava is writing for GOOD Morning Wilton and working part-time as a development researcher for the iHeartRadio podcast “True Crime Tonight.” She’s passionate about social justice, making Spotify playlists, and playing solitaire on her phone. You can often find Ava at the Wilton Library or at Tusk and Cup, coincidentally two other places where she also once worked.