Economic Development Reporter — St. Louis Public Radio, St. Louis, MO

June 2022 - Present

Covers efforts from local businesses, governments, universities, and nonprofits to create more economic opportunity for the St. Louis Region’s population of 2.8 million

• Promoted after three years of outstanding performance in previous position

• Consistently meets strict publication expectations: 2 daily stories/week, 2 features/month

• Produces high performing digital articles reaching 200,000+ unique viewers a year

Metro East Reporter — St. Louis Public Radio, Belleville, IL

June 2019 - June 2022

Worked remotely producing articles about suburban Illinois communities adjacent to St. Louis

• Pioneered news coverage for 750,000 people who hadn’t been previously served, improving public accountability with multiple enterprise and investigative articles

• Among Report for America’s second cohort of corps members

Freelance Reporter — National Public Radio, Marketplace, Science Friday

April 2018 - Present

Produces original news content for programs that reach up to 46 million people a week

• Files sound-rich feature articles and those appearing on newscasts and digital platforms

• Has appeared on nationally syndicated talk shows “Here & Now” and “Science Friday” to discuss original investigative reporting

News Fellow — WSHU Public Radio, Stony Brook, NY

January 2018 - September 2018

Worked in Long Island News Bureau pitching, producing daily and enterprise stories for web and broadcast audiences across Connecticut and Long Island

• Supervised, edited and trained 5 news interns in reporting, script writing, and audio mixing

• Helped solidify WSHU’s coverage expansion to 200,000 people on Eastern Long Island

Dow Jones News Fund Digital Media Intern — AccuWeather, State College, PA

June 2018 - August 2018

Pitched, produced, and edited news packages and digital-first videos for AccuWeather’s website, social media, and national T.V. broadcast network as one of 20 Dow Jones News Fund Digital Media Interns placed at newsrooms nationwide

• Filled content gaps by working collaboratively within AccuWeather’s 10-person video team

• Produced video content topping 5 million views on company’s website and social media

LaunchCode - St. Louis, MO

30-week full-stack development course in JavaScript, Angular, Java, and Spring Boot

Investigative Reporters and Editors - Columbia, MO

Data Journalism Bootcamp

Stony Brook University - Stony Brook, NY

Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, Business Management Minor