Résumé

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

DEPUTY ONLINE MANAGING EDITOR

KUOW Public Radio | Seattle, WA | February 2022 — Present

  • Work alongside the Online Managing Editor to develop and support all digital manifestations of KUOW’s regional news coverage, including kuow.org, social media accounts, and podcasts.
  • Line and copy edit stories appearing on kuow.org.
  • Report and write original stories for kuow.org.
  • Help plan daily and long-term news coverage.
  • Fill in for the Online Managing Editor as needed.

INTERIM ONLINE MANAGING EDITOR

KUOW Public Radio | Seattle, WA | June 2022 — April 2023

  • Supported all digital manifestations of KUOW’s regional news coverage, including kuow.org, a daily newsletter, and social media accounts.
  • Managed a team consisting of four other journalists.
  • Helped plan daily and long-term news coverage.
  • Line and copy edited stories appearing on kuow.org.
  • Oversaw an inter-newsroom partnership between KUOW and The Seattle Times.
  • Helped launch and edit new digital products, including a daily news blog and daily newsletter.

ONLINE EDITOR/PRODUCER

KUOW Public Radio | Seattle, WA | January 2020 — January 2022

  • Reported original stories, including features, investigations, and breaking news hits for kuow.org.
  • Line and copy edited stories appearing on kuow.org and newsroom social media accounts.
  • Wrote headlines and social media copy to optimize SEO and story engagement.

EMERGING JOURNALIST FELLOW

Crosscut/Cascade Public Media | Seattle, WA | January 2019 — December 2019

  • Pitched and reported stories covering K-12 education in Seattle and Washington state for crosscut.com and kcts9.org, including enterprise pieces, daily stories, and long-term investigations.
  • Created Crosscut’s education beat.
  • Participated in and contributed to editorial planning meetings.
  • Worked with audience engagement staff to optimize the presentation of web stories on social media.

SOLUTIONS JOURNALISM REPORTING INTERN

YES! Magazine | Seattle, WA | August 2018 – January 2019

  • Pitched and reported stories that investigate and explain solutions that address core problems at the intersections of social justice, economic equity, civil liberties, and health and wellness.
  • Helped support digital presentation of stories.

PRODUCTION ASSISTANT  

WLWT-TV | Cincinnati, OH | June 2017 – July 2018

  • Floor directed live newscasts and managed the studio floor.
  • Assisted assignment editors, digital editors, and producers with newsgathering and writing.

REPORTER INTERN  

The Cincinnati Herald | Cincinnati, OH | February – October 2017

  • Covered news relevant to black community issues and interests, including the second murder trial of former University of Cincinnati Police officer Ray Tensing with front-page articles, live tweets, video streaming, and breaking news updates on social media.
  • Helped develop and implement strategies to increase the paper’s digital and social media presence.

AWARDS & HONORS

Northwest Excellence in Journalism Awards

1st place: Poverty and
Homelessness Reporting (2021);
Education Reporting (2019)


2nd place: Crime and Law
Enforcement Reporting (2020)

Cincinnati Excellence in Journalism Awards

1st place: Best Education Story
(2019)

Ohio SPJ Awards

2nd place: Best Criminal Justice
Reporting (2018); Best
Investigative Reporting (2019)

FIRE Diversity Fellowship

I was awarded a professional development grant by the Freelance Investigative Reporters and Editors (FIRE) Virtual Newsroom in 2018.

Elsa Heisel Sule Foundation Scholarship

I was awarded this merit-based undergraduate scholarship for students majoring in fields related to communications and the arts. 

University of Cincinnati Journalism Honors Seminar

I was one of thirteen students chosen to study abroad in Havana, Cuba during the spring 2017 semester.

SKILLS

// PROFESSIONAL

Investigative Reporting

Digital Journalism

News Leadership

Breaking News Reporting

Enterprise Reporting

Multimedia Storytelling

Video Editing

News Judgment

Meeting Deadlines

Research & Fact-Checking

AP Style

Social Media

// SOFTWARE

Content Management Systems

Chartbeat

Adobe Creative Cloud

TweetDeck

Microsoft Office

Google Workspace

EDUCATION

BA, Honors – Journalism

Academic Minor – Spanish

University of Cincinnati

2014 – 2017