Selected Experience
Reporter/producer at Jefferson Public Radio
April 2022 - present
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Wrote, tracked, and mixed compelling cut/copies and wraps for daily newscast, in addition to building web posts
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Pitched and crafted in-depth local features about community issues, from train derailments to charter school proposals
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Won the SPJ (Greater Oregon and Western Washington chapters) Annual Excellence in Journalism Award - second place in investigative reporting
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​Routinely pitched and aired stories on NPR
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Appeared weekly on JPR’s live talk show to discuss my reporting; appeared as a guest on OPB’s talk shows twice
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Initiated and organized the newsroom-wide tracking of demographic information for all sources to ensure fair representation
Freelancer for various local publications
January - August 2022
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Pitched or was assigned topics, conducted research, took photographs, and wrote stories for a variety of outlets in Chicago, including The Hyde Park Herald, City Cast Chicago, Block Club Chicago, and Medill Reports
Intern on WBEZ Data Team
January - April 2022
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Learned to write precise and clear FOIA requests, filed weekly requests, and conducted research for investigations
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Used data I obtained through a FOIA request to publish an article about pre- and post-pandemic eviction rates, which led to being interviewed for a 2way on All Things Considered about my work
Fellow, producer, then general assignment reporter for New Hampshire Public Radio
March 2020 - July 2021
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Crafted more than 20 readers and cut/scripts for daily newscast using tape I collected in the field
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Created a non-narrated feature about elderly residents returning to senior centers after closures due to COVID-19​​
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Promoted to full-time producer role after completion of fellowship​​
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Pitched weekly show ideas, then researched, booked, and directed 70 hour-long shows for the daily live local talk show
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Wrote nuanced, specific questions for a variety of engaging guests and collaborated with the host to develop organized scripts
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Designed and implemented The Exchange’s first weekly newsletter to engage our audience and promote our shows
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Spearheaded the development of a three-part series on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health
Reporter for The Lakes Region Weekly
September 2018 - February 2020
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Pitched 12 stories weekly and handled article production from conception to publication for the local weekly newspaper
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Crafted six articles weekly covering five school districts and nine towns, ranging from 1,800 to 17,000 residents
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Covered and photographed local town council, planning board, and other meetings and community events
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Conducted interviews with residents and town authorities to discuss local issues
Intern at WNYC's On the Media
June - August 2017
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Scheduled, produced, and edited a full segment about Gawker and media censorship
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Edited interviews weekly using ProTools, and selected and pulled 200 pieces of compelling tape for show use
Education
Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University
August 2022
Chicago, Ill.
Wellesley College
June 2018
Wellesley, Mass.
Middlebury-CMRS Oxford Humanities Program
August - December 2016
Oxford, UK
Master of Science in Journalism — Social Justice Specialization
- My Master’s Project was three audio features about the educational impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on children with disabilities. It was published in Chalkbeat Chicago, and I was invited to appear as a live guest on WTTW to discuss my reporting.
Bachelor of Arts in English, minor in art history — cum laude
Coursework included Twentieth-Century British Fiction, Eighteenth-Century Fiction, and Medieval Art History