As a reporting fellow at The Texas Tribune, I produced 29 stories – nine of them long-form enterprise pieces – on everything from baby formula shortages to the wrath of misinformation tycoons. I traveled around the state, reporting on politically-motivated international commerce stoppages at the U.S.-Mexico border and from Uvalde, Texas in the wake of state’s worst school shooting. My stories were read by millions, appeared as the national ‘Top Story’ on Apple News in three separate occasions and, most importantly, implicated state officials and institutions in the Tribune’s style of hard-hitting accountability journalism. Read More

While working at the Sun-Times I demonstrated thoughtful reporting and crisp writing while covering everything from snowfall to serial killers. I wrote stories on state and city government, social justice issues, education and labor disputes. I worked on multiple front-page news stories and long-form features, and also kept busy in other corners of the newsroom by penning obits, entertainment and culture pieces and national news briefs. Read More

At The New York Post I learned to be the scrappy, resourceful reporter I am today. For two summers at The Post, first as an intern, then a reporter, I knocked on doors, grilled officials at press conferences and interviewed victims and witnesses of city crime. I also worked the metro desk’s weekend night shift where I reported from late-night crime scenes, night court and breaking news. Read More

At The Daily Northwestern I cultivated my passion for city reporting and covered Evanston’s most delicate and impactful stories. I primarily wrote stories on city council and Evanston’s historic reparations program, in addition to campus news, features and local cultural events. In my reporting on the city government and reparations, I developed a strong network of community and political stakeholders in Evanston. Through these relationships, I was able to focus my reporting on elevating marginalized voices in the city. Read More