Resume
WORK EXPERIENCE
USA TODAY
Politics & Washington Fellow | Washington, D.C. | June 2021-present
- Pitch, report and write breaking political news and fact check articles, quickly and cleanly
- Interview experts and parse primary source documents, making dense information accessible
- Use social monitoring tools like Google Trends and CrowdTangle to find story ideas and misinformation
- Pitch, report and manage enterprise work alongside day-to-day responsibilities
- One of three reporters chosen to help launch USA TODAY’s fact-check texting initiative
Fact Check Reporting Intern | Remote | June – Dec. 2020
- Reported 1-3 fact checks a day of viral political and Covid-19 misinformation for inaugural team
- Assisted with 2020 presidential and vice-presidential debate, election coverage
The DePaulia
Managing Editor | Chicago, IL | June 2020 – June 2021
- Managed team of editors and reporters amid Covid-19 pandemic and headed all investigative projects for weekly publication of award-winning paper
- Reported a range of breaking and in-depth stories, primarily focused on administrative power dynamics, money, lawsuits, Title IX and broken DEI promises on campus
- Produced weekly newsletter highlighting top stories for growing audience of 1600+ subscribers
- Line edited all stories before publication and designed pages where needed
Previous positions: News Editor, Arts & Life Editor, Focus Editor and Copy Editor. Joined 2018.
Chicago Sun-Times
Metro Intern | Chicago, IL | Jan. – March 2020
- Reported news and feature stories on local businesses, events and first weeks of pandemic
- Achieved three front-page bylines
WTTW-TV “Chicago Tonight” and NBC 5 Chicago
Production Assistant | March – Dec. 2020
- Worked alongside NBC 5 Political Reporter/Producer duo Carol Marin & Don Moseley through DePaul’s competitive Center for Journalism Integrity and Excellence
- Assisted with research/questions for 2020 U.S. Senate debate (NBC 5). Reported on Washington, IL’s pandemic response (WTTW).
Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Suburban Life and three other local papers
Freelance Reporter | Chicago area, IL | Aug. 2018 – June 2021
- Proven experience meeting daily deadlines, working independently, coming up with enterprise story ideas and working with editors, both on-site and in remote settings
Other related positions:
- Editorial Intern, Green Building & Design Magazine/Sixtysix Magazine (Jan. 2019-April 2019)
- Social Media Coordinator for Music Together of Oak Brook Elmhurst (Aug. 2018-Aug. 2019)
- Columnist at the Daily Iowan, Iowa City, IA (Aug. 2017-May 2018)
- Editor-in-Chief of the York-hi, York High School’s student newspaper (Aug. 2016-Aug. 2017)
EDUCATION
DePaul University, Chicago, IL Bachelor of Arts, Journalism. Minor, American Politics. Graduated in June 2021, Magna Cum Laude.
University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 2017-2018. Bachelor of Arts, Journalism & Mass Communications and Violin Performance
York Community High School, Elmhurst, IL — High School Diploma, 2013-2017
AWARDS/HONORS/SOCIETIES
- 1st Place Multimedia Feature Story of the Year, Pacemaker Awards (2021)
- 1st Place Best Profile and 2nd Place Best Investigative Story, Pinnacle Awards (2021)
- Outstanding Achievement & Leadership Award from DePaul University’s College of Communication for work at The DePaulia (2021)
- Multiple awards from the Catholic Media Association, including Best University Newspaper (2021)
- Recipient of 2021 IRE Fellowship/Gary Marx Scholarship
- Featured by the ICPA as fast-rising talent in the industry; one of seven young reporters named
- 3rd Place, Best Newspaper Front Page of the Year, Pacemaker Awards (2021)
- 3rd Place, Best Blog of the Year, Pacemaker Awards (2021)
- 4th Place, Best Editorial of the Year, Pacemaker Awards (2021)
- 5th Place, Best Informational Graphic of the Year, Pacemaker Awards (2021)
- Honorable mention, Best In-Depth News Story of the Year, Pacemaker Awards
- Finalist for Best In-Depth Community Newspaper Reporting, Peter Lisagor Awards (2020)
- 2nd Place Best Feature Story, Illinois College Press Association (2020)
- 3rd Place Best In-Depth Story, Illinois College Press Association (2020)
- Finalist in Best News Package category of the College Media Association’s Pinnacle awards (2020)
- 3rd Place News Story, Illinois College Press Association (2019)
- 2nd and 3rd Place Headline writing, Illinois College Press Association (2019)
- DePaul University Dean’s List and University of Iowa Dean’s List
- Society of Professional Journalists Member, DePaul Chapter
SKILLS
- Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Audition, Premiere
- Social Media (Facebook, Instagram,
Twitter, Tumblr, Pinterest, TikTok) - Social monitoring tools (CrowdTangle, Tweetdeck, Google Trends)
- Photography (Canon RebelT6, iPhone)
- Data analysis/visualization, Flourish
- FOIA
- PACER
- Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, etc.)
- Subtext
- AP Style writing, interviewing
- Audacity
- SEO
- WordPress, Wix, Chorus, Merlin, Presto, Parse.ly
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