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

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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