Reporter for Inside EPA/Inside TSCA, April 2020 to present

Cover multiple beats related to the Toxic Substances Control Act and the Environmental Protect Agency
Enterprise daily stories and blogs
Report out coverage, maintain high-level policy officials as sources on toxicological issues

Covered breaking news in a top ten market for a site with 1.8M unique monthly visitors, and managed social media accounts with a weekly organic reach of 20M+
Researched and composed original content for WJLA.com, including pursuing digital-exclusive investigations for 7 On Your Side
Created videos and graphics for social media
Used CMS to manage website, post and update stories, sent push alerts
Managed and moderated Twitter, Facebook and Instagram

Freelance Photographer, 2010 to present

Have served as second shooter and lightning technician for Northern Virginia event/wedding photography businesses like Vita Images and Life Reflecting Images
Currently do contract work for Life Reflecting Images and freelance independently, doing headshots, sports photography, wedding and event photography
Award-winning photography has appeared in publications throughout Virginia, newspapers like the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, and as a book cover for publisher Pan Macmillan

Assignment Editor/Web Producer at WDCW, August 2016 to January 2018

Worked assignment desk for a fast-paced, small newsroom in a top ten market, assigned and helped develop day-turn stories and special reports, developed relationships with PIOs and sources in the DMV area
Produced for the 10 p.m. show, frequently writing VOs and VO/SOTs for the A-block
Managed CMS and social media
Utilized Twitter to break a travel ban story and beat all other outlets (including The New York Times, The Washington Post, CNN and the AP) to a web story and mobile push alert

News Intern at WTVR-TV, May 2016 to July 2016

Pitched, researched and wrote pieces for web, and converted reporter’s packages into web stories
Shadowed investigative reporter for months and assisted her in developing sources, researched background for her stories, successfully filed dozens of FOIA requests and organized the data from them using Excel
Assisted web team with live social media reporting at local and national political events such as a 2016 Trump rally

Radio DJ at WVCW, March 2015 to June 2016

Developed, produced and solo hosted hour-long show about news and politics, covering 2016 election (sample shows here)
Was promoted to FM lineup by programming director due to popularity of show, and given peak evening drivetime slot

Politics Reporter for VCU’s Capital News Service, January 2016 to April 2016

Reported breaking news from the general assembly, published by USA Today, WRIC, WTVR, WAVY, The Daily Progress, The Commonwealth Times, The Potomac Local, The Culpeper-Star Exponent and The Henrico Citizen
Produced video packages and provided stories and multimedia to over 90 publications

Reporter for VCU’s iPadJournos, August 2015 to December 2015

Was the first reporter on the scene to cover a breaking political story, drove 11,000 clicks to WTVR.com
Provided internationally focused coverage of 2015 Union Cycliste Interationale race to WTVR, as well as covering political events such as a local congressional race and protests at a 2015 Trump rally

SKILLS

Commercially certified drone pilot under FAA Part 107
Successfully filed 25+ FOIA requests
Proficiency in use of Microsoft Excel and Access for data journalism, particularly data sorting, pivot tables, and query design
Proficiency in Adobe Lightroom, Photoshop CS5 & CS6, Premiere Pro and other non-linear video editing software, as well as Adobe Audition, Illustrator, and InDesign
Proficiency in using soundboards to manage live radio broadcasts, as well as Simian Pro for automation
10+ years of experience in use of both Canon and Nikon DSLRs, started a sports photography business at age 15
Experience as web administrator using WordPress and Sinclair Storyline as CMSes
Experience streaming Facebook Lives from Dejero/LiveU feeds using Wirecast, Sinclair Storyline and AWS Elemental

RECOGNITIONS AND AFFILIATIONS

Faculty award for graduating print-online journalism student who best exemplified the standards of the Robertson School
Handpicked by administration to serve on the seven member Robertson School Student Advisory Board ahead of VCU’s re-accreditation process
2017 Finalist in SPJ’s Mark of Excellence award category of Feature Photography (Large) 10,000+ Students
2013 winner of Quarter Horse News Action Photo Contest
Member of the Society of Professional Journalists
Member of National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting – Investigative Reporters and Editors