EXPERIENCE
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
Web producer at ABC7 in D.C., November 2018 to April 2020
- 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
EDUCATION
- M.S. in Multimedia Journalism from VCU, received May 2018
- B.S. in Print-Online Journalism from VCU, received May 2016
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