Experience

Northwest Herald

• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Reporter

  • Jul 2019 - Present



The State Journal-Register

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Statehouse intern

  • Jan 2019 - Jun 2019

  During an incredible six months as a statehouse intern, I was able to cover a historic year for Illinois' General Assembly, during which a variety of issues were discussed. I focused on topics from abortion to education to raising the age citizens can legally buy tobacco products. This meant going to committee hearings and press conferences, tracking down and interviewing legislators with a wide range of views and localizing these stories for the Springfield and Sangamon County area. During an incredible six months as a statehouse intern, I was able to cover a historic year for Illinois' General Assembly, during which a variety of issues were discussed. I focused on topics from abortion to education to raising the age citizens can legally buy tobacco products. This meant going to committee hearings and press conferences, tracking down and interviewing legislators with a wide range of views and localizing these stories for the Springfield and Sangamon County area.



University of Illinois Springfield

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Master's candidate in Public Affairs Reporting

  • Aug 2018 - May 2019



The Daily Eastern News

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Editor In Chief

  • Aug 2017 - May 2018

  As Editor in Chief, I managed a staff of roughly 20 people, including reporters, photographers, copy editors and cartoonists to put out a paper every Monday through Friday.Although we were relatively low-staffed at the beginning of the year, throughout the semester I was able to recruit people to various positions who regularly put out quality content.I also designed and edited the paper several nights a week, along with reporting, taking photos and keeping up The Daily Eastern News' presence on social media. During my last semester, I was able to get our website 500,000 hits, which was the most we had gotten during that time period at that point.



Daily Herald Media Group

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Editorial Intern

  • Jun 2016 - Aug 2016

  During my time as an intern for The Daily Herald, I worked as a general assignment reporter. I covered state and local fairs, the opening of a new exhibit in a museum and human interest stories about notable people, one of which garnered over 4,000 likes on Facebook. During my time as an intern for The Daily Herald, I worked as a general assignment reporter. I covered state and local fairs, the opening of a new exhibit in a museum and human interest stories about notable people, one of which garnered over 4,000 likes on Facebook.

• Administration Editor

  • Sep 2015 - Dec 2015

  I wrote two stories a day as administration editor, reporting on meetings, changes in the university's administrative policies and staff and enterprise stories on how different parts of the university function. I wrote two stories a day as administration editor, reporting on meetings, changes in the university's administrative policies and staff and enterprise stories on how different parts of the university function.