Experience

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  RadicalMedia

  • New York, United States

  • Development Producer

    • Oct 2023 - Present
    • New York, United States

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  Ark Media

  • Brooklyn, New York, United States

  • Co Producer

    • Jul 2021 - Sep 2022
    • Brooklyn, New York, United States

    Co-producer on an upcoming documentary on William F. Buckley, Jr. and American conservatism for PBS's American Masters series. Directed by Barak Goodman.Ark Media produces feature documentaries, TV, and streaming content for such outlets as HBO, Netflix, Participant, PBS, Apple TV+ and more. Our films have premiered at Sundance, Tribeca, DocNYC, and other major film festivals.

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  Reuters

  • United States
  • Media Production
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Fact Check Producer

    • Feb 2020 - May 2021

    Debunks viral misinformation that is circulating on social media (www.reuters.com/fact-check)

  • Research Assistant to the Editor in Chief, Reuters

    • Sep 2019 - May 2021

    Conducts research and proposes questions for editor-in-chief Steve Adler for interviews and events with government officials, business leaders, and Reuters journalists from around the world.Research topics include gerrymandering and the 2020 U.S. federal census, security concerns around Huawei Technologies, unrest in Kashmir, and the weakening World Trade Organization. Prepared Adler for calls with bureaus in Asia and the Pacific, Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States, sub-Saharan Africa, Brazil, France, India and Turkey; panel on “Recharging International Trade” at the 2020 World Economic Forum; interviews at Davos with Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani, "Sapiens" author Yuval Noah Harari, and Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz; conversations with Microsoft President Brad Smith, Washington Post Global Opinions Writer Jason Rezaian, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power, former U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis and others.Helped cover the fall 2019 turmoil surrounding WeWork; wrote about neurodiversity in the workplace, the relevance of soft skills in the face of automation and tips for Generation Z workers for Reuters Wealth.

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  Southern Poverty Law Center

  • Montgomery, Alabama Area

  • Communications Intern

    • Jul 2017 - Sep 2017
    • Montgomery, Alabama Area

    Civil rights organization fighting hate and bigotry through litigation, education, research and policy advocacy. Wrote manual for SPLC on Campus program, used by student clubs across the country; wrote briefings on civil asset forfeiture; edited statements on immigrant detention centers; created step-by-step guide to the deportation process; co-wrote op-ed on labor conditions of poultry plant workers in Georgia - thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/labor/350699-put-people-ahead-of-profits-in-poultry. Organized and analyzed data on racial profiling by law enforcement in Baton Rouge, La. Answered press inquiries after “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Va., referring callers to resources and providing background on extremist groups and individuals.

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  Stanford University

  • United States
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Essays Editor, West Magazine

    • Feb 2016 - Mar 2017

    Editor of nonfiction pieces, assigning topics to contributing writers and working with other editors. West is a general interest magazine at Stanford focusing on arts and literature; publishes long-form features, profiles, interviews, personal essays, fiction, poetry, photograph, art, and humor.

  • Recipient, Levinthal Tutorial

    • Jan 2016 - Apr 2016

    One-on-one tutorial pairs motivated undergraduate writers with visiting Stegner fellows in poetry, fiction, or creative non-fiction. Mentored by Stegner poet Casey Thayer in nonfiction; given Creative Nonfiction Prize for "On Frequenting Graveyards" (2016).

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  Ark Media

  • Brooklyn, NY

  • Research Intern

    • Jul 2016 - Sep 2016
    • Brooklyn, NY

    One of the leading production houses in the country, creating non-fiction series, theatrical documentaries and television specials. Post-production for “Oklahoma City,” a PBS American Experience documentary on the rise of the militant right in the 1980s and ‘90s and its role in the Ruby Ridge standoff, the Waco siege and the Oklahoma City bombing. Collected, reviewed and organized footage; fact-checked; conducted research for graphics team. Pre-production for “The Gene,” a forthcoming PBS miniseries based on Siddhartha Mukherjee’s second book. Provided story ideas; wrote memos on GMO’s, CRISPR-Cas9, gene drive, eugenics in America and schizophrenia; found and contacted interviewees.

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  Camp Fernwood Inc

  • Poland, Maine

  • Camp Counselor

    • Jun 2015 - Aug 2015
    • Poland, Maine

    Worked as a lifeguard and taught paddle-boarding and aerobics to girls aged 8-15 at sleep-away camp. Primary counselor for ten-year-olds, acting as their “bunk mom” for the summer.

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  Ark Media

  • Brooklyn, New York

  • Research Intern

    • Aug 2013 - Sep 2013
    • Brooklyn, New York

    • Conducted research for six-part PBS miniseries Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies (2015), based on the book by Siddhartha Mukherjee. • Wrote memos on various cancer-related topics; organized footage and stills; produced contact lists; assisted at film shoot in Lower Manhattan

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  Room to Read

  • New York, NY

  • Public Relations Intern

    • Jul 2012 - Aug 2012
    • New York, NY