Experience

Billy Penn at WHYY

• United States
• Online Audio and Video Media
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Data Journalism Intern

  • Sep 2022 - Present

• Newsroom Intern

  • Jun 2022 - Sep 2022

  - Reported on permit issues at popular local farmers market, spurring policy changes within the Philadelphia Parks & Rec department - Conducted data reporting for a multi-part series on the intersection of crime, policing, and community relations on South Street following a recent mass shooting



34th Street Magazine

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Editor In Chief

  • Jan 2022 - Present

  - Implemented a successful business plan to transition from a weekly tabloid to a monthly print magazine with rigorous reporting standards and expanded newsletter and multi-platform offering - Trained 9 section editors on fact-checking, pitching, interviewing, multi-platform packaging, and trans-inclusive reporting- Set quantitative and qualitative content mandates for lifestyle and politics sections with a focus on Philly-first perspectives

• Focus Editor

  • Aug 2021 - Jan 2022

  - Oversaw a team of 6 writers to produce timely op–eds and reporting on campus issues and Gen Z politics- Developed comprehensive trainings on trans–inclusive reporting, fact– checking, and interviewing- Implemented a Philly–first approach in the Focus section and increased the quantity and quality of reported content

• Style Editor

  • Jan 2021 - Aug 2021

  - Oversaw a team of 6 writers to produce timely op–eds and reporting on local lifestyle and digital culture - Rebranded the Style section and improved readership by shifting from listicles to sharp analysis and more reported pieces

• Style Beat Writer

  • Sep 2020 - Dec 2020

  - Pitched and wrote two pieces per week about lifestyle content - Produced reported and analytical content, ranging from profiles of local businesses to think pieces about digital culture



The Daily Pennsylvanian, Inc.

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Diversity and Inclusion Committee Member

  • Jan 2022 - Present



University of Pennsylvania

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Peer Anti–Violence Educator, Penn Violence Prevention

  • May 2020 - Present

  - Facilitate discussions and give presentations about sexual and relationship violence to groups of 20-100 students- Completed 12 hours of intensive training on sexual and relationship violence, plus weekly 1-hour sessions - Facilitate discussions and give presentations about sexual and relationship violence to groups of 20-100 students- Completed 12 hours of intensive training on sexual and relationship violence, plus weekly 1-hour sessions



Philly AIDS Thrift

• United States
• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Clothing Processing Assistant

  • Feb 2020 - Jan 2022



Philadelphia magazine

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Creative Services Intern

  • May 2021 - Aug 2021

  - Brainstormed, researched, and fact–checked articles, including conducting interviews and verifying statements- Copy edited submitted content and drafted sponsor content according to advertiser specifications- Wrote copy and packaged content for print and digital articles and social media posts on tight deadlines - Brainstormed, researched, and fact–checked articles, including conducting interviews and verifying statements- Copy edited submitted content and drafted sponsor content according to advertiser specifications- Wrote copy and packaged content for print and digital articles and social media posts on tight deadlines



Victory Briefs

• Writing and Editing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• LD Debate Instructor

  • Jun 2019 - Jul 2019



Democratic Party of York County

• United States
• Political Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Intern

  • May 2017 - Aug 2017