Experience

WBBM | CBS Chicago
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Multi-Platform Producer

  • Jul 2022 - Present

NewsNation Network
• United States
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Supervising Editor

  • Aug 2021 - Jul 2022
• Zone Producer

  • May 2020 - Dec 2020

NBC News
• United States
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 700 & Above Employee
• Assignment Desk

  • Jun 2019 - May 2020


WHBF-TV

• United States
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Multimedia Journalist

  • Jul 2017 - Jul 2019

  MMJ/Reporter for WHBF Local 4 News MMJ/Reporter for WHBF Local 4 News



Center For Journalsim Integrity and Excellence

• Assistant Producer

  • Aug 2016 - Aug 2017

  Assistant producer to NBC5 Chicago's Carol Marin Assistant producer to NBC5 Chicago's Carol Marin


The DePaulia
• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Contributing Writer

  • Oct 2015 - Aug 2016

WGN-TV
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 200 - 300 Employee
• Midday News Intern

  • Jan 2016 - Apr 2016


Good Day DePaul

• News Reporter

  • Oct 2015 - Apr 2016

  On-air news and feature reporter for DePaul University's award-winning student TV station Good Day DePaul On-air news and feature reporter for DePaul University's award-winning student TV station Good Day DePaul



The Vidette

• United States

• Copy Editor

  • Aug 2014 - May 2015

  - I served as Copy Editor for The Vidette. I worked with a night staff and reviewed the entire newspaper before sending it to print. I checked for grammar and spelling errors, design errors, and reviewed page layouts. I also worked closely with Adobe InDesign and Microsoft Word for this position and interchanged between editing print and online-only publications.

• Senior Reporter

  • Jan 2013 - May 2015

  -I was a senior staff reporter for The Vidette, the official student newspaper of Illinois State University. I was a writer and reporter for the Features section.- I have covered a wide variety of topics from concerts, events, top-5 columns, local business spotlights, student and RSO spotlights and other feature-related stories.- I have acquired strong time management skills, communication and reporting skills, writing experience, and I have formed a strong connection with the local community of Normal, IL which I worked closely with. - My stories have covered a variety of formats including: Top 5 (7, 10), extended features, briefs, standard format, Q & A, video interviews and event previews. Show less



Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc.

• United States
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sales Associate

  • Jun 2010 - Apr 2015

  - I worked for Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory for almost 5 years and have gained strong communication skills, skills in sales and social media promotion, teamwork, leadership and gained skills in the culinary industry as well as retail. I have worked my way from general associate to being able to continue to work with sales, in addition to making desserts, hosting events such as tastings and seasonal events, managing stock, being a key holder and being responsible for opening and closing the store, and promoting the different products on social media and through other events. Show less



Uptown Partners

• United States
• Financial Services

• Publishing Intern

  • Aug 2014 - Dec 2014

  - I was a Fall Intern in 2014 for Uptown Partners in Uptown Normal, IL. I worked with the manager of Uptown Normal and a small group of interns to coordinate and direct events, distribute the town newsletter, distribute flyers and information on upcoming events, and promote Uptown Normal and local businesses. - My position was specifically to oversee the monthly Uptown Normal newsletter. I worked with MailChimp to create a template and design the newsletter. I wrote the stories as well as edited the stories written by the other interns. I would then do the final edits and design adjustments and used Microsoft Excel to add new subscribers to the mailing list. - I did marketing and advertising for the newsletter by promoting it at local events, encouraging people to sign up, changed the layout and design of the newsletter to make it more appealing and managed to increase the number of subscribers compared to previous years. - I worked with a group of interns to plan local events and booth activities- including activities for kids at family events, promotional events through social media, and distributing flyers for upcoming events in the area. Show less



Pontiac Daily Leader

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing

• Reporting Intern

  • Jun 2014 - Nov 2014

  - From Summer 2014- Fall 2014 I was an Intern for The Pontiac Daily Leader, the local paper for Pontiac, IL. I worked with the Managing editor and wrote and reported for the Features and News sections. The position was heavily online-based and included weekly in-person meetings to discuss story ideas and review my writing throughout the course of the internship. - I acquired strong skills in time management, communication, writing, editing, Microsoft Word, and researching. - From Summer 2014- Fall 2014 I was an Intern for The Pontiac Daily Leader, the local paper for Pontiac, IL. I worked with the Managing editor and wrote and reported for the Features and News sections. The position was heavily online-based and included weekly in-person meetings to discuss story ideas and review my writing throughout the course of the internship. - I acquired strong skills in time management, communication, writing, editing, Microsoft Word, and researching.



Her Campus Media

• United States
• Internet Publishing
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Staff Writer

  • Oct 2013 - Jan 2014

  I was a writer during the Fall-Winter 2013 for Her Campus Illinois State. Her Campus is a collegiate, online magazine where students write about current events on campus, blog, and share opinions. - Weekly meetings to discuss story ideas, promotional events and improvements we could make to the online paper, as well as ways to draw a larger online readership. I was a writer during the Fall-Winter 2013 for Her Campus Illinois State. Her Campus is a collegiate, online magazine where students write about current events on campus, blog, and share opinions. - Weekly meetings to discuss story ideas, promotional events and improvements we could make to the online paper, as well as ways to draw a larger online readership.



The Indy

• Book and Periodical Publishing

• Writer

  • Oct 2012 - Jan 2013

  The Indy is an independent student-run newspaper at Illinois State University. The Indy is a print-only newspaper where I wrote several stories before working at my current newspaper, The Vidette. The Indy is an independent student-run newspaper at Illinois State University. The Indy is a print-only newspaper where I wrote several stories before working at my current newspaper, The Vidette.