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Mclean, VA, US

Covered the criminal justice system, with a focus on systemic disparities and inequities, resulting in the release of a Mohawk nation man sentenced to de facto life in prison after roughly two decades. Traveled to Scandinavia, Europe, including Ukraine to cover the fallout of Russia’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Helped cover investigations into.

Los Angeles, California, US

On the launch team of a technology journalism startup. Covered Paycheck Protection Program payout to successful media company. Reported on diversity and equity in venture capital funding. Reported exclusive five-part narrative investigation into a failed U.S cannabis fund backed by a Russian oligarch.Moderated and appeared in multiple virtually-held panels.

New York, NY, US

Served as first AP cybersecurity reporter and covered the 2016 presidential election. Reported heavily on national security issues and the U.S. Department of Justice. Story subjects have included election security, the government showdown with Apple on encryption with multiple scoops, ransomware’s massive growth, the 2016 presidential election, cyber.

New York, NY, US

Covered local, state and federal law enforcement agencies out of the AP's Los Angeles bureau, including the LAPD, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and federal agencies such as the FBI, DHS's HSI, ATF and DEA. Stories have ranged from major criminal acts or actors (a la Christopher Dorner) to policing issues, terrorism to technology, the.

Pasadena, CA, US

Covered all things education and some breaking news — on multiple platforms — for KPCC. KPCC is a local NPR affiliate for Los Angeles. Created and branded the Pass/Fail education blog. Broke story on a $40,000 settlement paid by the Los Angeles Unified School District to a former Miramonte Elementary School teacher charged with lewd acts on children. Broke.

New York, NY, US

Covered Oregon government and politics. Served as a relief staffer for a statehouse reporting position covering the last months of Oregon's legislative session. Covered release of legislative redistricting (once every 10 years) three days after arrival to Capitol. Had multiple scoops on stories in Oregon and also one in California. Received an honorable.

Wrote and researched stories while traveling. Covered breaking news on trapped miners in New Zealand for the Los Angeles Times and The Daily Beast. Also wrote about New Zealand's look at legislating new alcohol limits.

Bethesda, MD, US

Researched, documented and monitored progress on more than 1,000 grants geared toward the development and reconstruction of Iraq as part of USAID’s $200-million Iraq Rapid Assistance Program. Created regular reports for the State Department and USAID.

El Segundo, California, US

Former MetPro reporter. Covered criminal justice, law enforcement, environment, government, transportation, general assignment, and breaking news. Reported on nearly every major California fire, earthquake, or flood during the time period. Broke investigative front-page stories on a U.S. Justice Department probe into Orange County’s problematic jail.

New York, NY, US

Worked in the paper's Brussels bureau. Wrote articles analyzing retail trends and seasonal sales. Wrote about philanthropic businesses, retail psychology.

New York, NY, US

Worked in the paper's Paris bureau. Wrote articles investigating France’s exploration of affirmative action, the decline of family businesses. Covered London’s 2012 Olympics win and Tony Blair’s ascent to European Union president.

Columbus, OH, US

Spent one week at New York University as part of an intense course on business and finance fundamentals. Reported for the business desk in Columbus, Ohio. Wrote enterprise articles on the ease of ID theft from universities after recent hacking at colleges nationwide and the expansion and diminution of regional businesses.

Covered Berkeley Unified School District beat reporter, campus activism, among other city and campus issues. Designed pages. Worked with Quark, PageMaker, Adobe Photoshop.

Wrote about Bob Hope’s death, helped cover Bill Simon’s campaign for governor, among other stories.

Wrote lead magazine article on the new technology of brain fingerprinting and its potential legal uses.

Ba, English, Political Science

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