I'm a fourth-year journalism major at the University of Florida interested in reporting across a variety of coverage topics and areas.I currently serve as the Editor in Chief for the Independent Florida Alligator, one of the largest student-run newsrooms in the country. There, I lead a newsroom of over 40, edit every story the Alligator publishes and lead major editorial decisions.I've previously worked as the paper's engagement managing editor, overseeing the Alligator's social media accounts. Before that I was an editor on the newspaper's metro and university desks, leading coverage on crime, state policy and university administration decisions.As a reporter I've previously worked on the newspaper's criminal justice and city and county commission beats, gaining experience going through court records, draft ordinances and public records. I also spent two summers interning at the Citrus County Chronicle, covering everything from shark research projects to local authors.I've been lucky to get published in Equipment Finance News, the Orlando Sentinel and Florida Politics.