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New York, United States

San Francisco, California, US

• At NerdWallet I cover economic news and trends. I also have expertise in student loan debt, higher education outcomes, as well as college access and affordability.My work is featured on NerdWallet.com and has been.
• Write syndicated articles and search content.
• Develop strategies for delivering content and measuring performance.
• Track news and trends in the higher education and student loans space in order to produce nationally syndication content and maintain high traffic pages on the site.
• Develop relationships with key sources at in the student loans space including think tanks, nonprofit organizations, colleges and universities, as well as state and federal government.
• Edit, fact check and verify information, data calculations and sources for content published by NerdWallet.I've also written data studies, based on NerdWallet's original analysis, that have been cited by lawmakers.

• Home Town Media Group publishes five weekly community newspapers in the region north of New York City.
• Covered a range of community, education and local government news
• Stories were published in HomeTown Media Group’s award-winning weekly newspaper, New Rochelle Sound Report

Melville, New York, US

• Newsday is one of the most highly circulated daily newspapers in the United States, serving the New York Metro Area.
• Wrote news briefs and event previews in northern suburbs of New York City.
• Corresponded with politicians and community-based organizations

• The Daily Voice, originally Main Street Connect, began in 2010 as a collection of local news sites and has grown into a news network, employing award-winning editors and local reporters.
• Provided up-to-the-minute daily coverage of towns and cities in lower Westchester and Fairfield counties including New Rochelle, Port Chester, Rye, Pelham and Greenwich, C.T. for hyper-local news sites.
• Established relationships with town and school leaders, business owners and members of each community
• Trained in using a Content Management System as well as Search Engine Optimization techniques
• Maintained and engaged social media fans and followers (Facebook and Twitter)
• Photographed events and created original videos

• WVOX is a radio broadcast source for New York City regional news, traffic, information, exclusive interviews and commentaries.
• Wrote copy and assisted in production for the station’s morning show
• Recorded sound clips from on-the-street interviews and press conferences
• Gained foundational knowledge in how radio and digital programming is produced.

• WAMC is a National Public Radio regional network serving parts of New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, New Jersey, New Hampshire and Pennsylvania. It is also an affiliate of Public Radio International.
• Recorded, wrote and edited pieces on issues in state government
• Contributions were broadcast on Midday Magazine and Northeast Report.
• Covered the special election to fill U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s House seat.

• The Legislative Gazette is a weekly political newspaper devoted to New York State government.
• Interned as a full time staff writer
• Participated in extensive news-gathering and writing
• Photographed events and figures during the Spring 2009 legislative session
• Developed contacts in various sectors of the political arena
• Primarily covered the environmental beat and special interest groups

Bachelor Of Arts, Journalism, Political Science Minor

Communication Arts, Political Science Minor