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Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States

Editor and opinion columnist for the Chattanooga Times editorial page.

Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States

Covering growth, development, transportation and the environment in the Chattanooga metro area.

Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States

Covered the Fayetteville City Council, the Fayetteville Public Works Commission and Cumberland County Schools with a focus on accountability.

Covered local government in eastern North Carolina, primarily in Cumberland County and the surrounding region.

Report for America is a nationwide nonprofit organization that funds a portion of reporter salaries at media organizations across the country, where the reporters cover underreported beats. My position at The News & Observer was through Report for America.

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Covered housing in the Raleigh, North Carolina, metro area. My coverage primarily focused on evictions due to Covid-19, but I also covered the pandemic in general, both statewide and locally.

Statesville, North Carolina

Covered education in the Iredell-Statesville Schools system and the Covid-19 pandemic in Iredell County. My education coverage centered around the 2020 Iredell school bonds, which funded new schools to accommodate population growth in the county.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

I covered impoverished communities in eastern North Carolina and across the U.S. that have been impacted by natural disasters. I interviewed dozens of survivors of Hurricanes Matthew and Florence and wrote a report that documented how the historic flooding impacted their livelihood.

Boone, North Carolina

Boone, North Carolina

Boone, North Carolina

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Journalism, Communication Studies

Activities and Societies: Appalachian State Debate Team

Associate'S Degree