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Boston, MA, US

• Bylines in National Geographic, Scientific American, Smithsonian Magazine, Nautilus, Seattle Met, Boston, The Seattle Times, and Art New England, among others.
• Contributing writer for Wildsam Field Guides's Boston book

Seattle, Washington, US

Wrote and edited longform stories for Seattle Met. Also edited longform stories for the company's titles in Portland (Portland Monthly) and Houston (Houstonia). Nominated for three National City and Regional Magazine Awards in 2023. Won three Society of Professional Journalists Northwest Excellence in Journalism awards.

Seattle, Washington, US

Wrote and edited longform stories about Seattle and Washington state. Also covered news and city life for the magazine, focusing on politics, ideas, health, climate, technology, and sports. Wrote for and edited the magazine's FOB section, Currents, nominated for "Best Section" at the National City and Regional Magazine Awards.

Seattle, Washington, US

Wrote for and edited the magazine's FOB section, Currents, nominated for "Best Section" at the National City and Regional Magazine Awards.

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, US

Interviewed a wide range of musicians (Wynton Marsalis, Jeff Tweedy, Annie Lennox, David Crosby, Roger Daltrey, Aimee Mann, Courtney Barnett, Melissa Etheridge, Ani DiFranco, Harry Connick Jr., Ray LaMontagne), actors (Matthew Broderick, Whoopi Goldberg, Alan Cumming, Jeff Daniels, Linda Lavin, Lauren Ridloff), authors (Colum McCann, Monica Youn, Billy.

Boston, MA, US

• Managed editorial operations for an educational technology company that specializes in business education programs
• Created Fullbridge’s style and editing guide for new products
• Provided developmental and line edits for new and modified content, overseeing writers and proofreaders
• Wrote professional development, business communications, and business analysis modules, which included readings, interactive exercises, and assessments
• Coordinated with the Coaching and Technology teams to ensure that programs were successfully delivered under tight deadlines
• Managed and mentored a co-op, intern, and production assistant

Boston, MA, US

• Ferried program content and related materials through the editorial and production process, which included style editing, copyediting, proofreading, and setting up programs on the company’s content management system
• Maintained production databases and content through careful and thorough logging of information
• Wrote professional development content
• Assisted in the management of third-party permissions requests

• Interned as a staff writer for a weekly community newspaper in one of Massachusetts’s largest cities
• Covered the Somerville Alibrandis, a local baseball team, during the 2014 season
• Produced in-depth game reports complete with interviews and statistical analysis

Andover, MA, US

• Independent contractor for a content development and communications services firm
• Proofread community colleges’ course materials (e.g. syllabi, quizzes, and final exams) and middle school mathematics textbooks on behalf of Pearson, a global publishing company
• Ensured that all materials were properly formatted and met quality standards
• Conducted error reports, documenting prior textbook editions’ mistakes

Hoboken, NJ, US

• Summer intern at the scientific, medical, technical, and scholarly publishing branch of John Wiley & Sons, Inc., a prominent global publishing company
• Proofread contracts, participated in strategy sessions and annual meetings with clients, and researched potential titles for acquisition
• Compiled Impact Factor reports for various journals in the social sciences and the humanities, allowing organizations to assess the quality of their publications
• Completed copyright registration for all of Wiley-Blackwell’s academic journals based on the Library of Congress’s copyright guidelines

• Worked 15 hours per week at a popular and fast-paced restaurant in Boston’s South End

San Mateo, CA, US

• Worked at a textbook rental company 15 hours per week during the summer of 2010, which increased to 40 hours per week in the summer of 2011
• Inputted textbook data into BookRenter’s computer system using the company’s protocols
• Unloaded textbooks from boxes and created shipments to be sent to a distributor

• Worked approximately 25 hours per week instructing kids of all ages at tennis lessons and tennis camps
• Conducted individual private lessons using unique practice strategies and teaching techniques

Master Of Science (M.S.), Investigative, Longform, Data And Multimedia Journalism

Ba; College Of Literature, Science, And The Arts, English And Communication Studies

Education record