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I produce news, enterprise and investigative stories on issues related to public safety, national security, criminal justice, policing, and guns for all CBS News platforms, with an emphasis on accountability reporting.

New York, United States

Reported & produced enterprise stories for CBS News' documentary program CBS Reports. My accountability reporting prompted law enforcement and congressional investigations, as well as bipartisan legislation on Capitol Hill.

Lead development on a premium white collar crime docuseries about the 2nd biggest Ponzi scheme in American history, as well as the systemic failures & widespread corruption that enabled it for two decades. Extensive reporting, story producing & source development with witnesses, whistleblowers and corporate insiders who helped commit a multibillion-dollar global fraud. Work included writing the treatment & deck, interviewing & field producing, obtaining access to and analyzing court records & documentary evidence, working directly with talent and senior executives.

U.S., Canada, Abroad

Report, develop & produce documentary short & long-form programming for various production companies with a specialization in investigative journalism, premium verité documentaries, and newsmagazines. Reported print/digital national security investigative series on the intersection of law enforcement, intelligence collection, terrorism and civil rights in 2020. From 2019 through 2020, I reported & co-wrote a Simon & Schuster book on government accountability issues related to U.S. national security & global warfare since 9/11 (published April 2021). Filmed, reported & field produced as a breaking news VJ for AJ+. Led BBC digital newsgathering for live coverage of the 2012 U.S. presidential election. Covered the Syrian war for NBCNews.com. Assistant produced PBS historical documentary. Photographed concerts for New York Magazine’s Vulture.com. Wrote, reported and photographed for Toronto-based alt-weeklies, music magazine, and community newspapers. Reported and simultaneously translated French/English in Port-au-Prince, Haiti in 2012 for nonfiction book about corruption within United Nations missions.

New York, United States

Reported, produced, scripted and directed premium geopolitical docuseries hosted by Fareed Zakaria. I crafted a narrative documentary from scratch, carrying it from idea inception and pitch through development, field work and post-production delivery, telling the backstory behind the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Extensive reporting, archival discovery, location scouting, high-level source development and booking, interviewing senior diplomats, national security officials and world renowned experts, working with crews and foreign bureaus around the world, supervising junior and mid-level editorial staff, working directly with senior executives and the on-camera host.

New York, New York, United States

Editorial lead reporting stories for current affairs documentary feature film. Responsible for reporting, source and story development, writing treatments, building datasets to design animated visualizations, gaining filming access, interviewing sources on-camera, factual accuracy, fairness, and overall editorial integrity of the production which made its global theatrical release October 2022 followed by its streaming debut on Peacock October 2023.

Produced 6x60 documentary series “Lincoln: Divided We Stand”, about the origins of the U.S. government’s executive authority and the legal basis behind civil rights in America as examined through the life and political work of President Abraham Lincoln. The special series aired on CNN February-March of 2021 and streamed on HBO Max.

New York, New York

I developed six hourlong, investigative documentaries for Netflix covering corruption across the global food industry, which received an Emmy nomination as an Outstanding Business and Economic Documentary. I reported enterprising stories about accountability issues from corporate negligence to public health threats, white collar crime, economic espionage, oversight failures, trade battles, political lobbying and human rights violations. I pitched, reported & wrote treatments, gained access to who, what and where we should film, guiding production. The work published under the banner of “Rotten” Season 2 documentary series on Netflix in October 2019. My reporting on "The Avocado War" was recognized by the 2020 James Beard Award as the year's best for Visual Reporting in Broadcast Media.

Pitched, reported & wrote stories for the international, investigative newsmagazine TV program EXPLORER. I came up with what we should cover, wrote treatments developing the editorial backbone and story narrative for documentaries 7-20 minutes long. I provided editorial oversight, extensive reporting & research, interviewed sources, set up access & scouted locations for field shoots, producing video stories that were revelatory and immersive. Conceived, developed, reported and pitched new nonfiction TV series and special programming for National Geographic Studios.

New York

I reported on national and international breaking news for all NBCUniversal TV and digital platforms. My job was to spot emerging stories before anyone else, find the first witnesses, videos and pictures, then verify or debunk them during live coverage on minute-to-minute deadlines. Extensive computer-assisted reporting, data analysis and leveraging new platforms to mine information, locate people, and uncover images with speed and accuracy. I also pitched, reported and wrote investigative stories with a focus on national security accountability issues, that led to two Congressional bills, an Inspector General’s investigation, the changing of Homeland Security policy, and a federal judge ruling that a government policy was unconstitutional. Reported in collaboration with ProPublica to develop a comprehensive, vetted database of hate crimes across the U.S. I also pitched, reported and wrote enterprising, revelatory trend stories that provided context and meaning to the daily news for the Investigations team.

New York City

I partnered with the Senior Editor leading the network's breaking news coverage. We monitored developing stories around the world and broke into scheduled programming with our latest reporting and images on everything from terrorist attacks to natural disasters. We were a core part of NBC newsgathering, working in close collaboration with live news senior executives. I also spent endless hours field producing and reporting on the 2016 campaign trail, and pioneering innovative ways to adapt our format of storytelling for TV, online and across whatever new platforms we can find to deliver it. That includes developing the network plan to integrate drone and 360 technology into breaking news coverage. I researched, filmed, interviewed, crunched data and produced around-the-clock live hits for real-time coverage from the New York HQ, and at the heart of the stories wherever they happened across the U.S. and around the world. I also hosted a special digital series for NBC's investigative program Dateline, reporting on cyber security.

New York City

Reported, wrote, filmed and produced top stories for up to five nationally-broadcasted newshours a day, including daytime and primetime. Produced feature and breaking news segments and packages on tight deadlines, coordinating coverage with war correspondents and production teams around the world. Pitched & field produced enterprise packages and live reporter hits. Created innovative formats for video storytelling, directing the Creative Dept’s use of graphics and animation to bring the best of digital video to broadcast. Translated French and Spanish to English for live broadcasts. I was awarded 2nd and 3rd place for Best Reporting of a Serious Nature by the 2017 San Francisco Press Club Awards for my criminal justice series that documented the systematic pattern of abuses and victimization of Canada's indigenous communities.

New York City

Produced short documentaries breaking down corruption within Syria, FIFA, the Vatican, the global oil industry, Israeli-Palestinian conflict etc. Crafted and directed digital strategy for the geopolitical program “Empire.” Launched and managed the show’s digital presence from scratch, developing its website and social media profiles. Filmed and produced behind-the-scenes videos and web-extras, created interactive timelines, historical explainers, and blog posts. Scripted packages, booked videographers, scouted filming locations, pitched show ideas, and prepped the show’s guest panel and talent.

New York City

Directed coverage of stories as a newsdesk editor, monitoring our network of 900+ hyperlocal sites to spot emerging stories and elevate content with national appeal. Reported and wrote trend stories and breaking news. Pitched and repurposed articles for AOL and Huffington Post.

Washington, D.C.

Wrote, researched, and produced U.S. news and feature stories (articles & video) for website and global TV newscast. Acted as social media editor, managing BBC World and BBC News U.S. Facebook and Twitter accounts. Monitored social media hubs for news leads and posted breaking news. Work with London, New York and LA bureaus.

New York City Area

Assistant to the center's director, Victor Navasky. Helped organize speakers, promoted and managed events. Liaised between Delacorte, Columbia University and top executives and editors across the magazine industry. Also assisted organizing content & research for Navasky's work as chair of the Columbia Journalism Review, as well as for his book "The Art of Controversy," on the history of political cartoons.

Toronto, Canada

Main liaison between the advertising and newspaper editorial divisions. Responsible for developing multi-platform advertising strategy and the development and launching of custom CMS for affiliate news sites.

Toronto, Canada

Managed six bureaus in English and French for the national newswire. Executive and point of contact overseeing all content. Led team that changed wire service from 73-year-old subscription model to digital publishing outlet. Drafted and balanced a six-figure budget, reported to board of directors, supervised the coordination of nine media conferences nationwide.

Master Of Science, Broadcast Journalism

Thesis on disparities in the criminal justice system - involved extensive policy and records analysis, FOIAs and data-assisted reporting..

Ba(Honors), History, Political Science, Writing & Critical Analysis

Focus in post-WWII international relations, diplomacy and historiography with studies in U.S., Africa, Europe, Middle East, and East Asia.

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