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Buffalo, New York, United States

Helped negotiate a three-year collective bargaining agreement with Lee Enterprises, which included 3% raises in each year of the deal and kept strong benefits intact

Buffalo, New York, United States

Covering the business of health care in the Buffalo Niagara metro area, home to 1.1 million peopleReported on a 35-day labor strike, analyzed hospital capacity issues amid Covid-19 surges and identified health care trendsContributed to the coverage of the May 14, 2022, racist mass shooting at Tops in Buffalo as well as the deadly Christmas 2022 blizzardWon 2023 Distinguished Beat Reporting award from the New York News Publishers Association

Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States

Allentown, Pennsylvania Area

Regularly break the area’s business news, such as the local casino’s $1.3 billion sale, while also specializing in business enterprise storiesWon honorable mention in 2018 Keystone Press Awards in business/consumer categoryReceived third place in 2018 SPJ Keystone contest in spot news story categoryShared first place for best business writing in 2018 Pennsylvania Associated Press Media Editors contestWon internal company award for news excellenceLead writer for first place entry in Ongoing News Coverage category of the 2021 Keystone Media Awards

Binghamton, N.Y.

Wrote a piece evaluating the human cost of closing the local mental health facilityFound unique subjects, such as a basement-based foreign currency exchange and a musical repair guruCovered casino expansion, found potential conflicts of interest in the siting processPart of staff that won third place New York AP award for its online coverage of President Obama's trip to Binghamton

Syracuse, New York Area

Worked with Professor Charlotte Grimes, the Knight Chair in Political Reporting at SUHelped to plan, coordinate and present the Toner Symposium and the Toner Prize for Excellence in Political ReportingRan the Toner Program website with a CMS based on WordPress

Syracuse, New York Area

Recounted a Title IX lawsuit filed against Syracuse for a special seriesEdited with staff writers and posted game coverageWrote sidebars, compiled info for graphics and contributed to the paper’s sports blog

Buffalo/Niagara, New York Area

Detailed underage drinking at a local theme park and how it strains resourcesTracked the strange saga of a half-marathon canceled at the 11th hourCovered concussions in youth sports, where leagues are left to govern themselves

Syracuse, New York Area

Wrote more than 100 articles, including nearly 20 dealing with university financesAnalyzed the college football bowl system, where participation often means red inkTraveled to Penn State to cover the Jerry Sandusky scandal for a special section

Syracuse, New York Area

Copy-edited all news articles on Monday and Wednesday nights.Designed the start page on the inside of the front page.Wrote 15 news articles, 11 of which were on the front page.

Buffalo/Niagara, New York Area

Copy edited articles five nights a weekWrote headlines, subheads, jumpheads and cutlines for more than 10 stories a nightEdited at least one A1 article each night

Batavia, Ny

Reported and wrote on general news and feature stories assignedInterviewed subjects from young Silly Bandz enthusiasts to local entertainersWrote 25 articles covering topics like teen pregnancy, religion and anniversaries

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Magazine Journalism And Political Science, Graduated Magna Cum Laude

Awarded, in May 2011, the Robert Schneider Foundation Scholarship for excellence in print journalism

Advanced Regents Diploma With Honors

Activities and Societies: President of National Honor Society, Class of 2009 secretary, played baseball and ran indoor track and cross.