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Baltimore, Maryland, United States

I cover the Orioles for the Baltimore Sun, publishing stories for the newspaper and website on the day-to-day storylines surrounding the team. I also step in and assist on other sports beats when needed.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

I created digital content surrounding the Capitals for Monumental Sports Network. My role included attending games and practices, conducting interviews with players and coaches, writing feature stories, cutting and editing game footage, publishing social posts and coordinating with the linear team.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

I covered the Capitals for NBC Sports Washington, writing on day-to-day storylines surrounding the team and attending major events including games, practices and the NHL Draft. My role changed after Monumental Sports & Entertainment bought out the RSN from NBC Sports.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

I spent two seasons on the Nationals beat, covering the local nine for NBC Sports Washington's website as the lone MLB writer on staff. In addition to publishing daily content on the storylines surrounding the team, I also broke several stories and wrote in-depth features and analysis pieces.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

I joined NBC Sports Washington as a freelancer in August 2019 and was hired full-time by November. My daily responsibilities included flagging story ideas, writing articles on a quick turnaround, generating headlines and formatting social posts.

Charlottesville, Virginia

I was a news reporter for C-VILLE Weekly, a Charlottesville-based newspaper that prints once a week, for five months out of college. My beats ranged from local government and crime to UVA and the surrounding Albemarle County.

Sb Nation

I was a paid staff writer for SB Nation's Washington Nationals site Federal Baseball, one of the most respected blogs for Nats content, for three years. It was through FBB where I developed a relationship with local fans and readers both within the SB Nation community and on Twitter.

Harrisonburg, Virginia

During my senior year at JMU, I was a color commentator for the university's official broadcast company MadiZONE HD SportsNet. I provided instant analysis for video and audio broadcasts of JMU men's basketball, baseball, softball and volleyball home games, co-hosting pregame shows and occasionally filling in as play-by-play announcer.

Harrisonburg, Virginia

I served as editor-in-chief of The Breeze, JMU's student newspaper, for two years, taking over as a sophomore and leading the paper to the multiple Pacemaker nominations and the Virginia Press Association's honor for the best mid-sized, non-daily newspaper in both 2017 and 2018.

Harrisonburg, Virginia

During my sophomore year of college, I was the youngest editor on The Breeze's staff. Alongside my co-editor Bennett Conlin, I helped lead the sports section's coverage of JMU football's FCS national championship run.

Harrisonburg, Virginia

I joined The Breeze's sports section as a writer the first day I stepped on JMU's campus, publishing my first story before even taking a class at the university. Impressing my superiors with my work, I was quickly inserted onto the coveted football and basketball beats. It took me only one year to earn a promotion to sports editor.

New York City

I spent the summer of 2018 as an intern with SI Kids in New York City, assisting the magazine's staff by planning and producing content for upcoming issues. I wrote several stories for the monthly print edition and edited stories for publishing on SIKids.com.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

I published several features about the Washington Nationals for the sports section of The Washington Post Express as a credentialed freelance writer over the summer breaks that followed my sophomore and junior years at JMU.

Harrisonburg, Virginia

I was one of four news anchors for the first ever student-run news program at JMU, Breeze TV. Episodes were aired on live TV and online once a week and featured the latest news on campus and in the Harrisonburg community.

Harrisonburg, Virginia

I was a co-host for the weekly talk show The Breeze On Air, where we discussed the biggest news around JMU and Harrisonburg. The show aired live once a week on the student-run FM radio station 88.7 WXJM.

Vienna, Virginia

I worked with the online editorial team during the summer of 2017, producing a variety stories and helping manage social media outreach. With NoVA Mag, I broadened my writing experience to include lifestyle and travel pieces.

Calltothepen.Com

I wrote for Call to the Pen, the MLB news and opinions site on the FanSided Network. At CttP, I published editorials and news reports on the biggest topics in baseball.

Districtondeck.Com

I got my sports writing career started in high school when I joined District on Deck, a Washington Nationals blog on the FanSided Network. I spent two years there before joining Federal Baseball at SB Nation.

Springfield, Virginia

I worked in the marketing department as an assistant to the Director of Marketing and Communications following two summers working as a mover for Interstate. My responsibilities included writing and editing content across several platforms as well as working with the department's social media team.

Bachelor’S Degree, Media Arts And Design

Activities and Societies: The Breeze, Breeze TV, WXJM radio and intramural sports.I graduated from JMU on May 4, 2019 with a bachelor's.

Advanced Diploma, Graduated With Honors

Activities and Societies: Student Government Association, National Honor Society, Student Ambassadors, Debate Team, Varsity Football.