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Teach an "Intro to Podcasting" course for undergrad students at the Robertson School of Media and Culture.

I manage day-to-day production across a slate of narrative shows for Peabody-nominated podcast studio, Audiation. This includes both original and branded shows with partners like Audible, South by Southwest, The Oliver Sacks Foundation, and Type Investigations, among others. Currently, I'm helping to produce an original, narrative investigation about the.

I helped write and produce Everytown, an award-winning audio investigation about a secret campaign to displace immigrants from one of the wealthiest parts of the country. Third Coast, "Director's Choice Finalist": https://www.thirdcoastawards.org/finalistsInvestigative Reporter and Editors "Audio Small" award.

This is where it all started! I had the privilege of receiving a production intern for the station's All Things Considered newscast while in college. For my first story, I recorded a massive carillion on the roof of UW's Kane Hall (picture an organ made of wind chimes). I continued on as a freelance reporter, covering daily and legislative news before.

Where I learned reporting basics as a neighborhood beat reporter covering homelessness, gentrification, and university-community relations. My final story was about a corporate landlord accused of illegally entering its tenants' apartments, and subsequent actions by residents that resulted in improved living protections.

My second year covering the Washington state Legislature took me into the world of radio where I tracked criminal justice and education policy for stations across the Pacific Northwest.

I was one of two reporters covering the state capitol for the second-largest newspaper in Washington. My coverage included an attempt to abolish the state's death penalty, efforts to reign in prescription drug costs, and the state's marijuana industry.