Beat focused on coverage of labor, employment and demographic issues. Emphasis includes using stories of individuals in Northeast Ohio, coupled with data and other research, to show how labor market, workplace, workforce and economic trends are impacting the state. Broke story, which went viral, about food collection bins at a Canton, Ohio Walmart for employees, who could not afford Thanksgiving dinner. Story won first place in 2014 for Business reporting in the Press Club of Cleveland's Ohio Excellence in Journalism competition. Crafted long-form narrative series on Hugo Boss workers’ successful fight to keep the clothing factory from closing. Series won: o 2011 SABEW Best in Business Award for Explanatory Journalism o 2011 Salute to Excellence from the National Association of Black Journalistso 2011 First Place, Ohio Excellence in Journalism, Daily Newspapers Category, The Press Club of Cleveland Member of the team that produced The Plain Dealer’s “Help Wanted” series, 2010 winner of the National Headliner Award for Innovation.

Focused on showing how governmental policies impacted residents by reporting and writing breaking news and enterprise stories. Used Computer Assisted Reporting and other investigative techniques to show how lax code enforcement helped accelerate neighborhood decay, and how a lapse in elevator inspections led to a death. • Used keen source development skills to repair long-standing fractured ties with key city officials• Broke stories that revealed irregularities in Cleveland’s building and housing department• Won 2005 Cleveland Press Club award for coverage of the Cleveland mayoral race

Part of the newspaper's team covering presidential elections in 2008, 2004 and 2000 in key battleground state of Ohio. • In 2008, examined irregularities with provisional ballots. Also wrote on how community organizing influenced the ground operation of the Obama campaign• In 2004, used Computer Assisted Reporting and other journalistic techniques to accurately predict Election Day gridlock

Spotted rising foreclosures in Cleveland neighborhoods more than a decade ago. • Broke stories about new home construction in Cleveland neighborhoods for the first time in 50 years • Uncovered scam by home builder who failed to complete work

Initiated idea and traveled to South Africa for series “Life After Apartheid.”