Cover the environment, technology and business for various news outlets. Translate complex technical information (for example, landfill permit requirements and EPA air emissions data) into clear, compelling prose.Fact-check features for a national science publication. Used extensive research, calls with international sources, Spanish language skills and effective communication with reporters to identify factual errors, misleading statements and statistics and an instance of potential plagiarism.Research and write articles and guides for corporate clients. Work includes an explainer on wills and trusts for Empower Retirement and LinkedIn think piece for HP.

Produced monthslong investigation into environmental health impacts of pollution from a landfill using FOIA records, data analysis, mapping, extensive interviews and a review of air samples by an independent toxicologist. EPA announced plans for more extensive air sampling several weeks after investigation's publication.Led news coverage of Sullivan County, Tenn., for a Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper, producing breaking news, daily stories and features on environment, county government, justice, education and COVID-19.Sought out and completed an Investigative Reporters & Editors workshop in data journalism; used data scraping, cleaning and analysis skills gained in reporting.Won seven first place and best in show awards in 2020 Virginia Press Association News and Advertising Contest and a scholarship to attend 2021 IRE conference.Regularly responded to subscriber questions and requests.

Profiled war veterans and submitted and reviewed Freedom of Information Act requests for the Lynchburg News & Advance.Researched and wrote stories for several nonprofit clients.

Developed, wrote and edited stories for World Wildlife, the quarterly magazine of a top conservation NGO (340,000 readers). Also drafted lead stories for annual report and wrote occasional news stories.Pitched magazine’s first illustrated feature; selected the writer/illustrator, edited print story and collaborated with web team to create animated web version. Story won gold prize in 2018 Excel Awards, became one of magazine’s 10 most viewed stories for 2017 and was adapted and translated for use by five overseas WWF offices.Managed production of the digest, a condensed version of the magazine, with multiple graphic design teams, editors and a printing company. Created production guide for editorial team.Interviewed conservation experts from Alaska to Argentina for stories. Collaborated with editors, communications specialists, subject matter experts, legal team and a fact-checker to incorporate revisions and secure approvals.

Organized a 10-day trip to report on forest conservation in Argentina. Interviewed scientists, ranchers and park staff in Spanish to produce 3,000-word feature and two infographics.Maintained style guide and developed freelancer database.Pitched, researched, wrote and edited feature stories, profiles and infographics for 15 magazine issues.

Ghostwrote and edited essays for public officials and entrepreneurs to promote Why We Care, a campaign supporting universal access to family planning services.

Crafted blog posts press releases, statements from foundation leaders and a weekly team email about communication priorities.Analyzed and presented newsletter engagement data to senior management.

Wrote and edited content for newsletters about nonprofit, business, marketing and energy sectors.

Tutored students and assisted teachers in English, Spanish and art classes at a Philadelphia high school.Started a weekly student journalism club. Coached students in writing and interviewing techniques, helped them launch a school paper and secured funding from Temple University for a paid teacher supervisor to take over after my team’s departure.