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New York, NY, US

Manage production of a documentary podcast that tells the story of one of the first gay-positive churches, the Metropolitan Community Church of San Francisco, and how it faced the personal, social, and political trials of the AIDS epidemic, including the deaths of 500 of its members. My work includes creating production deadlines, running meetings, and.

Produce and edit narrative series about climate change, including story editing, line editing, and planning seasons and story arcs. Also assist with international production and reporting, working with reporters who are new to audio on how to be record and capture sound, and coaching reporters in the tracking process.

Report and produce stories for radio and podcasts about religion and society. These include both long and short form pieces, nationally and internationally. Over the last year, a particular focus of my work has been on religion and conflict in the Middle East, including reporting from Syria, Iraq, Israel, and Palestine.Podcast work includes producing the.

I organize and coordinate the Religion News Association, plan and lead its annual conference, and provide resources to reporters working on the religion beat.

Participated in conversations and collaborative publications with journalists, academics, and faith leaders on how to make conversations about religion more accessible.

Edited broadcast and digital stories for the WHYY newsroom, and was the on-call editor for breaking news on weekends. Also worked with early career reporters to improve their craft and grow in their roles.

Participated as a journalism fellow in an interdisciplinary research project in which journalists and academics collaborate on discussions around the roles of truth and belief within a democracy. Also produced a podcast for the project.

Wrote, reported, and produced an eight-part series about a New Religious Movement that explored questions about what constitutes religious freedom, whom it applies to, and what it means to have unconventional beliefs in the context of the law.

Participated in collaboration and discussions at the intersection of religion and the environment while seeking to bridge the divide between the religion and science beats, particularly in relation to the climate crisis.

Produced the Peabody-nominated investigative series about the religious and political interests behind a constitutional challenge to a law designed to protect Native children.

Participated in a three-month residency for audio journalists and documentarians to workshop new projects, provide mutual support, and challenge one another to grow within the medium. The project culminated with a collaborative group project documenting the newly-vaccinated city of New York.

Hosted a narrative ten-part documentary series on the community on the Utah/Arizona border divided by much more than a state line. On one side are fundamentalist, polygamous Mormons who believe the town should be run by God—and his prophet. On the other are ex-believers who want democracy—and the right to believe (or not believe) as they want. When the.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Produced the monthly Moth Phoenix StorySLAM and worked to cultivate and sustain The Moth's storytelling community in Phoenix.

Launched the first season of a narrative, reported podcast about working moms. My role included writing, producing, editing, and mixing.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Taught Podcasting at Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Wrote and edited on-air copy and story scripts, supervised lower-level producers, directed and board oped live shows, conducted on-air interviews, produced in the field, cut interviews, mixed pieces and generated content. Also assisted with other original productions including hosting and producing live events, moderating panels, and coordinating election.

Mentored a first-year journalism student who was interested in pursuing a career in audio.

Washington, DC

Duties included writing, editing, cutting and fact-checking on deadline, as well as finding innovative and engaging ways to tell news stories on a number of different issues quickly, accurately and efficiently. Worked for a number of news magazine shows as well as the Arts Desk and Newscast. Began as an Editorial Assistant and left as an Associate.