Manages the international desk of the GSR, doing line-edits on feature stories from staff and freelancers primarily covering Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Works with the editing team in accepting pitches and planning international coverage regarding the social ministries and religious trends of Catholic sisters. Launched and manages the Spanish-language edition of the site, GSR en español, and is expanding the regional freelance network to continue growing Latin American reach and coverage.

Reported articles pertaining to the social work of nuns in Latin America and the U.S.-Mexico border. Regular beats included human trafficking, migration, and the Nuns and Nones movement. Reported from 13 countries, including papal trips and the Amazon Synod of Bishops in the Vatican, and earned several Catholic Press Awards.

Researches, develops, and writes blogs and print articles for NCR

Researched, developed and wrote multimedia content for the following sections: Politics, Environment, Mind & Body, Science & Technology, Community, Arts & Culture, Food; proofread and edited print content, wrote book reviews for print

Fact-checked print and online content, wrote blogs for all nine sections of the magazine, proofread and edited stories, utilized search engine optimization, managed Pinterest account, oversaw library and magazine maintenance, joined garden club

Pitched and developed segment ideas, observed news production from a technical perspective, helped with camera work, shadowed reporters on the field and producers behind the scenes, attended morning meetings, uploaded video segments to the master site

Provided detailed story budget forms, reported feature stories for the Words Department, reported in alternative story form, wrote personal essay, contributed story ideas, met with editor and adviser on a regular basis, peer-critiqued

Wrote monthly feature assignments, attended weekly editorial meetings, consulted staff writers regularly

Wrote and designed press releases for upcoming children’s books, updated information on FileMaker Pro, organized and researched book awards and selected books for submission, mounted posters and other administrative tasks

Wrote news briefs for the Local & State section, regularly contributed to the Features section; developed freelance-relationship in the following years