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● Reporting on injustice and vulnerable populations in the Pacific Northwest including criminal justice, healthcare, addiction, homelessness and more.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Area

● Produce writing, photography, and video on human interest stories● Work with outlets such as the Oklahoman, the Denver Post, Colorado Public Radio, and Fodor’s● Reported on the First Americans Museum and its 15 years in the making, including an award-winning cover story on its opening for Oklahoma Today magazine

Colorado

● Verified, vetted and updated dozens of recommendations and related content in the Colorado and National Parks of the West travel guides

Oklahoma, United States

● Report on mental health and the criminal justice system, including an award-winning, series on a spike of mental health crisis calls to the Oklahoma City police● Fought for public records that exposed the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths in Oklahoma nursing homes, which led the state health department to release vital data to the public● Exposed the impact of a ballot measure on domestic abuse contributing to voters’ rejection● Investigated strangulation against women in Oklahoma, which resulted in strangulation being one of the first domestic violence crimes added to the state’s list of violent offenses● Wrote a national, award-winning narrative on a family-owned nursing home during COVID-19● Created a survey in which more than 130 Oklahomans shared their struggles with mental health ● Collaborate on investigations with colleagues in and out of the newsroom, including Frontline PBS, local NPR, and UC Berkeley● Mentor colleagues, train staff on solutions journalism techniques, and edit stories● Lead the outlet’s visual strategy and create video, photography, and graphics for stories

Norman, Oklahoma

● Taught Multimedia Journalism at my alma mater, the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication

Boulder, Colorado

● Led reporting on 4 communities in Boulder County and coordinated coverage of events and local government, including a municipal border feud and the fight over fracking● Assisted with assignments, editing, and design for 2 sister newspapers and managed a reporter

Longmont, Colorado

● Co-founded the regional digital features team, which coordinated life and arts coverage across 3 sister newspapers in Colorado● Wrote daily news, education, and features, including coverage of the 2013 St. Vrain flood

Boulder, Colorado

● Increased student voices in education coverage through on-the-ground reporting● Covered the University of Colorado’s faltering journalism school and efforts to move a historic 420 celebration off campus

Naples, Florida

● Reporting and writing daily articles and coordinating with photography and video staff. ● Stories included features, breaking, city, local and education news.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

● Reported and wrote features for various niche publications● Worked with the video department to produce online content and assisted on photo shoots

Bachelor'S, Online Journalism

Activities and Societies: Dean's honor roll, summa cum laude, Online News Association, Society of Professional Journalists, oudaily.com.

Public Relations, Advertising, And Applied Communication

Activities and Societies: Sigma KappaPublic relations