-Covered breaking news of a variety of subjects ranging from business and politics to sports and entertainment.-Simultaneously focused on SEO, generating traffic to Forbes and accuracy on a fast-paced team.-Assisted the video production team by appearing in Forbes-produced videos and worked with the social media team to push my articles through our partnerships with social media companies.

Covered K-12 public and private education, three universities and the area's community colleges across a five-county region for Indiana’s second largest newspaper.-Coverage included breaking news events such as guns being brought into school property multiple times and deep dives into topics of interest such as plummeting enrollment at universities and public schools.-Covered in-person visits from high profile figures like First Lady Jill Biden, Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb, U.S. Sen. Todd Young, U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan and U.S. Under Secretary of Education James Kvaal.-Took photos and videos that were displayed in print and online.-Also worked breaking news shifts.-Represented The Times as a guest on media partner Lake Shore Public Radio, 89.1 FM.

Covered local government, courts, crime and COVID-19/public health in and around Franklin County, Missouri as well as the area’s state legislators for The Washington Missourian newspaper.- Regularly covered six municipal governments in Franklin, St. Charles and Warren Counties, Missouri. That included multiple elections and budgets.- Was the lead reporter on public health and COVID-19 during multiple of the largest surges of the coronavirus pandemic. That coverage included regular interviews with doctors and public health experts, reporting and analyzing health data, telling the personal stories of real people who were affected by the virus (including a long hauler and a family that lost both their parents), breaking news (such as when the omicron variant was first detected in the county or when area hospitals reached out to federal agencies for assistance) and covering a protest of vaccine requirements with a focus on dispelling misinformation.- Interviewed multiple state and national politicians including Gov. Mike Parson, U.S Sen. Roy Blunt, U.S Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, state Senate Pro Tem Dave Schatz and a host of state legislators that represent our coverage area.- Heavily covered crime among several municipal police departments, a sheriff’s department and the 20th Circuit Court including murder investigations and jury trials.- Assisted with production, proofreading pages and writing headlines.

-Oversaw K-12/higher education and breaking news reporters, uploaded articles to the website, pulled wire reports and monitored for breaking news.-Regularly assisted with and edited/oversaw coverage of Columbia School Board and University of Missouri System Board of Curators.

-Covered city/county government and other public life topics as well as breaking news as needed.- Notable projects and coverage included racial justice protests in the wake of George Floyd’s death, the coronavirus pandemic and Columbia City Council/Boone County Commission’s response to it, a deep investigation into Missouri’s developmental disability system and several municipal and county elections.- Regular coverage included Columbia City Council and Boone County Commission with occasional coverage of Ashland Board of Aldermen and the 13th Circuit Court.

A fact-checking reporter for the Missouri bureau of PolitiFact.-Fact-checked politicians and public figures during fraught days of the coronavirus pandemic, election season and a political environment full of misinformation following the January 6 Capitol riot.- Covered the 2020 Missouri Gubernatorial Election, extensively fact-checking incumbent Gov. Mike Parson, challenger Nicole Galloway and third party candidates; that included live fact-checking a debate.- My fact-checks appeared on PolitiFact.com,—which receives on average about 10 million page views a month—the Columbia Missourian, KOMU.com and other Missouri Press Association newspapers.

After being promoted from a role as a bouncer and then head of security, I worked as a bartender at this local bar.

Worked as an intern for the University of Missouri English department's professional literary journal. There, I read submissions sent by authors, copyedited, met with editors weekly and helped with any other tasks as needed.

Managed Katy Trail Weekly's social media, including their Twitter, Facebook and Instagram accounts, working to maximize engagement, increase the newspaper's reach and create a positive brand for the newspaper.

Shelved and sorted books using the Library of Congress call system. Assisted patrons in finding books and research gaining research skills.

Edited videos to be played during the morning news show, operated the teleprompter and completed any other tasks as needed at this NBC-affiliate broadcast television newsroom.