EXPERIENCE

Investigative Reporter-Anchor

KOIN 6 News
CBS Affiliate, Portland, OR 2018—2025

  • Investigations

  • Hard, Enterprise News

  • Breaking News

  • Fill-in Anchor KOIN 6

  • Fill-in Host KOIN AM Extra

Multimedia Journalist-Anchor

KEPR Action News
CBS Affiliate, Pasco, WA 2016-2018

  • Daily enterprise reporting

  • Shoot, write, and edit

  • Fill-in Anchor

  • Web writer

Assistant Producer, WGN-TV
WGN-TV Chicago 2015-2016

Assistant Producer, NBC 5 Investigates
WMAQ Chicago 2015

  • Managed FOIA requests, court files

  • Researched & compiled data

Assistant Producer, Chicago Tonight
WTTW11 2014

RELATED WORK

Copy Editor 2014-2016
Center for Digital Ethics & Policy

Writer & Copy Editor 2015
Loyola University Marketing and Communication

MMJ Instructor 2014 & 2015
Digital Storytelling Workshop

COMMUNITY OUTREACH

Society of Professional Journalists
Loyola Chicago 2013 -2016

  • President of Loyola’s chapter

  • Coordinated SPJ events with Chicago journalism professionals

Journalism Volunteer & Mentor
Senn High School 2014 - 2016

  • Recruited and coordinated volunteers

  • Taught students writing and reporting

SPECIAL SKILLS

AP Style and video production

Premiere Pro, AVID, Audition, Lightroom, Google Sheets, Google Forms

YouTube, Facebook, Twitter (X), Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, Reddit

Artificial Intelligence:

LLMs (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini)

Researchers (Perplexity, Notebook LM)

Creator (Midjourney, Nanobanana, Sora 2)

EDUCATION

Loyola University Chicago

  • BA: Broadcast Journalism

  • Minor: Political Science

  • Graduation, May 2016

John Felice Rome Center

  • Studied abroad: Italy

  • Travel: Israel, Greece, Turkey, Denmark, France, Spain, Netherlands

HONORS & AWARDS

  • 2024: Edward R. Murrow - “Oregon Sec. of State Resigns”

  • 2023: Emmy nominee: News Special & Spot News

  • 2022 Emmy nominee: Investigative Report

  • 2021 Emmy nominee: Breaking News

  • GPA: 3.86/4.0 Dean’s List 2012-2016

  • Outstanding Student in Journalism 2016

  • 2015 NATAS Tom Skilling Scholarship

  • 2014 Chicago Headline Club internship grant

  • Alpha Sigma Nu Member, the International Jesuit Honors Society

EXTRA CURRICULAR

Kappa Kappa Gamma, Eta Lambda

Loyola Running Club: Executive Board Member