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EXPERIENCE
Statehouse bureau at one of the largest dailies in the U.S.
Austin Bureau Reporter | March 2019 - present
- • Reports across a wide variety of state-focused subjects, from statehouse coverage of issues that matter most to readers at papers in Houston and San Antonio to watchdog reporting on the Governor and Attorney General
- • Serve as data resource for rest of bureau and produce my own data-driven projects
- • Closely following some of the most competitive races the state of Texas has seen in over a decade
AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN • MYSTATESMAN.COM • AUSTIN, TX
Major daily with an emphasis on local reporting
Reporter | Sept. 2016 - February 2019
- • Cover government and politics in Travis County (pop. 1.1M) and Hays County (pop. 176K), including sanctuary city developments that cast the area into the national spotlight
- • Contribute to statehouse coverage and major breaking news coverage when needed, such as the Sutherland Springs and Hurricane Harvey aftermaths
- • Handled all daytime breaking news solo on Saturdays for over a year, including countless protests following the 2016 election
LOS ANGELES TIMES • LATIMES.COM • LOS ANGELES, CA
One of the largest metros in the nation
Metpro Fellow/Reporter on Metro Desk | Nov. 2015 - April 2016
- • Reported on general assignments, features and breaking news, including contributions to Pulitzer Prize-winning San Bernardino coverage
Metpro Fellow/Reporter on Data Desk | Sept. 2014 - Nov. 2015
TAMPA BAY TIMES • TAMPABAY.COM • ST. PETERSBURG, FL
Metro with a reputation for stellar storytelling
Metro intern | June 2014 - Sept. 2014
- • Reported on crime, courts and general assignments out of the Clearwater bureau
- • Wrote enterprise feature story that was published in The Floridian magazine
Chicago’s largest newspaper and one of largest in nation
Metro intern | March 2014 - June 2014
NIEMAN FOUNDATION FOR JOURNALISM • HARVARD.NIEMAN.EDU • CAMBRIDGE, MA
Oldest and best-known study program for journalists in world
Visiting Fellow | Jan. 2014 - March 2014
- • Developed website to connect college journalists with peers and professionals
- • Project selected out of more than 200 proposals
THE ARIZONA REPUBLIC • AZCENTRAL.COM • PHOENIX, AZ
Daily metro newspaper and one of largest in nation
Pulliam Fellow | June 2013 - Aug. 2013
THE DAILY HERALD • DAILYHERALD.COM • ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL
Third-largest newspaper in Illinois focused on suburban coverage
Editorial Intern | May 2012 - Aug. 2012
Alt-weekly known for Chicago politics and culture coverage
Editorial Intern | May 2011 - Aug. 2011
Chicago Sun-Times’ news source for Chicagoland suburbs
Editorial Intern | May 2011 - Aug. 2011
THE DAILY ILLINI • DAILYILLINI.COM • CHAMPAIGN, IL
University of Illinois independent student newspaper
News Editor | March 2012 – March 2013
- • Managed 30-40 reporters and edited content for print, online and radio
Assistant News Editor | March 2011 - March 2012
City Beat Reporter | Sept. 2010 - March 2011
EDUCATION
B.S. News-Editorial Journalism (Minor: Spanish)
Graduated December 2013 with high honors
SKILLS
Languages
- • English (native)
- • Spanish (advanced)
Web/Data
- • Content Management: Wordpress, P2P, NewsEngin, Drupal, Gryphon, BLOX
- • Page markup: HTML and CSS
- • Coding: Python/Django, Basic PHP and JavaScript, Actionscript, Wordpress templating
- • Analysis: SQL, Excel/Access, QGIS, Basic R
AWARDS
- • Four-year President’s Award recipient from UIUC
- • Wilkey Scholarship recipient from UI College of Media
- • Charles Sotir Scholarship recipient from UI College of Media
- • Marian and Brody Creative Feature Article Award from UI Journalism Department
- • Illinois College Press Association Award in news story category
- • Class project campuscrime.net: SPJ’s national Mark of Excellence for best online news reporting by a four-year college or university
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