experience

WFYI Public Radio | General Assignment Intern
Covered a range of local and statewide topics for radio and web, including the Indianapolis mayor’s race, teacher pay protests and the impact of a proposed Community Justice center on neighboring residents
Chalkbeat Indiana | Reporting Intern
Reported on education policy and equity issues, from Indianapolis’ first-ever “Educators’ Village” to school transportation options and what 2020 Democratic presidential candidates had to say about education
TheStatehouseFile.com | Indiana Statehouse Reporter
Researched and reported issues surrounding the 2019 Indiana legislative session to contribute daily and enterprise coverage to more than 30 media partners around Indiana
Indianapolis Business Journal | HSPA Eugene S. Pulliam Editorial Intern
Reported on local and state business topics, including Indiana’s burgeoning hemp industry and Indianapolis’ bid for a lucrative new Amazon headquarters
The Franklin | Executive Editor, Opinion Editor, Sports Editor
Served in multiple leadership roles for The Franklin, the student-led news magazine of Franklin College, including a term as co-executive editor during the arrest and firing of the college’s president and the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic

publications

Chalkbeat | "Charie Gibson was homeless 17 times. Now, she helps more than 1,000 homeless students in Indianapolis”
Chalkbeat | “To recruit teachers, Indianapolis built an Educators’ Village. But was it enough of an incentive?”
TheStatehouseFile.com | “Public defense spending in Indiana falls behind need”
Winner: Best Criminal Justice Reporting, 1st Place, Society of Professional Journalists 2020 “Best In Indiana” Awards
TheStatehouseFile.com | “‘Is your family complete?’: Experts say Indiana surrogates need legal protections and social visibility”
Winner: Best Consumer Affairs Reporting, 1st Place, Society of Professional Journalists 2020 “Best in Indiana” Awards
Indianapolis Business Journal | 2020 “Forty Under 40” Profiles
Indianapolis Business Journal | “Converse farmer embracing role as hemp pioneer”

Winner of the 2019 Thomas R. Keating writing competition, hosted by the Indianapolis Press Club Foundation
2017 National Pulliam Journalism Scholarship recipient; selected by the Pulliam School of Journalism at Franklin College
Two-time Emmy nominee for work on documentaries jointly produced by the Pulliam School of Journalism and WFYI
2019: “The Children’s Crusade Revisited: Slaughterhouse-Five at 50” — Nominated for Best Nostalgia Documentary, Best Documentary Writing
2018: “Richard Lugar: Reason’s Quiet Warrior” — Nominated for Best Nostalgia Documentary

Journalism | Reporting, Interviewing, Editing, Newsroom Management, News Writing, Feature Writing, Editorial Writing, Column Writing, Broadcast Writing
Digital Media | Social Media, SEO, WordPress Site Administration, HostGator
Multimedia | Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Audition, Premiere), DSLR Photography, Videography

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