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Professional Reporting
Google x Poynter Student Misinformation Fellow, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Madison, WI
September 2023 - present
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Research and report PolitiFact articles on political misinformation and disinformation.
Capitol Bureau Intern, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Madison, WI
June 2023 - August 2023
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Produced daily coverage of proposed legislation, floor sessions, press conferences and a $99 billion biennial state budget.
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Helmed leading statewide coverage of a sweeping overhaul to Wisconsin’s literacy education from bill introduction to signing.
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Developed enterprise and investigative pieces on government transparency concerns, misleading state DEI laws and higher education.
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Contributed to comprehensive coverage of the first 2024 GOP debate, including breaking news and an enterprise story on youth voters.
Investigative Intern, The Capital Times | Madison, WI
January 2023 - April 2023
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Helmed data analysis operations for a longform reporting project on adult missing persons in Wisconsin.
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Submitted and processed over 400 open records requests with local police departments statewide.
News Reporting Intern, The Capital Times | Madison, WI
June 2022 - September 2022
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Reported and wrote full-time and published over 30 articles on diverse topics including local government, state politics, food, arts and special events.
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Covered high-profile events such as Epic’s annual Worldwide User Group Meeting and a Dobbs v. Jackson abortion rights protest.
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Conducted a data journalism investigation exploring causal factors of UW-Madison’s poor sustainability performance.
Collegiate Reporting
Managing Editor, The Daily Cardinal | Madison, WI
April 2023 - present
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Coordinate award-winning comprehensive editorial coverage for a student newspaper of over 150 active staff and 7,500 print circulation.
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Lead development and implementation of a membership program that will raise additional funds to support organization-wide operations.
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Helm the paper’s digital innovation initiatives, including SEO best practices, analytics integration and CMS modernization.
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Directed multi-day original breaking news coverage of campus protests that garnered national attention and over 50,000 site pageviews.
State News Editor, The Daily Cardinal | Madison, WI
April 2022 - April 2023
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Coordinated daily pitch assignments and press credentials for nearly two dozen junior state news writers.
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Broke exclusive campus and state stories, including the political death knell for a $24.5 million statewide tuition assistance program.
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Led coordinated news, photo and graphics coverage for Wisconsin’s 2022 midterm elections, including a print spread and live blog.
Staff Writer, The Daily Cardinal | Madison, WI
August 2020 - April 2022
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Wrote 28 articles, including continuing coverage of Wisconsin’s COVID response, redistricting and affordable housing.
Multimedia Reporting
1050 Bascom, UW-Madison Political Science Department | Madison, WI
May 2023 - Present
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Produce and edit a recurring nonpartisan podcast featuring interviews with political experts on current events and careers.
The Student Dive, The Daily Cardinal | Madison, WI
September 2021 - December 2022
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Co-produced a monthly podcast that interviewed Cardinal writers about their print edition articles.
Education
University of Wisconsin-Madison | Madison, WI
September 2021 - December 2022
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B.S., Journalism; B.S., Political Science
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Certificates (minors) in Public Policy and Data Science
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GPA: 3.95/4.00
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Dean’s List (6 sem.); Phi Kappa Phi (2 sem.); Pi Sigma Alpha (2 sem.); Cabinet of Student Leaders (1 sem.)
Skills
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Newsroom leadership
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Adobe InDesign
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Print layout
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Online news publishing
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Microsoft Excel
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Python
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R Studio
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Adobe Audition
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Adobe Premier Pro
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SoundCloud
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Audio editing
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Digital photography
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Multimedia reporting
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AP Style editing
Awards
Breaking News Reporting, Winner, Collegiate Level
Society of Professional Journalists, Region 6 (2023)
Food/Restaurant Journalism, Winner, Collegiate Level
Society of Professional Journalists, Region 6 (2023)
In-Depth Reporting, Finalist, Collegiate Level
Society of Professional Journalists, Region 6 (2023)
Radio News Reporting, Finalist, Collegiate Level
Society of Professional Journalists, Region 6 (2023)
Best Journalistic Use of Social Media to Tell or Enhance a Story, Gold Award, Collegiate Level
Mwilwaukee Press Club (2023)
Best Audio News Story, Single or Ongoing, Gold Award, Collegiate Level
Milwaukee Press Club (2023)
Best Journalistic Use of Social Media to Tell or Enhance a Story, Bronze Award, Collegiate Level
Milwaukee Press Club (2023)
Use of Multimedia, First Place, Collegiate Level
Wisconsin Newspaper Association (2023)
Breaking News, Second Place, Collegiate Level
Wisconsin Newspaper Association (2023)
Feature Story, Third Place, Collegiate Level
Wisconsin Newspaper Association (2023)
Public Affairs/Talk Show (Radio), Second Place, Collegiate Level
Wisconsin Broadcasters Association (2023)