Resume
Work
Experience
Feb 2024 - Present
Congressional Reporter
Washington Examiner
Washington, D.C.
- Beats: U.S. House of Representatives, congressional campaigns, 2024 election
- Interview and develop relationships with House lawmakers in the Capitol
- Cover legislation, campaign events and updates, dialogue between members, and national breaking news
- Contribute articles to the Washington Examiner magazine
Aug 2022 - Feb 2024
Breaking News Reporter
Washington Examiner
Washington, D.C.
- One of two leaders on the breaking team of
5-7 reporters
- Beats: D.C. politics, national breaking news, crime, Supreme Court
- Collaborated on articles with other reporters
- Contributed articles to the Washington Examiner magazine
June 2022 - Aug 2022
Press Intern
U.S. Senate, Washington D.C.
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa
- Wrote press releases on the senator's work in the U.S. Senate
- Compiled article clippings written about the senator to keep him informed on issues important to Iowans and Americans
- Attended press conferences and constituent visits
July 2021 - May 2022
Senior Print Editor
The Daily Iowan
Iowa City, IA
- Coordinated print coverage of news, politics, arts and sports articles with executive and managing editors and visuals team
- Managed design team, often designing pages myself
- Created print schedules for enterprise and long form stories with visual and design team members
- Wrote breaking news articles
- Copy edited articles, either breaking news or print articles on deadline
- Beats: Crime and courts, higher education, local government
Summer Editor (2021)
News Editor (2020-2021)
News Reporter (2020)
June 2021 - Jan 2022
Journalist Intern
The Borgen Project/BORGEN Magazine
- Wrote approximately 1-2 articles per week during internship
- Edited 2-3 articles per week for BORGEN Magazine
- Beats: global health care, science and research
Education
2018 - 2022
University of Iowa
Journalism and Mass Communication, B.A.
International Relations, B.A.
GPA: 3.56
Honors in International Relations
Awards &
Recognitions
Photo with The Daily Iowan's General Excellence Award at the Iowa Newspaper Awards in April 2022. Among the other awards I contributed to as Senior Print Editor were Best Use of Graphics and Best Feature Page.
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Finalist for Breaking News Reporting - Society for Professional Journalists
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Finalist for Feature Writing - Society for Professional Journalists
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Featured in Law & Crime Network's "Killer Crimes" documentary for reporting on Mollie Tibbetts trial in summer 2021
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Featured in several Nancy Grace's "Crime Stories" podcasts for coverage of Idaho student quadruple murder case
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Semi-finalist for Fulbright grant to study journalism and local government in Berlin, Germany