California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Journalism

El Camino College
Journalism

Senior Reporting Fellow
CalMatters |
• Coordinated, edited and reported enterprise stories on California higher education • Provided professional development to a class of 13 reporting fellows • Coached fellows through reporting and public records obstacles

Metro Reporting Intern
The Seattle Times |
• Files breaking news stories within one to two hours of assignment • Covers crime, weather, election races, COVID-19 and impacts of Supreme Court rulings • Pursues enterprise reporting on higher education and courts

Reporting Fellow/Intern via Dow Jones News Fund
CalMatters |
• Pitched and wrote multiple enterprise stories on California higher education • Contributed to collaborative reporting projects which distilled complicated issues and state policy into accessible online stories • Co-moderated and spoke at CalMatters public town hall events • Reported on majority-white police departments that serve majority non-white students at California public universities: UC, Cal State police much less diverse than the students they serve

Metro Reporting Intern
San Francisco Chronicle |
• Wrote two to four breaking news articles daily • Reported extensively on climate subjects including wildfires, heat waves, earthquakes, water and drought issues, energy and air quality • Broke news on tuition hikes and vaccine mandates: • UC regents approve tuition hikes. Here’s how much more students can expect to pay • Cal State mandates COVID-19 vaccinations for students, staff this fall

Data and Investigations Editor
Mustang News |
• Coordinated team of three investigative reporters and four data analysts • Developed, edited and reported data-driven and investigative stories about Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and the local community

Lead Data and Investigations Reporter
Mustang News |
• Coordinated data and investigations coverage on multiple topics including sexual assault, policing and university housing • Investigated coronavirus safety issues via obtained documents and deep sourcing after being stonewalled by university: • Cal Poly Is Isolating COVID-Positive Students In Cerro Vista — But Officials Haven’t Told Residents