WORK EXPERIENCE
• Passion for in-depth storytelling and multimedia projects, focused on holding those in positions of power accountable and helping those in vulnerable circumstances
• Reporting has led to introduction of laws and impactful policy/civic change
• Constant records requests, persistently navigating open records laws
and discourse with FOIA officials
• Streamlines and breaks down data analysis using graphics for easy for viewer grasp
• Vibrant and energetic delivery
• Excels at social media, connecting with 70,000+ followers across social platforms
• Tenacious and compassionate, maintaining hundreds of sources with consistent outreach
• Produces compelling and artistic reports combining video, graphics, photography, presenting on camera/anchoring, copy editing, and tailoring stories for social media audiences and digital multimedia projects
• Eager to continually improve storytelling craft, learning new techniques and experimenting with creativity
• Continues educational workshops and training to bolster analysis and leading-edge research skills
Investigative Reporter, Weekend Anchor
FOX 17 (WZTV), Nashville, TN
January 2023 - Present
• Reports/produces investigative stories (long form and quick-turn updates/packages to ongoing stories or deeper dives into breaking news) focusing on accountability in Middle Tennessee and state for Fox 17 News investigative team
• Series of reports revealed statewide increase in "sober" DUI charges, breathalyzers widely no longer used by police, outdated background check impacts, TBI drug test backlog, and introduction of state law aiming for transparency in sober arrests
• Broke investigation into one Middle Tennessee town’s alleged traffic ticket quota, uncovering leaders had more than doubled police budget, funded solely by ticket revenue. After report, town reduced the number of officers
• Series followed police oversight in Nashville after new state law aimed to strip civilian officer oversight boards of power to investigate misconduct claims. My investigation revealed a stark difference in interpretation of the law, as I repeatedly pressed police and the mayor for months on what transparency the city’s Community Review Board would receive from metro police. After a year of stories, the CRB ultimately retained its ability to view police records and video, after initially being refuted by the city’s police department and legal team
-Broke story of whistleblower alleging high-ranking officers worked secretly to pass law weakening police oversight boards, prompting an independent city investigation
• Series focused on legal/mental healthcare loopholes after college student Jillian Ludwig was fatally shot by suspect who was previously let off of shooting charges, deemed mentally incompetent by judge
• Led station coverage on disappearance of Riley Strain, making national headlines. Reports included obtaining exclusive surveillance video of college student who went missing from Nashville’s entertainment district, later to be found deceased in river. Secured exclusive interview of last person to see Strain alive, and directed hard-hitting questions at police revealing potential holes in law enforcement investigation. Following my reports, the city appropriated $1.5 million towards fencing and safety improvements along the riverside
• Extensive reporting on the Covenant School mass shooting in 2023, and its subsequent impact on school security measures in Tennessee
Investigative Reporter, Weekend Anchor
NBC12 (WWBT), Richmond, VA
January 2020 - November 2022
• Reported/produced investigative/consumer/promotable stories in On Your Side Investigators unit
• Investigation into shooting range gun rental laws after two suicides within a week, prompted state legislation to be introduced
• Broke story on FBI investigation into decades-old missing child case, earning 2022 Emmy, regional Murrow, AP, and VAB awards
• Produces/reports from OTT center for digital platforms including Apple TV, Roku, etc.
• Reports live in field in field and breaking news desk
• Co-anchored 12 News Before Noon hour newscast at 11 a.m., facilitating and conducting live interviews during newscast, and engaging with viewers on social media
REPORTER - RICHMOND BEAT, WEEKEND EVENING ANCHOR (NBMC12)
January 2019 - January 2020
• Anchor and co-produced evening newscasts
• Post stories to web and send out breaking news alerts
REPORTER/MMJ - RICHMOND BEAT, WEEKEND MORNING ANCHOR (NBC12)
6/2015 - 1/2019
• Richmond city beat reporter, covering the entire range of issues affecting RVA, including city hall politics, crime, human interest stories, education, special assignments, etc.
• Broke news on social media and web first; Delivers live shots in urgent and active manner
• Served as NBC12’s Richmond city beat reporter, covering the entire range of issues affecting RVA, including city hall politics, crime, human interest stories, education, special assignments, etc.
• Covered major stories, including the fall of Richmond’s Confederate monuments, fatal shooting of nine-year-old Markiya Dickson by stray gunfire during a Memorial Day picnic, the disappearance/homicide of UVA student Hannah Graham, former Virginia governor Bob McDonnell’s corruption trial and sentencing, local Black Lives Matter protests, and the corruption investigation surrounding former Richmond mayor Dwight Jones
• Engaged audience via social media, driving viewers to newscast through Facebook live reports, Twitter, and Instagram
• Consistently ranks in market’s top-ten news personalities (CrowdTangle)
MULTIMEDIA JOURNALIST (NBC12)
4/2012 - 6/2015
• Enterprised stories on daily basis; worked remotely from field
Anchor, Reporter, Multimedia Journalist
NBC 11 News (KKCO), Grand Junction, CO
April 2010 - March 2012
• Shot and edited stories
• Wrote and posted reports to web from the field, often during breaking news events
• Produced and anchored weekend newscasts
Freelance Associate Producer
News 12 New Jersey, Edison, NJ
September 2007 - March 2010
• Wrote scripts for anchors; partnered with producers to build shows and facilitate newscasts
Assignment Desk Editor
New Jersey Network News, Newark, NJ
September 2006 - April 2008
• Enterprised, researched and set up stories for reporters
• Monitored breaking news
• Field Producer- conducted interviews in the field; booked live interviews on scene; writes and produces scripts
EDUCATION
Columbia UniversityNew York, NY
Graduate School of Journalism
• Master of Science
• Co-created documentary about teen organ transplant recipients entitled “The Wait,” which received 2009 Student Academy Award (silver)
Montclair State University
Montclair, NJ
• Bachelor of Arts: Double major in Psychology and Justice Studies (child advocacy concentration)
• Magna Cum Laude