Work Experience

• Passion for in-depth storytelling, digging into public records and data, and building relationships with sources

• Stories have led to introduction of laws and policy/civic changes

• Assertively tackles leads, breaking down information with impact

• Vibrant and energetic delivery and use of graphics

• Excels at social media and connecting with viewers (70,000+ followers across social platforms)

• Tenacious and compassionate, eager to continually improve storytelling craft and research skills

Investigative Reporter, Weekend Anchor FOX 17 (WZTV), Nashville, TN

January 2023 - Present

• Reports/produces investigative stories 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, background check impacts, TBI drug test backlog, and one lawmaker’s push for more state transparency after Fox 17 News’ reporting

• 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, and new state law aiming to strip civilian officer oversight boards of power to investigate misconduct claims. Detailed legality involving Nashville Community Review Board’s push to maintain access to police files, pushed mayor and police for response

-Broke story of whistleblower alleging high-ranking officers worked secretly to pass law weakening police oversight boards, now under 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

• Extensive reporting on the Covenant School mass shooting in 2023, and its subsequent impact on school security measures in Tennessee

Investigative Reporter, Anchor NBC12 (WWBT), Richmond, VA

January 2020 - November 2022

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

• 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 (NBC12)

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