Experience
Staff Reporter, Courts and Criminal Justice
May 2022 — present
The Palm Beach Post
- Cover criminal proceedings in state and federal court, including the prosecutions of a president and his would-be assassin, a killer clown and the deadliest high school shooter in U.S. history.
- Led the newsroom’s coverage of the Epstein files, uncovering a failed probe that began years before what officials claimed was the first.
- Broke a series of stories on pay-to-play politics in Trump’s backyard, including a prosecutor's race bankrolled by billionaires, a presidential pardon for a convicted tax cheat and a $2 million auctioned White House lunch.
Public Safety Reporter
April 2021 — April 2022
The Pocono Record
- Tracked overdose deaths, gun violence, police pursuits and use-of-force trends across the Pocono Mountains. Examined the cost of each through interactive data visualizations and quick-turn enterprise stories.
- Produced hyperlocal features on topics ranging from political extremism to stolen zoo animals.
Reporting Intern
Jan. 2021 — March 2021
The Orlando Sentenel
- Covered public safety and police accountability, including missed opportunities by law enforcement to intervene in the abuse and murder of a 5-year-old girl.
- Gathered and analyzed inmate-mortality data to assess the pandemic’s impact on incarcerated people in Florida.
Rural Communities Reporter
Aug. 2020 — Dec. 2020
WUFT News
- Investigated illegal relationships between inmates and officers in Florida prisons.
- Broke the news of a former Florida politician detained in Haiti on an illegal weapons charge.
Managing Editor & Reporter
Sept. 2019 — Aug. 2020
The Independent Florida Alligator
- Covered university administrators’ policy decisions and $6 billion budget.
- Confirmed reports of exploitative labor practices at a beloved local sports bar, culminating in the semester’s most read story.
Editorial Assistant
Oct. 2016 — Aug. 2020
New York Times Editing Center
- Edited New York Times copy to be republished by newspapers globally.
- Pitched and wrote a story with New York Times reporter Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs about efforts to impeach a UF student body president with ties to the Trump campaign.
Education
University of Florida
B.S. Journalism
2020