MY RESUME

As city government reporter, I regularly cover the Oklahoma City Council and city departments like parks, police and fire. I have focused on people and neighborhood-centric stories, covering issues people are experiencing and what the city is or could do about them. I also occasionally cover homelessness, health, trending topics, breaking news and statewide news. On a weekly basis I produce 2-5 stories, depending on the topics and the amount of research and interviews they require. I have also been trained in SEO to write my own headlines, and recently started learning to make videos.

CARNEGIE KNIGHT NEWS21 FELLOW

With 34 other student journalists from across the country, produced a thorough investigative report on America’s juvenile justice system. Researched, reported and wrote story on sexual abuse in juvenile facilities. Co-produced and recorded podcast episode on disparities in the system. Assisted in running News21’s Instagram, Facebook and Twitter accounts, including writing and scheduling posts.

THE OKLAHOMAN - SUMMER INTERN

Worked on daily print deadlines and longform stories, producing a total of 18 stories over 10 weeks. Reported and wrote stories on several nonprofits, the 2020 Census, OKC Zoo summer camps, an Oklahoma artist’s project celebrating the centennial of women’s right to vote, and an Oklahoma Department of Transportation Commission meeting. Co-writer on story over missing and murdered indigenous women epidemic in Oklahoma which gained over 12,000 page views.

OU DAILY - MULTIPLE REPORTING AND EDITING POSITIONS

For one year as an editor on the news desk, managed reporters, edited stories daily and helped run social media accounts. Also reported on sexual harassment allegations against a former School of Drama donor and professor emeritus, which prompted the OU Board of Regents to strip his professor emeritus status, and reported on sexual harassment allegations against a School of Drama professor, with the initial story gaining over 13,000 page views and had an average of 9:33 time on page in one week.

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As enterprise reporter, wrote about the trials and triumphs of pregnant and parenting students on OU’s campus. Also wrote a longform piece on a former OU drama student’s inappropriate relationship with her professor and the Title IX process that removed him from the school. Reported on the coronavirus pandemic and its effects on students, staff, faculty and the Norman community. Reported and published data-driven investigation into racial disparities in the Norman Police Department’s data.

AWARDS

1st and 2nd place, in-depth reporting, Oklahoma Press Association; Mark of Excellence, Online News Reporting, Society of Professional Journalists; 4th place, in-depth story, Associated College Press/College Media Association