My Experience
Edsource, Oakland CA.
Senior Higher Education Reporter
Beat coverage includes 10-campus University of California, 23-campus California State University and 116 campus California Community College systems, college-in-prison programs
Reported on financial aid, postsecondary reforms, career and technical education, and workforce development
Participated as a Spring 2020 fellow in The Institute for Citizens & Scholars (formerly the Woodrow Wilson Foundation) Higher Education Media Fellowship where I led a project examining the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on career and technical education programs in college.
Led, participated, and moderated various webinars and panels on higher education issues
Frequent Guest host and contributor to Education Beat podcast
Inside Higher Ed, Washington D.C.
Higher Education Reporter
National reporter covering community colleges, for-profit institutions, nontraditional students, equity and graduation issues.
Led, participated, and moderated various webinars and panels on higher education issues.
The News-Press Media Group, Fort Myers, Fla.
PK-12 and Higher Education Reporter
Reporter covering pre-kindergarten to 12th grade education in Southwest Florida, including Lee, Collier, Hendry, Glades and Charlotte county school districts.
Beat coverage included higher education reporting on Florida Gulf Coast University, Florida Southwestern State College, and other institutions in the Fort Myers-Cape Coral-Naples area.
Spent eight months covering Lee County (popul. 600,000), City of Fort Myers (popul. 60,000), Town of Fort Myers Beach and Sanibel Island businesses, government, and politics.
The Marshfield News-Herald, Marshfield, WI
PK-12 and Higher Education Reporter
Reporter covering pre-kindergarten through 12th grade and higher education news in North Central Wisconsin. Beat included coverage of University of Wisconsin-Marshfield/Wood County and Mid-State Technical College.
Contributed news articles on high school sports in the Marshfield area.
Contributed business, health, and lifestyle articles in the North Central Wisconsin area
The Flint Journal, Flint, Mich.
General Assignment Reporter
Reporter covering news in the Flint, Western Genesee County, Shiawassee County, Owosso and Corunna areas.
USA Today, McLean, Va.
Intern
Writing for the "On Deadline" and "Nationline" blogs.
Assisted in reporting on the 2009 U.S. presidential primary
The State News, East Lansing, Mich.
Reporter
Capitol beat Senior reporter covering Michigan's State Legislature
The Detroit Free Press, Detroit, Mich.
Intern
Intern for the Metro desk covering the 2004 elections.
Participated in the journalism apprenticeship program.
Awards & Achievements
2019
4th place in Enterprise News Story or Series, California Journalism Awards
2013
2nd place Beat Reporting, Florida Society of News Editors
2011
1st place in Creative Use of Multimedia, Wisconsin Newspaper Association
1st place in Reporting on Local Education, Wisconsin Newspaper Association
1st place in Business Coverage, Wisconsin Newspaper Association
3rd place in Sports News, Wisconsin Newspaper Association
Newspaper Association of America Minority Fellowship
July 2019-Present
March 2015-July 2019
Jan. 2012-Feb. 2015
Feb. 2009-Jan. 2012
May 2008-Jan. 2009
Jan 2008-April 2008
Aug. 2006-Dec. 2007
May-June 2004
2010
1st place in Reporting on Local Education, Wisconsin Newspaper Association