Work experience

Michigan Advance — Reporter | Lansing, Mich.

• Cover statewide policy and politics around Michigan with a concentration on impact-focused reporting, within the statehouse, in state and federal court, and across the whole Great Lakes State. 

• Focus coverage on social services and community issues, including education and food assistance programs, as well as on state-level response to Trump administration policies and the federal government shutdown.

• Regularly attend state House and Senate hearings to cover legislative issues, including the FY2026 budget.

• Publish at least five stories a week, ranging from short-term briefs to longer-form enterprise stories.

Investigative Reporting Workshop — Fellow | Washington, D.C.

• Investigated Trump administration funding cuts to fair housing programs and reported on the ability and willingness of immigrants to use federal housing resources, published in Mother Jones. 

• Pitched, reported and wrote two in-depth investigations on maintenance processes in D.C.’s public housing and on unpaid housing code violation fines in the District, published in Washington City Paper.

• Created & analyzed a dataset of officer-involved deaths investigated by the New York Attorney General’s Office.

• Analyzed data in Excel and used visualization tools to effectively convey complex quantitative information.

ProPublica — Medill Investigative Lab Writer | Washington, D.C.

• Worked with ProPublica reporter Debbie Cenziper and a team of Northwestern students to report and write investigative articles regarding the FDA’s lack of enforcement of quality standards for generic drugs.

• Reported on impact of FDA layoffs under DOGE on drug safety and quality, especially the loss of support staff.

• Helped cover follow-up responses on Capitol Hill and the FDA and collected tips from external sources. 

Chicago Tribune — FOIA Intern/Freelancer | Chicago

• Analyzed State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds data to file dozens of records requests regarding the use of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding in Illinois, Cook County and the city of Chicago.

• Organized request returns to find important takeaways to report on further; communicated with FOIA officers to find more details of financial and performance metrics for specific ARPA-funded programs. 

• Interned through the Northwestern University Media Law and Government Transparency Practicum.

POLITICO — Intern, New Jersey Bureau | Trenton, N.J.

• Spearheaded coverage of affordable housing legislation and pro-Palestine campus protests, as well as extensively reporting on 2024 U.S. Senate & House campaigns and election reforms, including breaking news.

• Communicated with leaders in both houses of the N.J. state legislature, the Governor’s office, and major campaigns around the state, and tracked important legislation throughout the legislative process. 

• Created daily newsletters using an internal CMS for subscribers on the events of the day prior.

The Daily Princetonian — Managing Editor; News Editor | Princeton, N.J.

• As Managing Editor (2023): spearheaded initiatives to advance content strategy and the continuation of long-term projects; edited nightly ~15 articles for both print and online, managing a staff of ~400 students. 

• As News Editor (2021-22): managed all news coverage, ensuring consistent and timely coverage; communicated with University administration, while also writing and reporting particularly sensitive stories. 

International Press Institute — Press Freedom Intern | Vienna, Austria

• Monitored, researched and reported on press freedom violations worldwide. 

• Pitched, planned, and executed a multi-part enterprise series highlighting the experiences and challenges of LGBTQ+ journalists worldwide, featuring journalists from Belarus, Ethiopia and Colombia among others.