MY PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
REPORTING INTERN, GENERAL ASSIGNMENT
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Sept. 2020-Present
Sniff out creative angles for essential metro, business and enterprise stories on a tight deadline for the second-largest newspaper in Minnesota
Was personally asked by editor in chief to extend my original contract, which was part of a University of Minnesota practicum
SENIOR STAFF REPORTER
Minnesota Daily
Aug. 2020-Present
Pen highly-read articles on research, climate and the environment for the University of Minnesota’s nationally accredited student paper
Attend weekly Content Diversity Board meetings, advocating for equity and diversity in newsroom coverage, hiring and source acquisition
REPORTING INTERN, GENERAL ASSIGNMENT
Southwest Journal
Jan. 2020-Nov. 2020
Investigated the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, civil unrest and recession on immigrants, artists, business owners and families in southwest Minneapolis
Responsible for taking my own photos, live-tweeting breaking news
ASSOCIATE REPORTER
Minnesota Daily
Jan. 2020-Aug. 2020
Pitched unique stories, like horse carcass composting, a transgender oral history podcast and green gentrification in Minneapolis
Wrote many investigative pieces, including one about racism in Minnesota public schools and another about mental health in the medical field, which placed 14th in a national feature writing competition
EDITORIAL ASSISTANT, WRITER
Italian Academy Foundation Inc. & The Italian Journal
Sept. 2019-Dec. 2019
While studying abroad in Italy researched and wrote articles about Italian news, arts and culture as related to the United States for Rome-based nonprofit Italian Academy Foundation
Wrote feature articles for the Italian Journal, blogged about food, sights and art and took photographs for the editor’s personal website
ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT REPORTER
Minnesota Daily
Jan. 2019-Aug. 2019
Made it my mission to write about any and all unconventional art forms in the Twin Cities, including subversive cross stitch, a non-binary tattoo shop and poetry-dispensing gumball machines
Over the span of a couple months, five of my stories were selected by the Associated Press and shared with hundreds of papers around the country
ONLINE EDITOR
The Wake Magazine
Sept. 2018-Dec. 2018
Scouted and pitched a dozen editorial stories to a team of freelance reporters biweekly for the University of Minnesota student magazine
Oversaw two interns, edited a half dozen stories per issue and expanded the magazine’s online presence
CONTENT PRODUCER
The Odyssey Online
Oct. 2017-April 2018
Wrote weekly editorial articles for a national audience, detailing current events and politics
Mastered social media promotion and broadened the Odyssey’s media presence on the University of Minnesota campus