Professional Experience
Congress and Campaigns Reporter, Bloomberg Government - July 2019 - present
Cover Congress, with a focus on the House and the politics surrounding policy. Also cover House and Senate campaigns.
Education Reporter, Bloomberg Government - November 2016 - July 2019
Cover federal education policy and spending in Congress and the Education Department. Broke news on legislation as it was introduced and moved through Congress. Paired daily reporting with enterprise and investigative stories on a variety of K-12 and higher education topics.
Reporter and Researcher, CQ Roll Call — July 2015 -November 2016
Covered education, labor and immigration issues in Congress in conjunction with the presidential campaign. Worked as part of a team developing a product to compile legislation and regulations in all 50 states, plus Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C.
City Hall Reporter, Bryan-College Station Eagle — July 2014 - June 2015
Reported on both Bryan and College Station city governments as well as state legislation. Took on a variety of beats including business, oil and gas, and crime. Reported an award-winning series on fracking in the area.
Intern, The Cambodia Daily — January-April 2014
Reported and wrote local news, education and features stories for an English-language newspaper in Phnom Penh. Worked with local reporters to overcome language barriers. Interviewed top government officials. Explored new culture and successfully pitched multiple stories.
Washington Bureau Intern, The Dallas Morning News — June-December 2014
Covered the Texas delegation in Washington during debates on Syria and the government shutdown. Wrote several front page stories, including a profile of two immigration hardliners in the House Gang of Seven and a story about victims of the 2009 Fort Hood shooting struggling to receive full benefits. Part of White House press pool.
Education
Michigan State University — B.A. in journalism, political science — 2014
Graduated magna cum laude. Served as managing editor of school newspaper, The State News. Received top reporting award at paper and multiple awards through MSU’s journalism school.
Honors and Awards
• Paul Miller 2017 Fellow
• Journalism and Women Symposium, 2016 Fellow
• Texas Associated Press Managing Editors - second place specialty reporting, 2015
• Roy W. Howard National Collegiate Reporting Competition Winner, 2013
• Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, second place specialized business magazine article, 2013
• New York Times Student Journalism Institute, 2012
