Staff Writer/Intern

The Christian Science Monitor

Boston, MA

August 2019 – May 2020

  • Edited and posted breaking news wires from AP and Reuters

  • Pitched, reported and wrote stories with a solutions focus for the daily online product

  • Produced and co-hosted the daily news brief podcast

  • Managed alternative format features in the weekly magazine (News in Numbers; Overheard)

  • Collaborated with the multimedia team to produce stand-alone audio pieces, including an audio story on immigration in the food industry and video on free public transit

  • Contributed reporting to major projects (ex. attended community meetings and created a beat memo for a series on the opioid crisis in South Boston)

  • Represented the Monitor on local radio programs and at the Boston Book Festival

AmeriCorps VISTA

MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership

Boston, MA

August 2018 – August 2019

  • Produced, scheduled and tracked engagement with our social media content, including Instagram Stories and Twitter Chats

  • Analyzed regional mentor recruitment data in quarterly reports for our 24 local Affiliates

  • Led the Affiliate Communications Committee to build storytelling resources and capacity

  • Edited monthly newsletters, the MENTOR blog, style guide, paid news content, etc.

  • Helped facilitate the National Mentoring Summit in D.C. and develop the conference app

News Intern

New England Public Radio

Springfield, MA

June 2018 – September 2018

  • Pitched, reported, voiced and mixed stories for broadcast

  • Produced a feature-length story on 5G satellite technology that was re-broadcast on WBUR

  • Scheduled and performed interviews by telephone and in the field

  • Participated in news meetings and discussions about long-term station goals

  • Find clips under “New England Public Radio” in Portfolio

Editor-in-Chief

The Mount Holyoke News

South Hadley, MA

August 2017 – August 2018

  • Recruited, trained and managed a staff of 70+ students across all sections of the paper

  • Ran weekly E-Board, pitch and check-in meetings

  • Launched weekly newsletter and expanded from 12 to 16 pages with experimental sections

  • Oversaw production night (final edits on every page, layout checks, calling the printing house, etc.)

  • Wrote “MHN 100,” a bi-weekly column celebrating the newspaper’s 100th anniversary

  • Won the 2018 Excellence in Programming award from Mount Holyoke College

  • Find clips under “The Mount Holyoke News” in Portfolio

Editorial Intern

Wicked Local (GateHouse Media)

Marshfield, MA

May 2016 – August 2016

  • Wrote weekly briefs and feature stories for the weekly newspapers across the South Shore

  • Covered selectmen meetings for the region’s daily newspaper

  • Compiled school district data for a long term project

  • Coordinated photographers and edited articles using the CMS

  • Presented my experience as part of a 2016 Career Symposium panel on the intersection of community service and journalism

  • Find clips under “Wicked Local” in Portfolio

Additional Experience

Guest Blogger, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA (Jan. 2018 — May 2018)

  • Find clips under “The Gates” in Portfolio

Stage Crew, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA (Sept. 2015 – Jan. 2018)

Canvasser, WGBH, Boston, MA (June 2017 – Aug. 2017)

"Upfront" Host, WMHC Radio Network, South Hadley, MA (Sept. 2015 – Jan. 2017)

Copywriting Intern, StudentUniverse, Waltham, MA (June 2016 – January 2017)

Arts Editor, The Mount Holyoke News, South Hadley, MA (Sept. 2015 – Jan. 2017)

Skills

Computer: Adobe Programs (Audition, InDesign, InCopy, Photoshop, Premiere), Digital Asset Management (Dropbox, Image Relay, Merlin), Social Media Platforms (Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok), Social Media Tools (Zoomph, Tweetdeck, Crowdtangle, Echobox), Web Design (Squarespace, Wordpress, editing basic HTML), Canva, Content Management Systems, Gif Creation, NewsBoss, Newsletter Software, Pro Tools, Slack, G Suite, Microsoft Programs

Other: Archival Research, Blogging, Collaborative Reporting, Data Collection & Visualization, Hiring & Team Management, Script Writing, SEO Copywriting