Experience
The Sacramento Bee
Acting Folsom and El Dorado Hills Reporter | August 2026-Present
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Sole reporter covering local government, budgets, courts and policing in two Sacramento suburbs
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Write a weekly newsletter highlighting government, public safety news in El Dorado Hills and Folsom
Capital Bureau Intern | June 2026–August 2026
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Produced four to five stories a week including coverage of California lawsuits against President Trump, local elections and the Department of Justice’s investigation of Gov. Newsom
Capital News Service
Reporter | August 2025–June 2026
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Pitched and wrote enterprise stories about immigration enforcement in Maryland. Used arrest data, court records and video analysis. Developed an extensive network of sources including elected officials, law enforcement, advocates and people directly impacted by the threat of deportation
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Published investigative story “How the Park Police are helping ICE carry out deportation efforts” in The Washington Post, co-produced accompanying video with more than 70,000 Meta views
Howard Center for Investigative Journalism
Investigative Journalism Fellow | August 2024–May 2026
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Led a team of four writers; produced a story for the Howard Center’s Off the Rails investigative series about regulatory gaps in the freight rail industry, published by AP, The Washington Post, Jan. 2026
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Tracked regulatory rules, reviewed a database of advisory group meeting minutes, reviewed NTSB reports, tracked lawsuits involving the freight rail industry and interviewed dozens of sources, including industry executives and NTSB officials
Oklahoma Watch
Scripps Howard News Intern | June 2025–August 2025
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Covered a health insurance scam that trafficked more than 850 Oklahomans to Southern California for drug treatment using court documents and strong network of sources
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Investigated a group of online predator catchers using arrest records and body-cam footage from police across the state; tracked more than 50 criminal cases and interviewed more than 20 sources. Reporting contributed to members of the group being charged with third-degree felonies.
Brancart & Brancart
Investigator | July 2021–June 2024
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Led investigations at a small civil rights law firm; collected public records, analyzed census data, conducted interviews, located witnesses and wrote civil complaints
Awards & honors
Howard Center for Investigative Journalism · University of Maryland
Collaborative investigation into gaps in federal oversight of hazardous materials transported by freight rail
National Edward R. Murrow Award — Investigative Reporting, 2025
SABEW Best in Business Award — Stories for Student Media Outlets, 2025
SPJ Mark of Excellence — National Finalist, Investigative Reporting, 2025
Capital News Service
Investigation into Maryland's 287(g) immigration enforcement policies by three-person reporting team
SPJ Mark of Excellence — National Finalist, In-Depth Reporting, 2025
SPJ Mark of Excellence — Region 2, 1st place, 2025
MDDC Press Association Award — 2nd Place, General News Story, 2025
Presentations
“Investigating rail safety with data and docs,” NICAR 2026
“How we did it: Student-led investigations,” IRE 2026
Education
University of Maryland, Philip Merrill College
Master of Journalism | May 2026
Fellow, Howard Center for Investigative Journalism
Pomona College
Bachelor of Arts | May 2021
Gender and Women’s Studies major, Politics minor
Professional associations
Investigative Reporters & Editors
NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists