I'm a reporter covering lands and environmental policies at Oregon Public Broadcasting. I was previously a reporter at Jefferson Public Radio covering Southern Oregon and Northern California. Before that, I worked for local newspapers in rural Oregon and Idaho. My most recent reporting has focused on wildfires, forestry and wildlife issues.
You can read my latest work here and full resume here.
TL;DR
2024-pr — Environment reporter at Oregon Public Broadcasting in Portland, OR
2021-2024 — Breaking News Editor at Oregon Public Broadcasting in Portland, OR
2017-2021 — Reporter at Jefferson Public Radio in Ashland, OR, covering wildfires, homelessness, local gov
2016-2017 — Reporter in Roseburg, OR, covering housing, city gov
2014-2016 — Reporter in Ontario, OR & Payette, ID, covering oil & gas, local gov
2012-2014 — AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer in St. Helens, OR & Portland, OR, with a focus on housing
2006-2010 — Golden West College & Cal-State Fullerton, bachelors in English, features editor/columnist of the campus paper
AWARDS
Edward R. Murrow Awards
2021 Hard News, Region 1
2020 Best News Series, National
2019 Continuing Coverage, Region 1
Public Media Journalists Association Awards
2021 First Place Covid-19 Feature
2021 First Place News Feature
2021 Second Place Social Justice Feature
2020 First Place Best Series
Other
2021 First Place Social Equity Reporting, Society of Professional Journalists NW Region
2016 First Place Investigative Reporting, SPJ NW Region
2015 First Place Light Feature, Idaho Press Club
EXTRACURRICULAR
2018-2023 SPJ Greater Oregon Pro Chapter board member (and president for one year)
2019 California Fellow, USC Annenberg's Center for Health Journalism
2017 ProPublica Data Institute
2016 Great Lakes Energy Fellow, Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources