I'm a reporter and breaking news editor 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, natural disasters, and issues around poverty and homelessness. You can see my full resume here.

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TL;DR

2021-pr — Breaking News Editor at Oregon Public Broadcasting in Portland, OR

2017-2021 — Reporter at Jefferson Public Radio in Ashland, OR

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