I'm a reporter and weekend 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.
TL;DR
2021-pr — Weekend 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
CHAMPIONSHIP BELTS
2021 First Place Covid-19 Feature, Public Media Journalists Association (PMJA) Awards
2021 First Place News Feature, PMJA Awards
2021 Second Place Social Justice Feature, PMJA Awards
2021 Hard News, Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards
2021 First Place Social Equity Reporting, Society of Professional Journalists NW Region
2020 Best News Series, National Edward R. Murrow Awards
2020 First Place Best Series, PMJA Awards
2019 California Fellow, USC Annenberg's Center for Health Journalism
2019 Continuing Coverage, Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards
2017 ProPublica Data Institute
2016 Great Lakes Energy Fellow, Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources
2016 First Place Investigative Reporting, SPJ NW Region
2015 First Place Light Feature, Idaho Press Club