I am a journalist and leader with a passion for providing the training and mentorship needed to strengthen and diversify the field of journalism.

When I was a child, I used to interview family members with an imaginary microphone. I turned that dream into a reality, working as a journalist for NPR’s Talk of the Nation and Weekend All Things Considered, KPCC in Los Angeles and Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting.

I am currently the training manager for Report for America, supporting journalists in local newsrooms across the country.

From 2020-2024, I was the regional managing editor of the Gulf States Newsroom, a collaboration among NPR and member stations in Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi. I built the regional newsroom from the ground up — hiring editors and reporters and creating systems and structures for effective collaboration. I was named 2022 Editor of the Year by the Public Media Journalists Association.

My writing has been featured in Poynter, The Cut, Current and more.

I was born and raised in Silver Spring, Maryland. I studied broadcast journalism and linguistic anthropology at New York University. I now call Birmingham, Alabama home.

In my free time, I love hiking, singing and playing the guitar, talking to my plants and relaxing in my egg chair. I once wrote a love song about condiments.