CNN | New York City, New York

Stand-In Producer for CNN’s Harry Enten | 3/2025 — Present
Creates graphics for Harry Enten’s TV appearances, manages scheduling, assists with news gathering and collaborates with show teams to ensure they have Harry’s graphics, reporting and other relevant information for show rundowns and his on air appearances. Shoots social videos for CNN platforms and creates content for his Instagram.

News Associate | 8/2024 — Present
Assists the national news hub, show teams and the business news desk through pitching and writing breaking news and feature stories for digital and cross platform use; supporting editorial news gathering through researching, interviewing and logging; supporting reporters and producers in video package production by obtaining elements; preparing guests for live and pre-taped TV interviews; assisting in the field; amongst other duties.

Freelance News Assistant, CNN NYC Bureau | New York City, New York | 12/2023 - 8/2024 
Researched, interviewed and wrote breaking news stories for various departments; booked feeds for the United Nations, NY Governor, NYC Mayor and others; and assisted producers and editors to aid in online and TV packages.

CNN NY Bureau News Gathering Intern, CNN NYC Bureau | New York City, New York | 06/2023 - 08/2023
Wrote stories and news alerts; conducted reach outs, built relationships with sources; obtained legal documents; covered pressers/court proceedings; and assisted with newsgathering to aid in TV package production.

Queer on the Street | New York City, New York

Founder / Editor | 12/2021 — Present
Wrote and edited content, spearheaded licensing and permissions for outside content; managed a team of freelancers between 10 (or more, depending on the various projects) while working on my projects, and assisted social media and sales teams with writing copy and editing existing copy as needed.​

ThinkCERCA | Remote

Content Project Manager | 06/2021 —05/2022
Wrote and edited content, spearheaded licensing and permissions for outside content; managed a team of freelancers between 10 (or more, depending on the various projects) while working on my projects, and assisted social media and sales teams with writing copy and editing existing copy as needed.​

Journal & Topics News Group | Des Plaines, Illinois

General Assignment Reporter | 07/2019 —08/2020
Was the main reporter for the Mount Prospect Journal. Covered local government, crime beat, features, events, and other stories as assigned. Researched, investigated and reported news with accuracy under tight deadlines.

Wilbur Wright College | Chicago, Illinois

​Testing Specialist | 08/2014 — 08/2020
Administered, proctored and handled tests such as the placement test, TEAS nursing test, GED, HiSett, CLEP, etc. Entered in test scores for the students of City Colleges of Chicago; performed administrative and clerical duties when required; and troubleshot various equipment, computer software, and programs. Daily clerical duties such tedious data entry of test scores, email correspondence to college administration, professors, staff and students; answering phones; amongst other duties.

Independent Newspaper | Chicago, Illinois

Co-Managing Editor | 03/2018 — 05/2019

Lead an editorial team of 10 in producing high-quality weekly content across print and digital platforms; planned editorial strategy and standards, enforced deadlines, and maintained the budget with the other co-managing editor. Mentored writers and editors to help them become best versions of themselves.

News Editor | 06/2018 — 05/2019
Finding and assigning stories; teaching AP style to staff; editing articles; writing news stories*; fact-checking; headline writing; and collaborating with photographers and other editors. *has written more than 50 news articles at the Independent. ​

Production Manager | 01/2019 —05/2019
Planning newspaper layout; finalizing photos using Photoshop; laying out the newspaper on InDesign; editing; proofreading; dropping stories, photos and ads; and following up with editors and staff about stories, photos, graphics and ads.

Staff Reporter | 01/2018 — 03/2018
Wrote assigned articles for news, arts and life and opinions and revised articles. 

Christina Cross’ Smiling Souls | Remote

Social Media Manager | 01/2016 — 01/2019
Kept social media up-to-date with events, classes and news. Interacted with potential, new and current students via posts, comments and messages. Maintained brand awareness and online reputation. Created and managed content. Used search engine optimization (SEO) on Facebook page to draw more attention to social media page. Administered, created and published high-quality content that is relevant to Smiling Souls and/or owner Christina Cross. Kept a regular schedule for post publishing​

Chicago News Media Group | Chicago, Illinois

Editorial Intern | 12/2018 — 02/2019
Wrote and revised article; fact-checked; learned importance of SEO and how to use it properly.

The Wright Times Newspaper | Chicago, Illinois

Editor-in-Chief | 04/2016 — 12/2016
Took care of the day-to-day duties; coordinated with the advertisement agencies; had final say of what was published; managed a staff of 15; hired and trained editors; and maintained the social media pages.

Arts and Culture Editor | 11/2015 — 04/2016
Wrote assigned articles for arts and culture, assigned writers articles and revised articles. 

Staff Reporter | 08/2015 — 11/2015
Wrote assigned articles for news, arts and life and opinions and revised articles as requested by editor.

The Wright Side Magazine | Chicago, Illinois

Editor-in-Chief | 08/2015 — 06/2016
Collected, compiled and read through all of the submissions; designed the magazine’s style, size and theme and managed a staff of 10.