I am a journalist who most recently spent four years working at KWWL, the NBC affiliate in Waterloo, Iowa. I joined the station in June 2020 as a Waterloo-based multimedia journalist and took the reigns as the weekend evening news anchor in the Summer of 2021.
At KWWL, I covered just about everything under the sun, from planting and harvesting corn and soybean crops on farms to the mania around Iowa superstar Caitlin Clark to local, state, and federal government. I traveled all across the KWWL viewing area and the state in the fall and early part of 2024, following Republican Presidential Candidates on the campaign trail, covering town halls and rallies and securing interviews with several of the candidates. At KWWL, I was the station's lead political reporter. I covered two senate elections, a gubernatorial election, the push by Iowa Democrats to keep their spot as "First in the Nation," and the ensuing fallout after national Democrats booted the state from the top spot. I was responsible for staying on top of developments at the state capitol in Des Moines and leading our coverage of the legislative session every year.
Since the age of five, I have known I wanted to be a reporter. I was drawn to journalism because I believe there is something extraordinary about having the opportunity to tell people's stories and write the first draft of history.
I am originally from Boston, Massachusetts, but I grew up in Orlando, Florida. My interest in journalism took me to Columbia, Missouri, where I studied broadcast journalism and political science at the University of Missouri.
While in college, I worked as an anchor, reporter, and producer for KOMU 8 News, the NBC affiliate in Mid-Missouri. I covered the state capitol in Jefferson City, including three Missouri legislative sessions and two different governors. While in college, I also covered a campaign rally by Former President Trump and a Presidential Debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton in 2016. During the COVID-19 pandemic, my reporting focused specifically on how the state and Missouri Governor Mike Parson responded to the pandemic.
In 2019, I spent the summer overseas covering the European Union. I worked as an audiovisual intern for EURACTIV, covering European Commission policy and producing the outlet's weekly "EU Tweets of the Week" digital show. Before that, I interned at WESH 2 News in Orlando and worked for the campus TV station MUTV 23. While in high school, I worked as a Varsity Reporter for Spectrum Sports, Florida, covering my high school and others in the area.
When I am not reporting or telling stories, I enjoy spending time outside, being with friends, and cheering on my favorite sports teams. I am a huge Red Sox, Patriots, Bruins, and Celtics fan!
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