Money
News editor
January 2022 - present
Senior writer
January 2021 - January 2022
Writer
March 2018 - January 2021
• I help run Money's trending desk, keeping my finger on the pulse of personal finance news so I can pitch, assign and edit briefs from a team of reporters every day. In addition, I oversee our tax coverage and update evergreen guiding content stories.
• I also write Dollar Scholar, a weekly newsletter for young people that demystifies complex personal finance topics with the help of memes and cute animals. (Join 150,000 subscribers at money.com/dollarscholar.)
• Identified smart angles into larger news stories and executed them, most notably leading Money's coverage of the COVID-19 stimulus checks. Juggled a mix of digital cover stories and shorter service pieces with a consumer focus.
• Served as a general assignment reporter, pitching and writing interesting personal finance-related stories about the news of the day and broader trends for both the Web and the print magazine. This meant working on profiles, conducting celebrity Q&As and assisting with data-driven projects like Money’s Best Colleges rankings.
Newsweek
Staff writer
April 2017 - December 2017
• Covered education and politics on the breaking news team, pitching and writing quick hits and in-depth features as part of a push to expand the 84-year-old magazine’s online presence.
• Served as de facto headline editor, reviewing colleagues’ headlines prior to publication. Taught fellow reporters how to structure headlines for search engine optimization, including leading workshops on how to identify viral story ideas and make them work on the internet.
• Helped boost site’s traffic, attracting more than 1 million unique visitors per month.
International Business Times
Breaking news reporter/editor
October 2014 - April 2017
• As an editor from October 2016 through April 2017, managed a team of 13 reporters, fielding pitches, editing copy and writing SEO-friendly headlines.
• Juggled managerial responsibilities with reporting, tackling notable assignments like traveling to D.C. to cover the inauguration and using tools like Dataminr to lead IBT’s coverage of the Westminster terror attack.
• Managed morale and met daily with top editors to determine coverage.
• As a reporter from October 2014 through October 2016, wrote three to five pieces a week on the youth affairs beat, analyzing everything from Common Core to Miley Cyrus’ sexuality. Juggled beat work with general breaking news stories, most notably becoming the go-to person for school shootings.
• Ran IBT’s social media accounts; pitched and produced Facebook Live segments; did radio and on-camera interviews to promote stories.
University of Florida Media Relations
Writer
June 2014 - September 2014
• Interviewed academic experts about their research and crafted easy-to-understand news releases.
• Proofed materials for the launch of a national university rebranding campaign, For the Gator Good.
Washington Post
Researcher
March 2014 - July 2014
• Assisted with a nationwide investigation into murder and abuse cases linked to shaken baby syndrome.
• Searched court dockets for relevant dispositions, cross-referenced with newspaper clips and followed up on instances where charges were dismissed or defendants were acquitted.
The Independent Florida Alligator
Editor-in-chief
December 2011 - May 2014
• For two semesters, led a 50-person staff in five departments to produce a daily newspaper with a readership of 30,000, making it the largest student-run paper in the country.
• Budgeted copy and graphics for print and the web, tailoring all content to engage young audiences.
• Previously served as managing editor, university section editor and higher education beat writer.
Orlando Sentinel
Reporting intern
May 2012 - July 2012
• Worked out of the Lake County, Florida, bureau.
• Covered education, crime, city meetings, breaking news and municipal elections.