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Education

University of Nevada, Reno; Reynolds School of Journalism

• Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, Minor in Communications; Fall 2020-Spring 2024
• Cumulative GPA: 3.92; Magna Cum Laude; Dean’s List 2022-2024

Work Experience

Las Vegas Review-Journal

Business Reporter, Sep. 2024 - present

• Produced more than 600 stories in two years, balancing breaking news, daily coverage and enterprise reporting on business, technology, energy, health and consumer trends
• Broke exclusive stories on emerging industries and consequential local developments, including data center growth and its impact on Nevada’s energy supply
• Reported on Nevada’s growing technology sector, including TensorWave, a startup seeking to challenge Nvidia’s dominance in AI computing, and connected industry developments to broader questions about investment, infrastructure and the future of technology
• Used regulatory filings, public records and data to break stories ahead of competitors, translating complex energy policy, utility regulation and economic developments into clear reporting on their impact on consumers and businesses
• Tailored national business and technology news to a local audience, covering tariffs, affordability, consumer behavior and emerging economic trends in one of the country’s fastest-growing cities     

Business Reporting Intern, May 2022 - Aug. 2022

• Wrote more than 40 stories, with four 1A placements over three months for Nevada’s leading daily news organization
• Led coverage of state gas prices during record highs, producing man-on-the-street reporting highlighting how Nevadans were being pinched at the pump
• Attended expos, interviewing high-profile exhibitors and attendees about consumer trends

The Seattle Times

Business Reporting Intern, June 2024 - Aug. 2024

• Reported daily and enterprise news to a Pacific Northwest audience, producing coverage on labor, local business trends, consumer costs and community issues
• Wrote timely, quick-turn stories using PNW voices on cost-of-living pressures affecting Seattle residents, labor coverage, including layoffs and strikes and heat waves affecting one of the country’s least air-conditioned cities.
• Broke and reported on stories regarding Seattle’s industry giants, including Amazon and Costco using public records and filings

Los Angeles Times       

Business Reporting Intern, June 2023 - Aug. 2023

• Pitched, interviewed and reported 10 published stories with one 1A placement 
• Launched the My L.A. Workday series, covering how Angelinos spend their working hours and salaries
• Developed sources and broke stories with national relevance, including Elon Musk, Tesla and X, labor strikes, consumer trends and inflation and post-Maui wildfire economic impacts

The Nevada Sagebrush

Executive Editor, March 2022 - May 2024

• Was the longest serving Executive Editor in over 130 years of The Nevada Sagebrush’s operations, shaping coverage of Title IX-related lawsuits, student affordability, major administration upheavals and protests
• Lead a two-year, continuous initiative to instate a fee to financially support all four University of Nevada, Reno student media organizations
• Raised reserves for the newsroom by over $16,000, through strategic partnerships with local businesses and student organizations

The New York Times & The Associated Press 

Stringer, April 2023, Feb. 2024

• Provided timely, accurate vote counts for the 2024 Washoe County primaries and GOP caucus; first to report primary results and one of two stringers covering the GOP caucus statewide
• Assisted NYT reporter on the Idaho murders case; obtained court documents including the summoning of Bethany Funke to the preliminary hearing for Brian Kohberger

Scholarships and Awards

Lerude First Amendment Award

Awarded by the Reynolds School of Journalism; May 2024

• Awarded for being the longest serving editor at the 130-year old student newspaper, The Nevada Sagebrush, efforts toward establishing a student media fee and scholarship
  

Spirit of Democracy Award

Awarded by the Center for Student Engagement at UNR; April 2024

• Awarded for efforts towards a student media fee and accomplishments at The Nevada Sagebrush 
  

Steve Martarano Best Published Article Award

Awarded by the Reynolds School of Journalism; May 2023

• Awarded for the article “There’s very much that threat…: the Jewish experience at UNR”
  

C & C Murray Journalism Scholarship

Awarded by the Reynolds School of Journalism; May 2023

• Awarded to students who made satisfactory progress and intend to pursue a career in newspapers
  

Steve Martarano Sagebrush Editor Scholarship

Aug. 2022, Aug. 2023

• Awarded to the editor of The Nevada Sagebrush
  

Clarence and Martha Jones Scholarship

Awarded by UNR; May 2023

• Awarded for satisfactory progress at the university 
  

Edward Willis Scripps II Scholarship

Awarded by the Reynolds School of Journalism; July 2022, March 2023

• Awarded to the top journalism students at the RSJ who intend to pursue a career in print journalism
  

Theodore E. & Edna H. Conover Memorial Endowed Scholarship

Awarded by the Reynolds School of Journalism; May 2022

• Made satisfactory academic progress for students who intends to pursue newspaper journalism