I am the Washington, D.C. contributor for the Colorado Times Recorder. I am also the food, wellness and style editor for The Eagle, American University’s student newspaper. I am graduating from American University in spring 2025.

What I Cover

I cover Colorado politics and policy. I focus on the three new Republican members of Congress from Colorado. 

My Background

For The Durango Herald, I reported on both politics and policy. As the only reporter for The Durango Herald based in D.C, I am able to hold elected officials in the U.S. Congress accountable for issues that affect Durango, Colorado, ranging from the environment to immigration. I am also covering the election in Colorado’s third congressional district. I write one to three stories a week working on quick deadlines. In that role, I covered two big spending bills the NDAA and the continuing resolution. 

I was a Life Staff Writer for The Eagle from 2022-2023. As a writer, I covered on and off campus events ranging from acapella concerts to D.C. fashion week, writing one story a week. As the food, wellness and style editor, I pitch multiple stories and work with writers on the reporting process ranging from interviewing, to writing. I led a leadership workshop on how to cover an event. That semester, our section had the most articles published across the paper.

I covered the 2022 midterm elections as a part of a course at my university called Battleground Pennsylvania. The course was a case study on a swing state during a key Senate election. I also covered the gubernatorial election, and traveled to Philadelphia during election week. I wrote a story about the importance of Black churches in swing elections, published on American University’s graduate student publication The Wash. I interviewed voters at the polls on election day filing interviews for The Philadelphia Inquirer.

I studied abroad in London, U.K during spring 2024. While abroad, I interned at a non-profit organization called Thames21. I wrote, filmed and edited an informational video related to green infrastructure projects. This video required interviewing community members during volunteer events. The video is published on YouTube.

I freelanced for Love Happens Magazine, a luxury magazine during summer 2024. My pitch about savory cocktails to try this summer took trends among the younger generation and brought it to a luxury audience.

Journalism Ethics

My reporting and writing follows the SPJ Code of Ethics which you can find linked here.