Resume

Freelance work: Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting, Columbia Missourian, Vox Magazine, KBIA and KOMU.

Noticias Monteverde, Monteverde, Costa Rica — Managing Editor

January 2022 to December 2022

Noticias Monteverde, or The Monteverde News, is a young bilingual newspaper in the tropical mountains of Costa Rica. Alongside a small staff, we put the first stories of this town down on paper for everyone to freely access.

• Assign, direct and edit stories (written and visual).
• Create, manage and grow social media strategy.
• Teach study abroad journalism students how to report in a foreign context (i.e. how to ask the right questions, how to interview through an interpreter and how to find stories abroad).
• Direct design, layout and story content for all print issues and online; manage and guide all employee's articles, photos, videos and social content.
• My mission is and always will be to create inclusive, thought- provoking content that connects us across country lines, across cultures and across conflicts.

Proctor Academy, Santa Elena, Costa Rica — Latin American History and English Teacher

January 2022 to December 2022

Proctor Academy is a private boarding school in New Hampshire that sends students around the world each semester. The spark and tenacity of my students still inspire me.

• Created an honest, open intellectual environment where we challenged one another’s assumptions, asked questions without shame and supported one another’s learning.
• Created lesson plans that challenged the students to learn creatively. 

Noticias Monteverde, Monteverde, Costa Rica — Reporter and Photographer

August 2021 to December 2021

While working on my Master’s research project, I also worked at a local bilingual newspaper.

• Wrote and pitched environment and health stories.
• Worked on social media creation and production and helped with web development.
• Helped my boss with the vision and mission of the newspaper and was hired as Managing Editor.

Columbia Missourian, Columbia, Mo. — Staff Photographer

June 2020 to July 2021

The Columbia Missourian is a local newspaper.

•  Pitched stories, executed assignments, worked with others, in and out of my department, and made thousands of photos.
• Worked efficiently and tactfully, often with little information on my assignments beforehand.
• Connect with sources and tell complex stories. 
• I challenged myself and my department to tell more environmental stories and learned how one story can make a difference for a whole community.

Missouri School of Journalism Global Programs, Columbia, Mo. — Graduate Assistant, Communications Assistant 

January 2020 to December 2021

• Created web content and development strategies.
• Created and organized social media content.
• Organized and published student content from studying abroad.

Vox Magazine, Columbia, Mo. — Digital Editor & Writer

January 2019 to December 2019

Vox Magazine is a city-focused publication whose mission is to touch on community life, culture and trending topics.

• Pitched and wrote online environment/science-focused stories as well as produced others’ online stories.
• Worked on weekly newsletters, helped run social media accounts creating and pushing content, and tracked analytics.
• This job taught me that creativity flows best when people feel safe, supported and seen, and that a publication is nothing without passion from the people that run it.

Indian Express, Delhi, India — Reporting Intern

May to August 2019

The Indian Express is a national English-language daily newspaper.

• Shadowed reporters, pitched and wrote stories, and got to see another culture up close.
• Worked on the environment and health beat and covered anything from the local health clinic system to groundwater depletion.
• This job taught me the privilege of talking to everyday people. It taught me that I know very little and I must never stop asking questions.

Decoding Science, Columbia, Mo. — Staff Writer and Photographer 

January to December 2019

Decoding Science is a public relations news outlet under the University of Missouri with the goal of bringing science to the non-scientist.

• Combined PR work and storytelling through hours of decoding complex scientific journal articles, interviewing scientists from countless fields of study and bringing complex scientific information to everyday people.
• Ran social media alongside creating and producing content for our website.

Service Jobs I've had throughout the years 

I learned just as much about communication through these positions as my classes or professional experiences taught me. I also deeply believe in volunteering and community service.

Barista, Rock Climbing Instructor, Hostess, Shift Manager, Construction Worker, Artist Assistant, Campground Assistant and Events Worker, to name a few.