Education:
Middle School Attended: West Island College in Calgary, Canada (2005 – 2008)
High School Attended: Duchesne Academy in Houston, TX (2009 – 2011)
Continuing Education: Bachelor’s of Journalism and Bachelor of Arts in Political Science at the University of Missouri (2011 – 2015) Currently pursuing my Master’s Degree in Education Policy and Planning (2022 – present)
Work Experience:
- Reporter at Community Impact Newspaper (2016 – 2017)
- Education Reporter at San Antonio Report/Rivard Report (2018 – 2020)
- Education Engagement Reporter at Dallas Morning News (2020-2022)
- Graduate Research Assistant at the Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk (2022)
- Graduate Research Assistant at the Texas Advanced Computing Center (2023 – present)
Extracurricular Activities:
– Volunteer at Texas Prison Education Initiative
– Volunteer with the Texas Legislative Educational Equity Caucus
Skills/Areas of Expertise:
Journalism, Writing, Media, Education, Policy, Government, Political Science
Awards/Board Positions:
- Formerly an advisor for Kappa Delta Sorority chapters at Beloit College, University of Texas, and Texas A&M University (2016 – 2022)
- Education Writers Association award winner (2022)
- Education Writers Association award finalist (2021)
- Texas State Teachers’ Association School Bell award winner (2018, 2021, 2022)
Hobbies and Interest:
- I love reading fiction and nonfiction books, watching reality TV, and walking my dog Sawyer, who I adopted in San Antonio. I also love playing trivia with friends.
BIO: I first moved to San Antonio in 2018 for a job as a reporter at the nonprofit San Antonio Report covering education and schools. After a move to Dallas for a similar job from 2020 to 2022, I moved back to San Antonio and now commute back and forth for class at the University of Texas in the Education Policy graduate program. After graduating, I hope to work to improve our state’s public schools with better funding and resources that our students and educators need.
Building a Journalist
Building a Policy Maker