I am a journalist and leader with a passion for providing the training and mentorship needed to strengthen and diversify the field of journalism.

When I was a child, I used to interview family members with an imaginary microphone. I turned that dream into a reality, working as a journalist for NPR’s Talk of the Nation and Weekend All Things Considered, KPCC in Los Angeles and Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting.

My reporting on Black infant and maternal mortality has raised awareness and spurred policy change.

I am currently the training manager for Report for America, supporting journalists in local newsrooms across the country.

From 2020-2024, I was the regional managing editor of the Gulf States Newsroom, a collaboration among NPR and member stations in Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi. I built the regional newsroom from the ground up — hiring editors and reporters and creating systems and structures for effective collaboration. I was named 2022 Editor of the Year by the Public Media Journalists Association.

My writing has been featured in Poynter, The Cut, Current and more.

I was born and raised in Silver Spring, Maryland. I studied broadcast journalism and linguistic anthropology at New York University.

In my free time, I love hiking, singing and playing the guitar, talking to my plants and relaxing in my egg chair. I once wrote a love song about condiments.