Skills & Interests
- Technical: R and Python, HTML and CSS, JavaScript/D3.js (in progress)
- Language: Proficient in Spanish
- Laboratory: Adobe Creative Suite, Google Workspace applications, Flourish, Datawrapper, OpenRefine
- Interests: Investigative reporting, data visualization and graphics, open-source intelligence (OSINT), transportation and infrastructure, government accountability
Education
University of Maryland, College Park
College Park, MD | May 2025
Master of Journalism, Computational and Data Reporting
University of Illinois Chicago
Chicago, IL | Aug. 2021
Bachelor of Arts in English
Professional Writing and Publishing
Awards
2025 Pulitzer Prize - finalist Investigative reporting
“Lethal Restraint”
2024 IRE Awards Student - Large
“Planes, Trains and Luxury Stays: Despite reforms, lobbyists still involved in House travel”
Associations
Investigative Reporters and Editors
Member | 2024 – Present
Society of Professional Journalists
Member | 2024 – Present
Experience
Reporter, Neighborhood Dispatch Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
August 2025 – Present | Milwaukee, WI
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Cover Metcalfe Park, an underreported neighborhood on Milwaukee’s north side, as part of a grant-funded community journalism initiative. Report on the community impact of the closure of the neighborhood’s only full-service grocery store, including data-driven analysis of convenience store pricing disparities and crime trends related to grocery store closures using R and Google Sheets with visualizations in Flourish and Datawrapper. Produce community-focused reporting reaching more than 10,000 readers and drawing attention from city officials, and created the “Metcalfe Park Elders” series profiling neighborhood elders featured in the Sunday paper’s Inspiration section.
Investigative Fellow Howard Center for Investigative Journalism
August 2023 – August 2025 | College Park, MD
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Investigated double brokering fraud in the trucking industry and hazardous materials transport via
rail using various data sources. Investigated lobbyist exploitation of House ethics rules for
privately funded congressional travel to influence legislators associated with the sugar industry.
Fact-checked reporting for a national story on police use of force in collaboration with the
Associated Press.
Data Reporter Capital News Service
August 2024 – May 2025 | College Park, MD
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Wrote data-driven articles covering Maryland state, including the effects of the Francis Scott Key
Bridge collapse on traffic in the Baltimore metropolitan area and an analysis of journalist
fatalities globally. Worked on a team tasked with scraping results and creating visualizations to
show live updates on Election Night 2024. Produced quick-hit data articles on early election results
with same-day turnaround.
Account Manager 2 BlueGrace Logistics
October 2021 – October 2024 | Baltimore, MD
- Managed day-to-day freight operations for a top-20 customer, coordinating shipments with carriers across North America.
- Worked directly with shippers and carriers to resolve disruptions involving capacity, pricing, and service performance, providing firsthand knowledge of freight markets and supply chain operations.
- Increased annual account volume and revenue by 11% through process improvements and client relationship management.
Customer Account Specialist C.H. Robinson Worldwide
March 2016 – September 2021 | Chicago, IL
- Managed less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation for a major national account generating approximately $3 million in annual revenue.
- Collaborated with customers and carriers on routing, service issues, and supply chain efficiency initiatives.
- Supported the launch of new business projected to generate $1.2 million in annual office revenue.