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I am a reporter for American Banker living in Davis, California. I have previously reported from Utah, Colorado, and North Carolina.
I have five years of professional experience in the field of journalism, one year of experience in student journalism, five years in software development, and four additional years of side work in programming.
[My LinkedIn profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/{{ site.data.authors[site.author].linkedin }}/) provides a comprehensive list of my work experiences. Below is a selection of those jobs:
Reporter at American Banker
- I write timely news and analysis about data breaches, fraud, money laundering, and terrorism financing. For example, I cover:
- How and why regulators and lawmakers are changing the ways in which banks must disclose cybersecurity breaches
- Why banks originally backed the new requirements
- Why they have changed their minds
- My coverage also extends into the broader world of technology, to award-winning effect. For example, I have reported on the use of WhatsApp inside investment banks, and why regulators cracked down on its use.
Reporter at The Times-Independent
- As one of four full-time reporters in the 10,000-person county, I produced or contributed to the area’s premier public service, government accountability, solutions, and investigative journalism.
- In lieu of local programming expertise, I singlehandedly created and managed the newspaper's previous website during my first quarter on the job. The site later [won best in class]({% link the-blog/_posts/2020-06-15-moabtimes-com-wins-first.md %}).
- My reporting earned awards from the state's press association in the following categories:
- [Local government and politics]({% link awards.html %}#best-politics-2020) for a report on the county's form of government.
- [Education]({% link awards.html %}#best-education-2020) for a report on the importance of applying for free meals for schoolchildren.
- [General news]({% link awards.html %}#best-general-2020) for a report on the purchase of cultural artifacts by the CEO of the Fox Corporation.
- My journalism also highlighted:
- The lack of action and leadership on Moab's housing issues, along with how proven solutions would work locally.
- The nonavailability of oil and gas beneath a local recreation area that was nominated for drilling.
- A school investigation into claims of sexual harassment against the district's business administrator.
- One of the most respected educators Moab has had.
Reporter at The Journal
- Reported on city government, education, news from the nearby town of Mancos, and other local topics.
- Produced a series about a local public charter school facing financial and leadership distress.
Editor and Producer of Praeci
- Won NC State Student Involvement's [2018 Model the Way award]({% link awards.html %}#model-the-way-2018) for general excellence.
- Created 40-minute podcast episodes on NC State news and stories, including a focus on topics of diversity and inclusion through the podcast series Protected Class.
- Included reporting and commentary on NC State Student Government news.
- Built Praeci.com website from the ground up with Jekyll and GitHub Pages.
News Editor at Technician
- Provided editorial and managerial leadership to the news team of NC State's student newspaper.
- Recruited and retained record number of new student correspondents.
- Produced and edited Technician’s first podcast weekly.
- Covered the largest NC State stories of the year, including on-campus sexual assault allegations, student government impeachment proceedings, and possible breach of open meetings law by student government.
- Reported on NC State student government.
- Produced series on topics including student activism.
- Covered local events.
- In my first internship, I created a server that propagated timesheet data to three billing websites.
- I helped to create a website for intra-company, collaborative learning at [I-Cubed][I-Cubed acquired].
- See [my LinkedIn profile] for more information.
[my LinkedIn profile]: https://www.linkedin.com/in/{{ site.data.authors[site.author].linkedin }}/ [I-Cubed acquired]: https://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/blog/techflash/2014/06/raleigh-based-i-cubed-is-acquired-by.html
- Earned a Bachelors of Science degree in Mathematics.
- Received an S-STEM Scholarship for excellence in math.
Panelist for NC State's 2018 Spring Diversity Dialogue
- Discussed issues of diversity and inclusion alongside 13 other student panelists in Witherspoon Student Center, facilitated by Bill Leftwich.
- Invited by Assistant Vice Provost for Student Diversity Tracey Ray.
Presentation on podcasting for print media
- Presented with Jamie Lynn Gilbert at the 2018 North Carolina College Media Association to an audience of North Carolina student journalists on how student newspapers can bring podcasting to their audiences.
Volunteer for SATELLITE at NC State
- SATELLITE introduces North Carolina high school students from underserved parts of the state to college opportunities, focused in STEM topics and hosted at NC State. SATELLITE is organized and run by students of NC State, through the Caldwell Fellows Program.
- Joined the program as a camp counselor in 2017, then worked to provide meals for SATELLITE campers and volunteers in its 21st year.