A veteran journalist whose areas of expertise include health, transportation, and criminal justice covered over a nearly two decade career. I'm an excellent interviewer with a knack for building connections and emphasizing the human elements that make any news story worth reading. My best work couples individuals' experiences with solid data work to illuminate the pressing policy, social, and economic issues that matter to a community.

Raised by a father in the news business and a mother who taught music, I grew up in Massachusetts, Virginia, and New Hampshire. Despite a move to Philadelphia almost 25 years ago my loyalty to the Boston Celtics remains unshaken.

Work experience:



Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, PA - Reporter 2014 - Present

  • Produced breaking news, enterprise, scoops, and thoughtful features on multiple beats

  • Led coverage as the dedicated reporter on COVID response in Philadelphia. Currently

    cover public health, equity, and lingering impacts of the pandemic.

  • Previous assignments: GA (2014-2015), transportation (2015-2019), gentrification (2019).

  • Recent highlights: Exposed Philadelphia Health Department’s inaccurate COVID

    vaccination counts; Profiled controversial national vaccine expert Paul Offit; Monkeypox coverage; Enterprise on lack of residential treatment options for autistic children.

    Camden County Prosecutor’s Office, Camden, NJ - Public Information Officer 2007 - 2014

  • Managed social media accounts

  • Built and maintained office website. Filmed and edited videos on unsolved crimes.

    Courier-Post, Cherry Hill, NJ - Reporter 1999- 2007

• Highlights include: Twenty-eight page special section on Liberian refugees in Southern New

Jersey. Visited Liberia to interview relatives of refugees.

AWARDS

  • Pennsylvania News Media Association 2020 Keystone Awards: Second place. Enterprise reporting.

  • Pennsylvania News Media Association 2017 Keystone Awards: First place. Beat reporting (transportation coverage).

  • Pennsylvania News Media Association 2017 Keystone Awards: First place. Special projects.

  • Association for Women in Communication 2017 Clarion Award: Feature Writing.