WORK EXPERIENCE: 
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CNN Politics                                                                                         Washington, DC 
Digital politics reporter, The Point co-author                             September 2018 - present
  • Co-write daily CNN Politics newsletter The Point with Chris Cillizza
  • Write, record and host The Point’s daily podcast
  • Cover national politics stories for CNN.com
  • Launched The Point’s weekly 2018 midterm newsletter

POLITICO Massachusetts                                                                       Boston, MA
Massachusetts Playbook author, reporter                         August 2015 - September 2018
  • Founder of the Massachusetts Playbook, a daily email newsletter on MA politics
  • Cover local, state and federal politics and relevant policy breakthroughs for both MA Playbook audience and national POLITICO audience

The Horse Race                                                                                       Boston, MA
Podcast co-host                                                             October 2017 - September 2018
  • Launched weekly podcast on must-watch Massachusetts campaigns
  • Average 700+ listens/week 

WBUR 90.9 FM                                                                                  Boston, MA
Political commentator (on contract)                    April 2018 - September 2018
  • Scheduled and spot news commentator 
  • Local, state and federal politics, related to both state government and 2018 elections

Dorchester Reporter                                       Dorchester, MA
Staff Reporter                                        May 2014 - August 2015
  • Broke key stories related to Boston politics and Boston’s Olympic bid
  • Launched The Relay, a weekly newsletter devoted to covering Boston’s Olympic bid

Cape Cod Times & New Bedford Standard-Times                                    Boston, MA
Statehouse Reporter                                                                                                Spring 2014
  • Cover Massachusetts Legislature for Cape Cod & the South Shore
  • Pitch & write spot news as well as weekend pieces
  • Produce at least two stories per week

The Boston Globe                                                                                                   Boston, MA
Metro Correspondent                                        Dec. 2012 ­– July 2013, Jan. 2014 - April 2014
  • Wrote breaking news, obituaries, weather & other general assignment stories for The Boston Globe, BostonGlobe.com, & Boston.com
  • Received over 400 bylines on BostonGlobe.com
  • Contributed to Pulitzer-winning Marathon Bombing breaking news coverage 

Back Bay Publishing Company                                                                          Boston, MA
Vice Chair                                                                                                        Dec. 2013 - May 2014 
  • Oversee publication of Boston University's independent student newspaper 

IDG UK                                                                                                                            London, UK 
Editorial Intern                                                                                                                    Fall 2013
  • Wrote online-first content including spot news stories & user reviews for the UK's leading technology media company's four websites & two print titles:
    •      Macworld UK (print & online)
    •      PC Advisor (print & online)
    •      Tech Advisor
    •      Digital Arts
  • Manage PC Advisor Twitter account
  • Layout Macworld UK print edition spreads using InDesign
  • Assist photo and video shoots

 Boston University College of Communication                                        Boston, MA
Assistant Computer Programmer            July 2012 – June 2013, January 2014 – May 2014
  • Write & copy edit homepage and site news, events, & content
  • Use HTML, CSS & WordPress to format & maintain COM website bu.edu/com

The Daily Free Press                                                                                           Boston, MA           
Online Editor                                                                                         May 2012 – Dec. 2012
Boston University’s independent student newspaper
  • Edit and oversee all online content, including video, social media, & interactives
  • Maintain advertisements on DailyFreePress.com, design, edit house ads for website
  • Top editor alongside EIC and managing editor 
               Previous positions: Oct. 2010 – May 2012, business reporter, features reporter, MBTA beat reporter, business editor, layout editor, blog editor, & online editor

GateHouse Media New England                                                                   Boston, MA
Editorial Intern                                                                                                    Summer 2012
  • Wrote 3-6 stories per week for weekly newspapers in Boston’s metro, including:
  • Education stories for The Cambridge Chronicle
  • General assignment for The Allston-Brighton Tab, The Somerville Journal, & The West-Roxbury Transcript

Tedd Scripps Leadership Institute                                                      Indianapolis, IN
Graduate                                                                                                                      June 2012
  • Society of Professional Journalists weekend-long leadership development program

Boston University Society of Professional Journalists                     Boston, MA
President                                                                                                 Dec. 2011 - Oct. 2012

Boston University School of Management                                            Boston, MA
Productions Assistant                                                                      Sept. 2010 – May 2012
  • Write content for online & print publication Builders and Leaders
  • Conduct interviews, proofread, gather photos, conduct research
  • Track news & events relevant to SMG community

Eden Prairie News                                                                                  Eden Prairie, MN
"Generation EP" Columnist                                                          Sept. 2009 - May 2010
  • Wrote an 800-word column monthly relevant to Eden Prairie's high school students

The Eyrie                                                                                                   Eden Prairie, MN
Editor-in-Chief                                                                                Aug. 2009 - June 2010
Eden Prairie High School's student newspaper
HONORS & AWARDS:
Paul Miller Washington Reporting Fellowship
National Press Foundation fellowship that introduces promising young reporters to the city they’ve been assigned to cover   2019 - 2020

Nathan H. Miller Award       
BU College of Communication award to a junior active in the school newspaper                2012

Minnesota's High School Journalist of the Year                                                                2010

Bronze Medal in Good Citizenship from the Sons of the American Revolution
Nominated by a high school social studies teacher                                                             2010


SKILLS:
AP style; MLA format; HTML; CSS; WordPress; the Adobe Creative Suite including Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Premiere Pro, and InDesign; Accurint; Methode; Soundslides