RESUME
EXPERIENCE
WMDT-TV
Reporter & MMJ
Salisbury, MD
Jan. 2019 - Jan. 2021
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Led team coverage on violent fights between students at Wicomico County Public Schools including exclusive interviews with parents.
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Enterprise story about paraplegic resident fighting for accessible trash collection resulted in a reassessment of services by town officials.
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Revealed traffic safety concerns in a Dover neighborhood that caused transportation authorities to install additional road signs.
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Raised awareness about a grassroots campaign to prevent a psychiatry unit from relocating.
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Documented the stigma around postpartum depression and lack of resources for mothers in a special three part series.
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Extensively followed the first two-week long trial of Clay Conaway, a former University of Delaware baseball player convicted of rape.
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Turned same day coverage of a Delaware daycare worker accused of abusing children, interviewed several parents with children who attend center.
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Provided video to ABC stations and CNN for several stories.
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Manages time efficiently to meet tight deadlines.
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Form trusted relationships with community members and sources.
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Engages viewers across Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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Fill-in anchor for noon newscast and fill-in producer for weekday and weekend newscasts.
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Trained other reporters to professionally use cameras and edit video.
WMDT-TV
Producer
Salisbury, MD
Jan. 2017 - Jan. 2019
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Lead the production of the flagship hour-long evening newscast, including line production
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Manage and instruct a team of more than 15 daily, maximizing coverage of local news across 3 states
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Write and stack all anchor scripts while collaborating with on-air talent for best delivery
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Publish content to the website and across all social media platforms
NBC Universal
MSNBC Intern
New York, NY
Sept. 2016 – Dec. 2016
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Participated in daily meetings with the Kate Snow Show production team during the 2016 election
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Researched and verified trending news to outline new developments in an easy to read cheat sheet
WVIT-TV
News Intern
Hartford, CT
Jun. 2016 - Aug. 2016
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Coordinated schedules for reporters to produce live hits, teases and packages in the field
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Utilized skills from previous experience to improve the efficiency of WVIT’s assignment desk
WABC-TV
Assignment Desk Intern
New York, NY
Jan. 2016 - May 2016
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Collaborated with photographers to interview subjects out in the field for content used on air
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Supported and observed field reporters during breaking news stories
Time Warner Cable
NY1 News Intern
New York, NY
Sept. 2015 - Dec. 2015
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Directly aided the education beat reporter by collecting video and audio components for packages
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Conducted and documented field investigations and interviews within the community
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​Organized and updated video archive footage to ensure accessibility and accurate use
Awards & Recognition
2020 Outstanding Coverage of a Continuing Story for “Salisbury School Violence” WMDT-TV, Chesapeake Associated Press Broadcasters Association​
Education
Manhattan College, Bronx, NY
GPA 3.6/4.0
Bachelor of Arts in Communication
Major: Journalism | Minor: Spanish
September 2013 – December 2016​
Complutense University, Madrid, Spain
Study of Spanish language, culture, grammar, arts and religion
​January 2015-May 2015​
Skills
Full working proficiency in Spanish, AP ENPS, Adobe Premiere and Prelude, iNews, Media Central, Lakana, Avid, Latakoo, Dalet editing software, Aurora editing software, social media