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Investigative Reporter at ProPublica (July 2019 to present)
Investigative Reporter at The Dallas Morning News (November 2015 – June 2019)
State enterprise reporter at Austin American-Statesman (June 2014 – November 2015)
Deputy projects editor at Sarasota Herald-Tribune (October 2013 – May 2014).
Environment Reporter at Sarasota Herald-Tribune (January 2013 – October 2013)
Staff Writer at Sarasota Herald-Tribune (September 2010 – January 2013)
Editorial Fellow at Westword (January 2010 – July 2010)
Editor-in-Chief at The Rocky Mountain Collegian (May 2007 – May 2008)
Investigative Producer at KCNC-TV (May 2006 – April 2007)
Awards
- Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting – 2019
- Scripps Howard Award, Distinguished Service to the First Amendment – 2019
- SABEW Best in Business, Investigative – 2019
- Peabody Award – 2005
- 2x Texas APME Investigative Report of Year – 2015, 2019
- Headliners Gold Showcase Award for Enterprise and Innovation – 2015
- Texas APME Freedom of Information Award – 2015
- Spirit of FOI Award – 2017
- Scripps Howard Award finalist – 2017
- John Jay Award for Excellence in Criminal Justice Reporting – 2014
- 4x Livingston Award finalist – 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019
- IRE Student Award – 2005
- Green Eyeshade Award, Non-deadline reporting – 2014
Technical Skills
Proficient in video/radio reporting, editing and production. Skilled in Excel and SQL. Fluent with DocumentCloud, CMS, SEO, HTML. Dabbling in Python and Neo4j. If I can’t figure it out, I find someone who can.
Education
Colorado State University
B.A., Journalism 2009 (with Honors)