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My Work History
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The Weather Channel April 2026 - Current
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The Marietta Daily Journal February - April 2026
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Canopy Atlanta January 2022 - January 2026
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Freelance April 2021 - January 2022 | November 2024 - February 2026
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CNN February - April 2021
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution August 2020 - January 2021
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Georgia Public Broadcasting May - July 2020
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Georgia News Lab August 2019 – May 2020
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Atlanta Magazine May – August 2019
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The Nature Conservancy January – July 2019
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The Signal April 2018 – August 2020


THE WEATHER CHANNEL: Content Writer + Weekend Editor
I am currently working at The Weather Channel as a content writer and weekend editor, starting there in April 2026. During the week, I write articles, scripts for horizontal web videos and vertical social videos, record voice-overs and help with story finding. I cover topics including climate, environment, space, science, nature, animals — and of course, weather. On weekends, I work as the Shift Lead and Editor, reviewing and editing all content (video and written) before it
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Apr 5


MARIETTA DAILY JOURNAL: Staff Reporter
For two months at the start of 2026 — after freelancing for a time — I worked as a staff reporter at the Marietta Daily Journal. I was offered a position at The Weather Channel that was better for my career direction, so my time here was short, but I used it to expand my video reporting and editing skills and refresh my reporting on daily local news. I wrote 1-2 stories a day, which included taking and editing both photos and videos. A fair amount of my reporting was based
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Apr 5


ATLANTA CIVIC CIRCLE: Freelance Reporter
Starting in September 2025, I began freelancing for the Atlanta Civic Circle , focusing on elections coverage alongside national political changes on the local level. I assisted with their Democracy Digest newsletter. And prior to this, I had worked with them through the Cost of Living Project (more on my freelance work for that here ), a collaboration between Atlanta Civic Circle and Canopy Atlanta. My Reporting Grassroots Atlanta nonprofits say federal funding cuts are hitt
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Sep 30, 2025


THE BITTER SOUTHERNER: Freelance Reporter
I had the opportunity to begin freelancing for The Bitter Southerner at the start of 2025. I was able to tell a beautiful story of...
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May 12, 2025


ATLANTA COMMUNITY PRESS COLLECTIVE: Freelance Reporter
Starting in November 2024, I began freelancing for the Atlanta Community Press Collective , doing "movement journalism" that centers...
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Feb 27, 2025


CANOPY ATLANTA: Community Reporter and Audience Producer
After my graduation in May 2021 and completion of my CNN internship, I started freelancing at multiple publications including Canopy...
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Nov 18, 2024


FREELANCE WORK
Following my graduation in May 2021 and the completion of my internship at CNN , I began working as a freelance journalist. Soon after, I...
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Nov 18, 2024


CNN: Features Intern
From January to April 2021, I interned with CNN under the Features department, which includes the wellness, science, travel and style...
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Nov 18, 2024


THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION: Breaking News and Crime Intern
Following my internship at Georgia Public Broadcasting and as a result of my exceptional performance in the Georgia News Lab program...
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Nov 18, 2024


GEORGIA PUBLIC BROADCASTING + NPR: Intern
Following—and really as a continuation of—my participation in the Georgia News Lab program (more on that here ), I received an internship...
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Nov 18, 2024


GEORGIA NEWS LAB: Investigative Reporter
The Georgia News Lab program was an award-winning investigative reporting and training collaborative—a partnership between the state’s...
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Nov 18, 2024


MSNBC: Presidential Democratic Debate Stand-in
When I was a student at Georgia State University, through the connections I made with my journalism professors, I was given the...
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Nov 18, 2024


ATLANTA MAGAZINE: Editorial Intern
After my very first internship at The Nature Conservancy and while working at the student newspaper , I landed my first journalism...
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Nov 18, 2024


THE NATURE CONSERVANCY: Conservation Communications Intern
As a communications intern at The Nature Conservancy—From January to June of 2019— I worked to write several creative pieces celebrating...
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Nov 18, 2024


THE SIGNAL: Editor-in-Chief, Georgia State University's Student Newspaper
I worked at The Signal , Georgia State's student newspaper, throughout almost the entirety of my college career, from April 2018 to...
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Nov 18, 2024


Awards
During my time as a reporter, I've earned a few awards, both for individual stories and overall performance at The Signal . I've also...
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Nov 10, 2020
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