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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

Crain's Chicago Business                                                                                                                            July 2021-Present

  • Health care & Biotech Reporter

    • I cover hospitals, pharmaceutical makers, insurance providers, public health policy, life sciences companies and healthtech startups. This includes some of the world’s largest companies that are headquartered in Chicago, including Walgreens, AbbVie, Abbott and GE HealthCare. I also help craft and write Health Pulse, Crain's tri-weekly health care newsletter.

      Additional duties include regularly organizing and moderating Crain's events, and contributing to Crain's Daily Gist podcast and special features, such as Crain's 40 Under 40 list and the Power 25 list. I also appear as a guest on       local radio and podcasts, including WGN, WBEZ, CBS News affiliate WBBM Newsradio, WLS-AM 890 and City Cast Chicago.

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  • Tech & Breaking News Reporter

    • I covered tech, startups, venture capital and breaking news for Crain's. 

 

American City Business Journals                                                                                                     August 2017-July 2021​

  • Associate Editor

    • I covered technology, startups, venture capital and commercial real estate for the Chicago Business Journal and Chicago Inno, two brands under the ACBJ umbrella.

      I co-authored "The Beat," Chicago Inno's daily email newsletter, and regularly planned, organized and moderated programming for Inno events, such as award ceremonies, networking meet-ups and topic-focused panels. Other duties included managing Inno's social media platforms, including Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn, to drive site traffic and connect with readers. I also contributed weekly to WGN Chicago Radio as a guest on the Wintrust Business Lunch

      Additionally, I co-founded Wisconsin Inno in 2018, which covers tech and startups across the state in Green Bay, Madison and Milwaukee. Prior to a company restructuring in 2020, I oversaw and edited editorial content for Inno's Wisconsin, Minneapolis and Cincinnati markets.

  • Reporter

Cardiovascular Business                                                                                                                   June 2016-August 2017

  • Senior Reporter​​

    • ​​I covered several facets of the cardiology industry, including emerging research, technology and new businesses. I also attended and covered several annual healthcare trade shows, including the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics, American College of Cardiology and Radiological Society of North America conferences.​

  • Reporter

Crain's Chicago Business                                                                                                                                          2015-2016

  • General Assignment Reporter​

  • Research Assistant​

Modern Healthcare                                                                                                                                                    2014-2015

  • Editorial Assistant                         

 

Echo Magazine                                                                                                                                  January 2015–May 2015

  • Production Manager​

 

The Columbia Chronicle                                                                                                                   August 2013–May 2015

  • Associate Editor​

  • Campus Editor​

  • Assistant Campus Editor​

 

EDUCATION

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 Columbia College Chicago                                                                                            September 2012–December 2015

  • Bachelor of Arts, Multimedia Journalism 

    • Minored in Fashion Business

  • Cum Laude, Dean's List

 

AFFILIATIONS

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Society of Professional Journalists/Chicago Headline Club                                                      

  • Member

  • 2019 Lisagor Award finalist

 

National Association of Black Journalists                                                                                     

  • Member

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SKILLS

       breaking news reporting | beat reporting | tech reporting | venture capital reporting | B2B reporting | business reporting | healthcare reporting | investigative reporting | feature writing | opinion writing | editorial board | fashion writing | blogging | AP style | copy editing | digital content management | SEO strategies | social media | newspaper design | public speaking | corporate event planning | event moderating| photography | Adobe Suite | Microsoft Office | Slack | Zoom

 

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